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Batul, Third Journalist Killed in 40-Day Period — FFFJ
As we prepare to bury yet another colleague felled by bullets, we are at the same time alarmed that Palawan radio commentator Fernando ‘Dong’ Batul, was the third victim... Read more
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“Journalist killings point to policy of indifference”
Melinda Quintos de Jesus, executive director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, writes about the continued journalist murders in the country in a column for the Philippine... Read more
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Urgent press advisory from the FFFJ
The recent killing of Palawan radio commentator Fernando ‘Dong’ Batul underscored the culture of violence that has been hounding Filipino journalists. Batul’s murder, along with the other cases of... Read more
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Editor’s Note: Recognizing power
During the waning Marcos years, the late Mark Fineman who was covering the Philippines for the Los Angeles Times once loudly asked if anyone had a match so he... Read more
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Speaking of Media
On responsibility and repression “One person who has absolutely lost all right to tell this country’s media to act in a responsible manner is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. One of the... Read more
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When Governments Put Journalists in Jail
Across Asia, press freedom and economic prosperity don’t mix When Governments Put Journalists in Jail By Nathan Lee and Don Gil K. Carreon WHILE JOURNALISTS in Iraq and the... Read more
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Cyberspace: The New Combat Zone
Governments seek to control ‘citizen media’ Cyberspace: The new combat zone By Hector Bryant L. Macale There is a new arena in the fight for freedom of expression. This... Read more
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Harbinger of Bigger Troubles?
By Hector Bryant L. Macale and Venus L. Elumbre On April 5, the New York Times came out with an editorial criticizing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for having “completely... Read more
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Covering a ‘Conspiracy’
A ‘plot’ fails, the government strikes back, and a reporter is in trouble Covering a ‘Conspiracy’ By Ellen Tordesillas A cardinal rule in news reporting is: never burn your... Read more