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Breakfast at Mary Grace
JEERS TO VERA Files for publishing a puff piece disguised as a “commentary” on athlete James Yap last April 2, 2013. Read more
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Playing the blame game: the media coverage of a minor’s suicide
The mainstream media participated in the blame game that started in cyberspace when a student publication broke the story of a freshman University of the Philippines student’s suicide mere... Read more
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CA again nullifies reinvestigation of Ortega slay
Another Division of the Court of Appeals (CA) has nullified the creation of a second panel of prosecutors to reinvestigate the killing of broadcaster and environmentalist Gerardo Ortega, and... Read more
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Broadcaster assaulted for “negative” commentaries
ALLEGED RELATIVES OF a local candidate in Lanao del Norte attacked a broadcaster in Iligan City last 18 March 2013. Iligan City, a chartered city in Lanao del Norte,... Read more
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Part of the solution
SPECULATING ON the reasons for a suicide and attributing it to a single cause is a common and misleading habit of the media. The media also tend to make... Read more
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Habemus Papam! The Papal Conclave in the Age of Media
I GUESS it was bound to happen. We have witnessed what the news can do with a religious and spiritual event. Sure, the papacy has global political impact, but... Read more
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Reporter threatened, informed of new plan to kill him
A year after surviving a slay attempt, a journalist based in Metro Manila is again under threat in connection with a police raid on an illegal drug trade site. Read more
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Rappler replies on “Telco coverage”
We at Rappler take criticism seriously, not only because criticism provides us with the necessary input to hone our craft, but also because we believe no individual or institution... Read more
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Revisiting Doña Paz
CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and GMA News TV for reminding the public of the horrors of the sinking of the passenger ship MV Doña Paz, which was... Read more