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Out of Context
One of the long-established principles of journalism is that of providing context. It’s a companion principle of accuracy, which in addition to requiring that journalists get the names, dates... Read more
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Media groups ask Supreme Court to issue habeas corpus for jailed broadcaster
CMFR/Philippines – Last 30 May 2008, media groups filed a petition for habeas corpus before the Philippine Supreme Court asking for the release of jailed radio commentator Alexander “Alex”... Read more
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Jail official refuses to release broadcaster despite court order
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A jail official refused on 26 May 2008 to release a radio commentator jailed for libel since last year despite a court order. The warden of the... Read more
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Case against Esperat masterminds stalled as court grants injunction
CMFR/Philippines–The Cebu Court of Appeals issued on 14 May 2008 a writ of preliminary injunction prohibiting the Cebu City Regional Trial Court (RTC) from proceeding with the case against... Read more
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Correspondents threatened by local government official
CMFR/Philippines—Two provincial correspondents of a national broadsheet said they were indirectly threatened with harm by a local government official in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao on 10 May 2008. Ifugao is... Read more
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Hearing on murder of journalist seven years ago begins
CMFR/Philippines—The trial of the suspect in the killing of a radio journalist in 2001 began 9 May 2008 in Cebu City, Cebu with the journalist’s widow stating under direct... Read more
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Impunity in the Philippines
By Joel Simon and Sheila Coronel, Committee to Protect Journalists At a recent conference on press freedom and impunity held in Manila, attorney Nena Santos declared, “My heart bleeds... Read more
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Provincial publisher killed
CMFR/Philippines—An individual onboard a motorcycle gunned down a newspaper publisher at around 10:15 pm (local time) on 7 April 2008 night in Pasig City in the Philippines. Pasig is... Read more
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Journalist gets death threat over mining story
CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A Palawan-based journalist was threatened with death on 3 April 2008 after he wrote that a mining company was blocking plans to declare a forest in Brooke’s... Read more
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Judge grants 60-day temporary restraining order for trial of “masterminds” in journalist’s killing
CMFR/Philippines—The Cebu City Court of Appeals issued a 60-day temporary restraining order (TRO) on 25 March 2008 in the trial of the suspected masterminds in the killing of a... Read more