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Reporting the Kidapawan Clash: Lots of Questions
THE VIOLENCE that erupted in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, on April 1, when police officers opened fire on protesting farmers and activists, is one of those events that... Read more
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Journalists Gather for Violence and Conflict Seminar
THIRTY FOUR journalists from all over the country gathered for a two-day seminar-workshop on Violence and Conflict organized by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) on... Read more
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Journalists Harassed in Kidapawan City
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Several journalists reported being harassed while covering the dispersal of the picket of farmers in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato on 1 April 2016. The farmers were... Read more
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No Contest: Reporting Unopposed Candidates
CHEERS TO several media organizations for looking into and reporting on the phenomenon of candidates for various posts who are running unopposed — an issue crucial to the health... Read more
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$81-Million Bank Heist: Unnecessary, Irrelevant Racial Reference
JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin, the Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star for its repeated and often unnecessary and irrelevant racial reference to the suspects in the... Read more
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Media Focus Still Limited to Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates
Discourse Analysis for the Second Monitoring Period (Feb. 21 to March 5) REPORTS ON the presidential and vice-presidential candidates dominated TV airspace three weeks into the official campaign period,... Read more
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More Substance in the Presidential Debates
BY MOST accounts, the presidential debate held Sunday night was a better version of the first one the month before. Granting that the debate often bordered on sounding... Read more
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SC Ruling on Poe’s Disqualification: Media Succumbed to Speculation and Leaks
IN OTHER countries, particularly the United States, the judges or members of juries tasked to decide on a court case are sometimes sequestered so that they will have... Read more