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Awards held to remember Chit Estella
JOURNALISTS INA Alleco Silverio from Bulatlat and Elizabeth Lolarga from the Philippine Daily Inquirer won the first Chit Estella Journalism Awards held last Dec. 7 at the... Read more
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The year that was in the news media
PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. Aquino III was exceptionally critical of the press in 2012, among his complaints being inaccuracy and its alleged focus on the bad news that he said... Read more
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Cebu opinion column disappears, suspended gov eyed
A DAILY newspaper and a tabloid in the province of Cebu started the new year without a long-running opinion column. The city’s suspended governor, a relative of the publishers,... Read more
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Libel complaint against editor, media researcher dismissed (UPDATED)
A prosecutor dismissed a libel complaint filed by a physician against the online news editor and the head of research of a Manila-based media network for insufficiency... Read more
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Legislative attempts to curtail free expressionTRO stops RA 10175 implementation
THE MOST contentious law so far affecting online expression as well as print and broadcast media was signed into law at the end of the third quarter of 2012.... Read more
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Publisher lodges complaint vs local government employee
A publisher-editor and his driver-messenger in Malolos City claimed they were manhandled by local government employees in two separate incidents in January 2013. Read more
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On a learning curve in a world of change
IN A complex and fast-changing world, journalists cannot be dismissive of the continuing need to learn. They can no longer claim that they have seen and done everything. The... Read more
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Gay kidnapper
JEERS TO TV Patrol for unnecessarily emphasizing the alleged sexual orientation of a kidnapping suspect in a Nov. 28 report. Read more
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Political dynasties
CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s Failon Ngayon and Solar News for providing in-depth reports on political dynasties. Read more
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Gunmen in the news
SUCH A terrible subject for this blog to take up at the start of the year! Of course, there are other issues—but this one has taken hold of the... Read more