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Tacloban radio practitioner is 2016 Plaridel awardee
FRANCISCA “BABES” CUSTODIO, station manager of DYVL- Tacloban City will be conferred the 2016 University of the Philippines (UP) Gawad Plaridel. Named after propagandist Marcelo H. Del Pilar,... Read more
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10th Bright Leaf Agricultural Journalism Awards
THE 10TH Bright Leaf Agricultural Journalism Awards, organized by the Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation Inc., is now accepting entries from Philippine-based Filipino journalists. The categories of the awards... Read more
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Mischaracterizing Purisima: Arrested, Nabbed or Surrendered?
JEERS TO several media organizations for the headlines in reports that mischaracterized the “arrest” — or “surrender” — of former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima,... Read more
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“IT Experts”: Disingenuous Use of Single, Anonymous Source
JEERS TO The Standard for running a one-sided report based on unverified information from a single anonymous source. On May 23, 2016, The Standard published “IT experts: Servers... Read more
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Exposing the Perversion of the Party-List System
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for looking into the state of the party-list system. In “Perversion of party-list system hit; SC blamed,” the Inquirer reported how the... Read more
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A Regressive Step
THE CENTER FOR MEDIA FREEDOM & RESPONSIBILITY (CMFR) recognizes the sovereign voice of the people in the election of Rodrigo Duterte. He campaigned on an anti-crime platform, vowing... Read more
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Election Day Reporting: Television Trumps Other Media
By: Melinda Quintos de Jesus with research by the CMFR Staff A Review of Campaign Coverage NEWS MEDIA plays a significant role in the campaign period. News and commentary, investigative... Read more
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TV5 Beats Rivals in News and Production Values During Election Day Coverage
TV5’s vote count MOST CHANNELS enhanced presentations with the standard polish of TV newscasting, but TV5’s countdown on the night of May 9 was a clear winner. CMFR noted... Read more