2013 | Page 22 of 32 | CMFR

  • Elections and the crisis of information

    ELECTIONS ARE the only means through which an allegedly free people can delegate their sovereign powers of governance to leaders they can trust to enforce their will. Electing the right... Read more

  • Exposing the pols’ offshore accounts

    CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its comprehensive and timely two-part exposé on the undeclared offshore accounts of several Filipino politicians and former government executives.... Read more

  • PR time

    ELECTIONS ARE among the best of times for public relations organizations and practitioners. Philippine politicians need favorable media exposure, or exposure whether good or bad. Being mentioned in the... Read more

  • Breakfast at Mary Grace

    JEERS TO VERA Files for publishing a puff piece disguised as a “commentary” on athlete James Yap last April 2, 2013. Read more

  • Journalism or stenography?

    IT CAN do so, but CMFR has never claimed as the basis for its monitor and critique of media performance the journalism experience and qualifications of its staff, only... Read more

  • Enough

    ONE COULD argue that whatever happens to Kris Aquino matters. Not only is she the daughter of Ninoy and Cory Aquino; she is also one of the sisters of... Read more

  • Enough

    ONE COULD argue that whatever happens to Kris Aquino matters. Not only is she the daughter of Ninoy and Cory Aquino; she is also one of the sisters... Read more

  • Playing the blame game: the media coverage of a minor’s suicide

    The mainstream media participated in the blame game that started in cyberspace when a student publication broke the story of a freshman University of the Philippines student’s suicide mere... Read more

  • CA again nullifies reinvestigation of Ortega slay

    Another Division of the Court of Appeals (CA) has nullified the creation of a second panel of prosecutors to reinvestigate the killing of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo Ortega, and... Read more

  • Broadcaster assaulted for “negative” commentaries

    ALLEGED RELATIVES OF a local candidate in Lanao del Norte attacked a broadcaster in Iligan City last 18 March 2013. Iligan City, a chartered city in Lanao del Norte,... Read more



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