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What’s the limit in covering disasters?
WHEN TROPICAL Storm “Sendong” (international name: “Washi”) hit Northern Mindanao especially the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan last December 16, it dumped more than a month of... Read more
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Two foreign journalists killed in Syria
A foreign reporter and a photojournalist were killed during a military attack in the rebel-held town of Homs in Syria last 22 February 2012. Read more
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PJR Reports January-February 2012
The nine-years during which Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was in power were particularly problematic for journalists and press freedom. Among other threats, her husband Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo filed 11... Read more
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The 2nd Sandra Burton Nieman Fellowship for Filipino Journalists now open
The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is administering the search for the 2nd Sandra Burton Nieman Fellowship sponsored by the Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation (NCAF). Read more
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Decriminalizing libel: UN declares PH libel law “excessive”
By far the most significant development in the Philippine campaign to decriminalize libel is the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s (UNHRC) October 2011 declaration that the criminal sanction for... Read more
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Program review
Cheers to the Manila Bulletin for a review of a television program promoting awareness of the condition of children with special needs. Read more
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Information overload
Jeers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing on its front page the racy details of a high-society domestic controversy. Read more
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Coalition Welcomes People’s Gains in FOI
The Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition welcomes the recent public endorsement by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III of the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) law... Read more