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Crises and Scandals: A PUBLIC THAT’S NONE THE WISER

By the PJR Reports staff THE PRESS clearly missed out important points on the biggest political crises that haunted the Arroyo presidency last year, although there were efforts to... Read more

PING PONG COVERAGE OF A GOLFERS’ BRAWL

By Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo THE MASSIVE online interest on the fight between the families of Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman Sr. and businessman Delfin De La Paz at... Read more

The “Alabang boys” controversy: WHO BRIBED WHOM?

By Edsel Van DT. Dura THE MEDIA coverage of the suspected bribery of government officials for the release of three drug suspects lacked the critical information needed to help... Read more

A Dangerous Place

The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) will hold a press conference on the culture of impunity and the killing of journalists during the Philippine Press Institute’s 13th National... Read more

New arrest warrant out for suspects in slay of journalist

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Philippine local court issued a new arrest warrant for the suspects, one of them a police officer, in the 2008 killing of a radio broadcaster in... Read more

INVITATION FOR COVERAGE: April 27 press conference of the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ)

The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) will hold a press conference on the culture of impunity and the killing of journalists during the Philippine Press Institute’s 13th National... Read more

Judge denies accused’s motion to quash

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A local Philippine court denied on 7 April 2009 the motion to dismiss the murder charges against the alleged masterminds in the 2005 killing of Sultan Kudarat... Read more

Visual Media Advocacy Training available

The Organization for Visual Progression (OVP), a new organization that focuses on using visual media as a tool to document human rights abuses and social justice issues, partnered with... Read more

Another Bad Year for the Press: MEDIA GROUP RELEASES 2008 PRESS FREEDOM REPORT

As the year 2008 ended, another radio broadcaster in Northern Samar was killed by unknown assailants. The killing of Leo Mila of dxSY brought to six the number of... Read more

International journalists’ mission tells Arroyo: Stopping killing of journalists could be your legacy

MANILA, Philippines–A multinational Southeast Asian journalists’ mission has called on the Arroyo government to intensify efforts to prosecute the killers of journalists and to arrest the suspected masterminds in... Read more