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Reporting the aftermath of the Zamboanga siege

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its three-part series which looked into the state of the communities affected by the September 2013 Zamboanga siege. Read more

Understanding the rule of law (Updated)

CHEERS TO Rappler.com’s Patricia Evangelista for challenging the truth of a claim in Ramon Tulfo’s May 24 column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and for providing the much needed... Read more

Chronicle

ICRC Visa d’Or Humanitaire Award; Thomson Reuters writing and reporting news course; Journalists Memorial Rededication Ceremony Read more

Obit

AMERICAN JOURNALIST and newspaper editor Arthur Gelb died from complications of a stroke last May 20. He was 90. CANADIAN JOURNALIST Jack MacAndrew died of cancer last May 23. He... Read more

City prosecutor reverses dismissal of libel charges against newspaper

CMFR/Philippines – The city prosecutor’s office of Pasig City, Metro Manila, has reversed the dismissal of libel charges against a weekly newspaper based in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. Dagupan is... Read more

Radio blocktimer survives shooting

CMFR/Philippines – A retired police officer shot at a radio blocktimer last 28 March 2014 in San Jose town, Occidental Mindoro province, according to town police sources. The suspect... Read more

International Crisis

Martial law in Thailand targets media The military in Thailand has issued orders limiting the content of news media outlets, closed down 14 television stations and an unspecified number... Read more

Radio blocktimer killed; 28th since 2009 Ampatuan Massacre

CMFR/Philippines – A radio blocktimer was shot dead by an unidentified shooter in Digos City, Davao del Sur province, on 23 May 2013. The incident occurred on the 54th... Read more

Out of focus

JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2's TV Patrol for focusing on a supposed premonition by the children of a Yolanda-ravaged family instead of hard information when it reported the death of... Read more

Crime as public spectacle

JEERS TO several media organizations for forgetting their responsibility to protect the identity and dignity of the dead. Read more