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  • Reporters escape slay, kidnap try; broadcaster receives death threats

    Reporter escapes kidnap try in Laguna A tabloid correspondent recently escaped from three men who tried to abduct him while he was waiting for a ride home in Calamba... Read more

  • A recipe for hard times: The free papers are here

    By Hector Bryant L. Macale THEY’RE SHORT, colorful, fun, and easy to read. But can the country’s free commuter newspapers save what would appear to be a declining newspaper... Read more

  • Journalism and Public Relations: Friends or Enemies?

    By Nathan J. Lee and Venus L. Elumbre LIKE oil and water, public relations and journalism are traditionally regarded as two distinct professions that cannot mix. One side sells... Read more

  • Media infiltrated by communists?

    According to national security adviser Norberto Gonzales, the media have been infiltrated by members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA). “It... Read more

  • The National Press Club Elections: Politics, Media-Style

    By Don Gil K. Carreon AT A time when unity is most needed by Philippine media, discord reigns at the National Press Club (NPC), the country’s oldest organization of... Read more

  • Crisis: International

    Israeli-Hezbollah conflict takes toll on media An Israeli plane fired two missiles at Al-Manar TV, the satellite news channel affiliated with the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, last July 13.... Read more

  • Crisis: National

    Davao del Sur broadcaster slain Armando “Rachman” Pace, 51, a broadcaster in Davao del Sur, was gunned down by unidenti-fied men on July 18 in Digos City. Pace, a... Read more

  • Chronicle

    ABC-CBN partners with different media organizations, re-launches ANC Network giant ABS-CBN has teamed up with BusinessMirror, BusinessWorld, The Philippine Star, and Newsbreak. A press release by ABS-CBN said the... Read more

  • Obituaries

    Sipin, 54 BUSINESSMIRROR   COLUMNIST Larry V. Sipin passed away on July 1 after a cardiac arrest in Pasig City. He was 54. Earning his spurs at the alternative newspaper... Read more

  • Please Don’t Call Me an Investigative Journalist

    By Yvonne T. Chua So I’ve churned out a few investigative reports, but that hardly qualifies me for the label best reserved for journalists who have dedicated their lives... Read more