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Their kind of “Journalism”

In a supposed interview with Marjo Tucay, editor in chief of the University of the Philippines student newspaper the Philippine Collegian,GMA7 TV's Howie Severino implied that by... Read more

The Massacre Watch

“The Ampatuan Massacre was both a reminder of that purpose and among the news media’s most important subjects then, two years ago, as well as now and in the... Read more

Radio broadcaster survives assassination attempt

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – An Ozamis City-based radio broadcaster survived an assassination attempt allegedly connected to his commentaries against a local politician. Read more

Newspaper executive killed in General Santos City

CMFR/PHILIPPINES - The circulation manager of a newspaper in General Santos City was shot dead by a motorcycle-riding gunman outside his office last 11 November 2011. Read more

Calling News Editors, Bloggers, Social Media Users: Public Service Announcements on the Killing of Journalists in the Philippines

As part of the Philippine campaign for November 23 as the first International Day to End Impunity (IDEI), the Freedom Fund for Freedom Fund Journalists (FFFJ) has produced three... Read more

Appellate court affirms Zaldy Ampatuan’s indictment in Massacre case

PRIVATE COMPLAINANTS and press freedom organizations are now awaiting the arraignment of suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan after the Manila Court of Appeals (CA)... Read more

Ghosts and goblins

The media went all superstitious and supernatural two weeks ago with the usual avalanche of news and special reports about ghosts and goblins before and during All Saints ’... Read more

PJR Reports September – October 2011

Editor’s Note: FOCUS THE POSSIBILITY that some of the journalists who have been killed in this country since 1986 might not have been ethical, or even corrupt, isn’t exactly... Read more

Finding justice for the slain journalists‘Extraordinary’ delays

INSTEAD OF speeding up the quest for justice, legal procedures can be used to delay, and worse, even bring judicial proceedings to a standstill. Petitions for certiorari and prohibition... Read more

When too much is too muchDevoting 50 percent of airtime to one story was excessive

“Excessive” was the fitting description of the amount of television airtime given Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup’s candidacy in this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant last Sept. 13. It was... Read more

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