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FFFJ: Marlene Esperat case an incomplete victory
The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists, Inc. (FFFJ) today came out with a statement on the conviction of Marlene Esperat’s killers today. FFFJ lauds the decision, but thinks it... Read more
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Why I Left Puerto Princesa
By Yasmin Arquiza In 1989, my bureau chief at the Associated Press sent me to Puerto Princesa to write environmental feature stories. My journey began with a trek to... Read more
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Obituaries
Accident kills 3 ABC-5 crew members Three ABC-5 network crew members died on the spot when their vehicle collided with a passenger bus in Pamplona, Camarines Sur last Aug.... Read more
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Crisis: International
Tamil editor shot dead A Tamil newspaper editor was killed outside his home on the besieged Jaffna Peninsula on Aug. 20, international and local media reported. Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah, managing... Read more
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Crisis: National
Reporter escapes kidnap try A correspondent of tabloid Police Files Tonite was nearly abducted while waiting for a ride home in Calamba, Laguna. According to police reports, Dick Garay... Read more
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Getting lost in the footsteps of Bin Laden
CNN international correspondent Christiane Amanpour’s much-heralded documentary, “In the Footsteps of bin Laden,” sought to show the world the social forces that shaped the life of the “most feared... Read more
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REVIEW: The Lebanon-Israeli war through the eyes of CNN and BBC
REVIEW: The Lebanon-Israeli war through the eyes of CNN and BBC Demonizing the ‘enemy’ By Jamal Ashley Abbas IN MANY WAYS, the just-concluded Israel-Lebanon war was unique. It was... Read more
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Embedded Bias
Unbeknownst to many readers, media portray bias in conflict stories by using the following devices: • Excising, which means portraying a conflict without showing the other side, or by... Read more
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Covering conflict in Mindanao: Terror and the Press
Covering conflict in Mindanao Terror and the Press By Crysta Imperial Rara MINDANAO SEEMS to be the focus of many foreign-funded development projects nowadays. Whether it’s micro-financing, governance, the... Read more