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Radio broadcaster killed in Palawan

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio broadcaster was shot dead in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan province last 24 January 2011. If the killing is work related, Ortega will be the second... Read more

Obit: Nkolokosa, 53

Malawi veteran journalist Jika Nkolokosa died Dec. 27, 2010 after a short illness. He was 53. (Nkolokosa – HTTP://NYASATIMES.COM/) Nkolokosa once worked for Nation Publications Limited, which owns the... Read more

Obit: McNichol, 54

American investigative reporter Dunstan McNichol of New Jersey (NJ) died Jan. 4 in his home. He was 54. (Dunstan McNichol – HTTP://MEDIA.NORTHJERSEY.COM/) McNichol was a veteran reporter covering the... Read more

Obit: Brechner, 98

Freedom of information (FOI) and press freedom advocate Marion Brechner died in Salisbury, New York, United States of America on Jan. 6 after a brief illness. She was 98.... Read more

Police officer denies access to broadcaster

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – An intelligence officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP) allegedly prevented a radio broadcaster in Quezon province last 05 January 2011 from covering a story following the... Read more

So what’s new on TV?

In a move that surprised the entire television industry, a newly-reorganized TV5 pitted a variety show hosted by the controversial Willie Revillame against the flagship news programs of GMA-7... Read more

Journalism Asia Forum 2010: Impunity and Press Freedom

IN THE hope that a collective response will rise from the public’s understanding of impunity and its impact on press freedom and democracy, CMFR organized the “Journalism Asia Forum... Read more

THE AMPATUAN MASSACRE: Mourning, Disappointment and Hope

A YEAR has passed since the mass murder of 52 men and women including 32 journalists and media workers, but the trial of those accused of the foul deed... Read more

Media labor issues in context

A industry-wide union for media workers is key to the labor problems that persist in the media. This is what Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) Deputy Director... Read more

Irrawaddy founder wins 2010 Claus Fund Award

Applications for 2011 awards now open A Burmese journalist-in-exile running a Thailand-based newsmagazine won the 2010 Prince Claus Fund award for journalism. Aung Zaw, founder and editor of The... Read more