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Duterte and the Oligarchs

CHEERS TO some media organizations for explaining what an oligarch is after President Rodrigo Duterte called businessman Roberto Ongpin one during a speech before the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible... Read more

Fellowship for Trauma and Conflict Reporting

SENIOR AND mid-career journalists who wish to expand their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury are invited to apply for the 18th Ochberg Fellowship. The Fellowship is named... Read more

Obit

Zachary Malinowski, 57 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER Zachary Malinowski died Thursday, August 11, after a long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). He was 57. Malinowski was an investigative journalist... Read more

Former Mayor Convicted for 2004 Killing of Broadcaster

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Cebu City court convicted of homicide on 10 August 2016 a former mayor of the municipality of Lezo in Aklan accused of killing broadcaster Herson... Read more

Confused and Confusing

IN HIS first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Rodrigo Duterte announced a unilateral cease-fire with the Communist Party of the Philippines’ New Peoples’ Army, and the National Democratic... Read more

Taking a Stand: Journalism for Humanity

IN JUST a short span of time, President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has already claimed hundreds of lives, alarming not only human rights groups but even officials... Read more

Federalism: Pointing Out an Inaccuracy

CHEERS TO some media organizations for pointing out the inaccurate claim of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding federalism during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). Speaking about... Read more

Obit

Yohanna Ririhena, 51 INDONESIAN JOURNALIST Yohanna Ririhena died of a brain hemorrhage Thursday, July 29. She was 51. Ririhena was the world desk deputy editor of the The Jakarta... Read more

Journalist Says He was Threatened by Regional PIA Director

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Butuan-based journalist said he was threatened by a Regional Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director following an altercation between the two on 24 July 2016. Butuan... Read more

PDEA Agents Harass TV Reporter

Members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 6 allegedly harassed a reporter from a state-run television channel while she was covering a drug buy-bust operation on July... Read more