Chronicle

Newseum honors 139^th Filipino journalist killed

The Newseum Institute held on June 8 its annual rededication ceremony for journalists killed in the line of duty in 2014 by honoring Filipino journalist Ruby Garcia and 13 other media workers in its Journalists Memorial.

Garcia, a reporter for the Manila-based tabloid Remate and a blocktimer in radio station DWAD, was murdered in Cavite in April last year. She is the 139^th Filipino journalist whose name is included in the two-story glass panel dedicated to the recognition of reporters who died while covering the news. The gallery also serves as a reminder of the perils that journalists face in pursuit of their profession.

Along with Garcia, 13 other journalists were chosen to represent their colleagues who died in different parts of the world last year. They were: Yusuf Ahmed Abukar (Radio Ergo and Mustaqbal Radio, Somalia), Simone Camilli (The Associated Press, Israel), Michel du Cille (The Washington Post, Liberia), James Foley (freelance, Syria), Nils Horner (Sveriges Radio, Afghanistan), Camille Lepage (freelance, Central African Republic), Muftah Bu Zeid (Brnieq, Libya), Irshad Mastoi (Online International News Network and ARY News, Pakistan), Pablo Medina (ABC Color, Paraguay), Anja Niedringhaus (The Associated Press, Afghanistan), Luke Somers (freelance, Yemen), Steven Sotloff (freelance, Syria), and  Vyacheslav Veremiy (Vesti, Ukraine).

The memorial recognizes more than 2,000 reporters, photographers, news executives, and media workers from around the world.

SEAPA Annual Journalism Fellowship

The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is now accepting applications for the 2015 SEAPA Annual Journalism Fellowship under the theme “Hunger in the (ASEAN) Community.”

Southeast Asian journalists or bloggers who have been writing for print, broadcast, or online media for at least five years are qualified to join. Women journalists and those working for community media or from outside the country capital are encouraged to apply.

Story proposals on hunger and food security from a regional perspective should be submitted by each applicant. Selected fellows will travel to a fieldwork country to write their stories which will be published in the SEAPA website and by the media organization that they work for.

The deadline for the submission of applications is July 24. For more details, visit this page.