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Heroes of Press Freedom: Jose Burgos Jr. – A Timeless Hero
Heroes of Press Freedom: Jose Burgos Jr. A Timeless Hero By Lourdes Molina Fernandez IT WAS the height of irony that a newspaper that was part of the “crony... Read more
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How well did the press do its job? Covering “Nicole”
How well did the press do its job? Covering “Nicole” By Venus L. Elumbre From the day a 22-year-old Filipino woman accused a US Marine of raping her in... Read more
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Case against suspected killers of journalist reopened
A resolution by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on 16 January 2007 ordered the reopening of the murder case against the suspected killers of radio broadcaster Rolando Ureta, who... Read more
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ABS-CBN report on axed ABC-5 programs a case of speculative journalism?
ABC-5 did not just cancel its public affairs programs Frontlines and Dokyu, but has in fact axed its entire public affairs programming, Alecks Pabico posted in Inside PCIJ last... Read more
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Did Arroyo order the closure of two ABC-5 shows and Newsbreak?
Did the government order the closure of two critical public affairs shows on ABC-5 and the hard-hitting Newsbreak magazine?TV Patrol World, the primetime newscast of ABS-CBN, reported yesterday that... Read more
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Global freedom stagnating; Philippines suffers freedom setbacks, global group says
There was little change in the state of press freedom in the world in 2006, according to the recent survey findings made by the Washington-based freedom advocacy group Freedom... Read more
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Thai junta blocks Thaksin interview
From the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA): Thai junta censoring CNN’s interview with Thaksin Thailand’s military leaders on 15 January moved to block CNN broadcasts of the cable network’s... Read more
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Constantino files charges vs Agustin
Political activist Renato Constantino Jr. sues former Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Victor Agustin for “grave slander by deed and maltreatment by deed” after that controversial water-dousing incident in a... Read more
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Journalists insist press freedom is the issue; shrug off FG’s motion to dismiss class suit
“Our suit is meant to defend press freedom and democracy. Mr. Arroyo’s motion to dismiss is focused on technicalities and based on a wrong interpretation of the rules.” THE... Read more
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Media lawyer and family threatened with death
The lawyer handling the class action suit of Filipino journalists against presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo received several threatening text messages and a phone call on 3 January 2007.... Read more