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Obit

Indian journalist Amitabha Chowdhury died last May 1. He was 87; Iranian journalist Hossein Qandi died last April 23. He was 64. Read more

Boracay resort owner sues broadcaster for libel

The owner of Boracay West Cove on Boracay island has filed a libel suit against a local broadcaster over several reports on the resort’s alleged violations of building laws. Read more

Chronicle

Global Shining Light Award - Global Investigative Journalism Network, 3rd PAGCOR National Photography Competition Read more

Rice as war casualty

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for telling readers how conflicts in certain areas in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) result in lower agricultural productivity. Read more

Giving voice to their plight

CHEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for giving voice to the largely unmentioned victims in any conflict: the displaced families. Read more

Assuring journalists’ safety and independence

The continuing killing of journalists and media workers is still the main threat to media freedom and the autonomy of journalists in the Philippines. Read more

Women in media: Ten women killed for their work as journalists (1990-2014)

The Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) has recorded that 10 of the 146 journalists killed in the line of duty since 1986 are women. To mark the... Read more

Creating ‘news’

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a banner story which erroneously declared Mary Jane Veloso, a migrant worker in death row in Indonesia, dead. Read more

Journalists under threat

CMFR infographic on journalists and media workers killed in the line of duty since 1986. Read more

Obit

URUGUAYAN JOURNALIST and writer Eduardo Galeano passed away at 74, while American journalist and author Barbara Strauch died at 63. Read more