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Explanation please

Jeers to the Cebu Daily News for failing to explain and provide context in its report on the extension of the zero-tariff policy on wheat and cement. The Sept.... Read more

Cheers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for regularly publishing background sidebars with some of their stories, particularly those that might have been long forgotten by the public. One example... Read more

Preparing for another Ondoy

CHEERS to GMANews.tv for a proactive approach in commemorating the anniversary of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. To prepare the people in case another strong typhoon occurs, the news website... Read more

On the PAL Labor issue

CHEERS TO Newsbreak/abscbnNews.com for reporting on the history and context of the most recent Philippine Airlines (PAL) labor issue. The report, published at abs-cbnNews.com on Aug. 5 looked at... Read more

Alleged gunman in killing of editor-publisher surrenders

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The alleged gunman in the killing of Davao del Sur publisher-editor Nestor Bedolido surrendered last October 2010. Davao del Sur is a province approximately 995 kilometers south... Read more

THE AUG. 23 HOSTAGE-TAKING: Media lapses invited government intervention

MEDIA COVERAGE of the Aug. 23 hostage taking at Manila’s Quirino Grandstand provoked attempts at state intervention within days of the event, making it one of the most significant... Read more

Self regulation vs. government intervention: CMFR holds RTD on crisis coverage guidelines

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) gathered news managers and reporters from several news organizations last Sept. 8 to discuss the media’s need to firmly adopt and... Read more

The one minute delay that may have cost a life

The camera started rolling at 5:20 am. ABS CBN cameraman Angel Valderama and his assistant Marlon Sayson took footage in Makati City of a shootout in the early morning... Read more

Obit: Mus, 59

Dutch journalist Conny Mus died Aug. 19 of heart failure. He was 59. Mus, one of the best known broadcast and television reporters of The Netherlands, was also the... Read more

Obit: Roth, 91

British journalist Andrew Roth died of prostate cancer in London on Aug. 12. He was 91. Roth was born in New York in 1919 but has acquired British citizenship... Read more