2013 | Page 20 of 32 | CMFR

  • The hijacking of press freedom

    THANKS TO technology, press freedom is looking less and less like anything it’s been intended. Indeed, press freedom has been hijacked, to the extent that it now belongs more to... Read more

  • Press and online freedom (Updated)

    In observing World Press Freedom Day 2013, we must include in our discussion the need to protect Internet freedom and its enrichment of human communication. I may not be its... Read more

  • Conflict of interest

    REPORTER NIKKO Dizon, whose byline appeared in the April 24 Philippine Daily Inquirer article "Bayan clears NPA: No extortion, it’s civil war", covers the defense beat for the said... Read more

  • Another Inquirer “mistake” (Updated)

    JEERS TO THE Philippine Daily Inquirer for the flagrant inaccuracies in its front page story “NDF Anniversary: Bayan Muna clears NPA: No extortion, it’s civil war” dated April... Read more

  • More of the Usual (Part 2)

    The four television news programs focused on the prominent senatorial candidates. The coverage of the party-list group also remained lacking in substance. The public affairs programs and election specials... Read more

  • More of the Usual (Part 1)

    The number of election-related reports in the three papers monitored during the period decreased as other issues took precedence in the daily coverage. Online sites, meantime, provide additional information... Read more

  • Politicians and journalists

    THIS YEAR marks the 20th year since the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared May 3 World Press Freedom Day. May 3 continues to resonate with... Read more

  • Politicians and journalists

    THIS YEAR marks the 20th year since the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared May 3 World Press Freedom Day. May 3 continues to resonate with... Read more

  • Reporting Political Dynasties

    OF THE political dynasties in the country, the Ampatuan clan is among the most controversial because of its alleged involvement in the Ampatuan Massacre of November 23,... Read more

  • Covering or seeking cover?: The curious cases of blocktimers in Negros Occidental

    It is election season, when politics, the news media, and entertainment are thrown into one merry, colorful, noisy, and moneyed mix. It is also the time when some broadcasters and... Read more