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  • Obit

    Lacuarta, 68 FILIPINO JOURNALIST Jerry Lacuarta died of cardiac arrest last October 6. He was 68. Peterson, 77 CANADIAN EDITORIAL cartoonist Roy Peterson died last September 29. He was 77. Lawrence, 101 BRITISH JOURNALIST... Read more

  • Chronicle

    17th UP Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop names fellows; Human Rights Advocates Program; and Ranan Lurie Political Cartoon Awards Read more

  • DEADLINE EXTENDED: Sandra Burton Nieman Fellowship for 2014 now accepting applications

    The Sandra Burton Nieman Fellowship for Filipino Journalists is inviting applications for the year 2014. Nieman Fellows are expected to do academic work at Harvard University, USA for two... Read more

  • Chronicle

    Knight Center for Journalism infographics, data visualization online course The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, through its Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) program, is inviting applications for its... Read more

  • Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of murder charge against former governor

    CMFR/Philippines – The Court of Appeals has affirmed its earlier decision dismissing the murder case against former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes, the alleged mastermind in the killing of broadcaster... Read more

  • Media’s indeterminate power

    By Luis V. Teodoro ECHOING THE late “Muppets” creator Jim Henson, a Manila TV network invites viewers to watch the Filipino movies it regularly airs by saying that life’s like... Read more

  • FOI Advocates Light Up for FOI, Demand Action by House of Representatives

    STATEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO KNOW, RIGHT NOW! COALITION WE ARE members of the Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition, a network of more than 150 organizations from various sectors... Read more

  • Hackers attack Manila broadsheet’s website

    CMFR/Philippines – A Manila broadsheet newspaper’s website almost shut down due to a barrage of bogus page-requests, in a “distributed denial of service” (DDoS) attack on 13 September 2013.... Read more

  • Obit

    Camba, 29 FILIPINO JOURNALIST Julius Camba died in a vehicular accident last September 15. He was 29. Santa Cruz, 92 MEXICAN JOURNALIST Pedro Ferriz Santa Cruz died last September 3. He was... Read more

  • Radio transmitter stolen; broadcaster threatened

    CMFR/Philippines – Unidentified men stole a radio transmitter and other equipment in Digos City, wounding the radio station’s caretaker in the process, on 8 September 2013. Five days later,... Read more