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Monitors: Print
Jueteng blues In its report on Aug. 12 (“PNP now controls jueteng”), Malaya let out a mouthful about the Philippine National Police (PNP). Relying on interviews with Lingayen-Dagupan Bishop... Read more
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Speaking of Media
On (not quite) giving up… or something “It started with an e-mail sent by Jim Paredes to his large network of relatives and friends. It concerned the Philippine Daily... Read more
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Editor’s Note: Where Time has Stopped
For some time now, the mantra of the disillusioned among the supporters of People Power has been: “It’s now x years since Edsa 1 (or 2) and we still... Read more
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CMFR Philippines Libel Update: Presidential spouse files libel vs. columnist
A well-known hard-hitting columnist and broadcaster was sued for libel by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s husband for the former’s alleged defamatory articles linking the first gentleman to smuggling activities. In... Read more
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Press freedom in Thailand erodes — SEAPA
In a statement posted in its blog yesterday, the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) said that press freedom in Thailand begins to deteriorate. “The overall environment for the press... Read more
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Thai media face threat
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) warns that freedom of expression and media in Thailand is under threat after the military behind the September 19 coup has started moves... Read more
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Vigilance needed to protect Thai media, regional press freedom watchdog organization says
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), a regional press freedom alliance group based in Bangkok, called for vigilance in the light of unstable and unpredictable media environment in Thailand.... Read more
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Rise of defamation cases alarming — IFJ
Defamation cases getting “out of control” in the Philippines, global press group says The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), which represents more than 500,000 journalists in over 115 countries,... Read more
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Editor’s Note: Form and Substance
With the invasion by computers and the Internet of almost every aspect of modern life, a change in the lifestyles and habits of those who use them is bound... Read more
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Speaking of Media
Flagging Bandila “Bandila eschews the hysterics and hyperactivity of the usual news broadcast. Korina, Ces, and Henry do not engage in vocal histrionics and they make an effort to... Read more