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News that keeps up with science
JOURNALISTS HAVE demonstrated improved capacity in reporting tropical cyclones and its dangers. Some 20 typhoons a year gives the press a lot of practice. With the eruption of Taal,... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (January 25 to 31)
Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2020 The Manila Times, January 27, 2020 Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 30, 2020 Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 31, 2020 The Manila Times, January 31,... Read more
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Initial coverage on nCoV threat: Some media organize information better than others
ON DECEMBER 31, 2019, overseas news reported an outbreak of a “mysterious” respiratory disease spreading in China. By January 7, 2020, Chinese health authorities had identified the disease as... Read more
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Journalists barred from press briefing in evacuation center
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — Police barred members of the media from an evacuation center for displaced indigenous people in Davao City on 25 January 2020. The media were there to cover... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (January 18 to 24)
Malaya Business Insight, January 20, 2020 The Manila Times, January 20, 2020 Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, January 23, 2020 The Philippine Star, January 24,... Read more
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ICC complaint withdrawal: Does it Matter?
ON JANUARY 14, lawyer and International Criminal Court (ICC) complainant Jude Sabio announced that he would withdraw his complaint. He said that he realized the complaint he filed before... Read more
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Problematic numbers: Reporting the “Duterte Legacy”
WITH TWO more years to go, the Duterte administration seems overly concerned with drumming up publicity over its legacy. The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) launched a “Duterte Legacy”... Read more
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Contextualizing news: TV reports capture irony of Chinese Coast Guard “friendly” visit
WHOAH! IT’S the Philipiine Coast Guard (PCG) making “nice-nice” with the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG). How should any self-respecting journalist report the event? With tongue in cheek or a... Read more
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National protocols for animal protection during disasters needed
WHEN THE Taal Volcano began spewing ash on January 12, the residents of the communities surrounding the picturesque landmark evacuated, taking with them their possessions. But as droves of... Read more
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Radio reporter harassed, detained for covering protest
CMFR/PHILIPPINES — A Tagum, Davao-based Radyo ni Juan reporter was detained by police in the municipality of Carmen, Davao del Norte on 21 January 2020. Carmen is 947 kilometers... Read more