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Once more, with feeling: Conflict of interest

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and its columnist Conrado de Quiros for violating a fundamental ethical principle in journalism—independence, which can be compromised by conflicts of interest. Read more

Beyond hate crime reporting

CHEERS TO GMA-7’s Balitanghali and 24 Oras for going beyond the usual reporting of "hate crimes". Read more

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