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A Wanton Disregard for Press Freedom

A Wanton Disregard for Press Freedom (The following statement was drafted by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in response to the libel cases filed by First... Read more

A Slew of Libel Suits

First Gentleman Mike Arroyo takes 43 journalists to court A Slew of Libel Suits By Nathan Lee and Jose Bimbo F. Santos FIRST GENTLEMAN Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo is... Read more

When a source denies your story

By Fe Zamora A LIBEL case is best left to a lawyer to deal with. A denial from a contending party, like Malacañang or an Armed Forces of the... Read more

A Story— And a Source— Goes Awry

A Story— And a Source— Goes Awry And a reporter is left holding the bag By Hector Bryant L. Macale ON SEPT. 1, the Philippine Daily Inquirer ran an... Read more

Monitors: TV

Cake and candles in the news Okay, we all have the right to celebrate our birthdays, but must journalists do this during a newscast? Toward the end of the... Read more

Monitors: Print

More than just remembering The Manila Times made the anniversary of Philippine History Week from Sept. 15 to 21 more meaningful by coming up with interesting reports that featured... Read more

Speaking of Media

The Arroyos and the press “….In a speech during the Unesco World Press Freedom Day celebration four years ago in Malacañang, the President said: ‘We celebrate the responsible exercise... Read more

Editor’s Note: A sliver of good news

IN A country where libel cases have often been filed but have seldom prospered, occasions where public officials do present such charges have traditionally been regarded by journalists as... Read more

RSF releases global index on press freedom; RP among the bottom 20

The Paris-based press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders recently released its Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006 report. The Philippines, ranked 142nd out of 168 countries surveyed, was three places... Read more

Court convicts three men over journalist’s murder

It was a welcome victory for Philippine press freedom today (6 October), when a Cebu City court convicted three men for the murder of journalist Marlene Esperat after a... Read more