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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
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Collective Voting in 2016
No Religious Vote LAST MAY 1, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) released a “pastoral appeal” which said, “The Catholic Church has never asked any political candidate to... Read more
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Television Rules: Bullying etc. Damage Social Media Credibility
By: Luis V. Teodoro TELEVISION RATHER than social media was the main source of public information on election-related developments during the 2016 campaign and elections. It was not only... Read more
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Pre-Election Angst
CMFR HAS monitored election coverage since 1992, publishing reports in 1995, 2001, 2007 and 2010. Deeply troubling issues in 2016 compelled a close monitoring of media coverage. First, Jejomar Binay... Read more