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  • Journalism’s not about the journalist

    By Luis. V. Teodoro WHATEVER THE medium — whether print, broadcast or online — journalism is about the news, not about the journalist. What’s most relevant to readers, viewers and... Read more

  • Navarro, Navarro, and more Navarro

    JEERS TO TV Patrol and 24 Oras for allotting a large percentage of air time to the incident involving celebrity-host Vhong Navarro, and failing to provide reports on key... Read more

  • Media and change: Expecting the impossible

    THE MOST powerful organizations in the world are not governments but corporations, and among the most powerful corporations are the global media conglomerates. Read more

  • Radio reporter still under threat years after surviving slay attempt

    CMFR/Philippines – A radio reporter in Bukidnon province has been receiving threatening text messages and said a suspicious man on an unregistered motorbike came looking for him at his... Read more

  • Obit

    GHANAIAN JOURNALIST and news presenter Komla Dumor died last January 18. He was 41. Read more

  • Online news website blocked on Facebook

    CMFR/Philippines – The online social networking site Facebook has disallowed the sharing of links of a news website in the Philippines since December 2013 for allegedly being “abusive” and... Read more

  • Reporter barred from covering city council meeting

    CMFR/Philippines – A reporter in Lipa City in the province of Batangas was barred from covering a city council meeting on 13 January 2014. His stories on the city... Read more

  • Chronicle

    RPN-ALIW Broadcasting Corporation tie-up Radio Philippines Network and Aliw Broadcasting Corporation have entered into an agreement to widen each other’s reach. In a report from Solar News website, RPN... Read more

  • Obit

    FILIPINO PHOTOJOURNALIST Jose “Joe” Sarmiento died last December 31. He was 86. AMERICAN NEWSPAPER editor Donald Forst died of colon cancer last January 4. He was 81. Read more

  • Foreign nationals assault news crew in southern Philippines

    CMFR/Philippines –Three foreign nationals running an allegedly illegal roadside eatery and karaoke house in Zamboanga City assaulted a member of TV news crew on 11 December 2013. The news... Read more