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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

  • FEEDBACK: From a DOJ reporter

    Dear PJR Reports editors, I am a reporter of Malaya covering the Department of Justice (DOJ), Supreme Court (SC), and Court of Appeals beat. I take strong exception to... Read more

  • Manila-based photojournalist slain

    MANILA (CMFR) – A Metro Manila-based photojournalist was slain on 31 July in Malabon City, just north of Manila. Based on police reports, Prudencio “Dick” Melendres, a photojournalist working... Read more

  • Government links communist group with media

    A government official recently warned against possible communist infiltration of the country’s newsrooms. During a state-sponsored forum last 21 August, national security adviser Norberto Gonzales said that there “are... Read more

  • Suspects in 2 journalists’ slay fall

    The police recently presented one of two primary suspects in the 16 May killing of tabloid reporter Albert Orsolino. Ramon Rivera, a Navotas jailguard on absence without official leave,... Read more

  • Movie/TV board suspends documentary

    For airing an episode showing individuals using drugs, a documentary program of a popular network was recently suspended by the country’s movie and television review board. In its memorandum... Read more

  • Monitors: online

    Not just waiting for eruptions If you want to get comprehensive information about the volcanoes in the country that have been showing increased activity, just click on GMA-7 website... Read more

  • Monitors: TV

    Minding the children Media gave special attention to the worsening child labor situation in the country last June. On June 27, ANC started a series on child workers but... Read more

  • Monitors: Print

    Hearing just one voice Was it an oversight or a simple case of bias? In a story on July 20 (“One Voice has P252-M advertising ‘war chest’”), Manila Standard... Read more

  • Monitor

    Dangerous mistake Can a case of mistaken identity be deadly? For the lumad and migrant settlers of sitio Bendum in Bukidnon, it could be. On June 17, media inaccurately... Read more