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The challenge of Taal Volcano
TAAL VOLCANO’s eruption on Sunday, January 12, tested the capacity of the media to cover a completely different kind of disaster. Many of those who were called out to... Read more
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A piece of PR: Supposed approval by indigenous people of Kaliwa Dam
IN THE age of social media, news readers often find themselves just scanning newspapers and seldom going beyond the headlines. A misleading headline fixes the falsehood in the public... Read more
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Media’s missed cues: How Robredo’s report on drug war was above politics
VICE PRESIDENT Leni Robredo’s report of her findings about the government’s controversial anti-illegal drug campaign was carefully written to focus on substantive observations. She employed a style devoid of... Read more
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Editorial Cartoons of the Week (January 11 to 17)
Manila Standard, January 12, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, January 14, 2020 Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 15, 2020 Malaya Business Insight, January 16, 2020 The Philippine Star, January 17, 2020 Read more
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Southeast Asia Newsroom Data Bootcamp
CROWDTANGLE, THE team behind the social media analytics and publishing tool, is inviting newsrooms based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand to apply for their Southeast Asia Newsroom... Read more
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US-Iran tension: Is there a policy to address the crisis?
AHEAD OF his Senate impeachment trial, US President Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on January 3. The Pentagon said in a statement that... Read more
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Hostile Environment/First Aid Training Course
THE PULITZER Center on Crisis Reporting is accepting applications for Hostile Environment/First Aid Training (HEAFAT) course as part of the Rainforest Journalism Fund (RJF). Independent/freelance or staff journalists of... Read more
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PCIJ in Search of New Executive Director
THE PHILIPPINE Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) announced on January 6 the start of their search for a new executive director following Malou Mangahas’ retirement. Mangahas has been PCIJ’s... Read more
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Twink Macaraig, 55
VETERAN JOURNALIST Muriel “Twink” Macaraig passed away January 14. She was 55 years old. In a post on Facebook, News5 confirmed Twink’s passing after a long-battle with cancer. Macaraig... Read more
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Crony Capitalism Reprised? Looking into the ABS-CBN Issue and Uy
The president’s verbal attacks against ABS-CBN had not triggered the kind of coverage of a major threat to press freedom in the Philippines (See link: “A lack of media... Read more