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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

Obit

Rogelio Ordoñez, 75 ACCLAIMED POET, JOURNALIST, AND EDUCATOR Rogelio Ordoñez died Thursday, May 19. He was 75. Ordoñez was the former Editor-in-chief of the alternative newspaper Pinoy Weekly. ... Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

Online Sites Push Envelope through Visuals

CHEERS TO several news websites and online platforms of news organizations for the effective use of visuals on the breakdown of votes. News organizations started reporting the... Read more

Deceptive and Sensational

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for using “mass murder advocate” to describe Davao City Mayor and President-elect Rodrigo Duterte in one of its reports. On May 9,... Read more