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COMMENTARY || 1017: The President’s Coup
By Vergel O. Santos CERTAIN things are likely to be overlooked about the presidential proclamation of a state of national emergency—1017. Here are three that deserve particular attention for... Read more
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The Ultra Tragedy: When Media Followed the Market
By Luige A. del Puerto AFTER more than 70 people died in a mad rush to get inside a sports complex where a noontime TV extravaganza was to take... Read more
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The Mystery of the Midnight News
IF MEDIA is running after advertisers, and advertisers are running after the market, what is the market running after? The answer must have been disquieting for in the third... Read more
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They shrank the paper! Inquirer goes Compact
FOR the detractors of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, it was a con-firmation of their worst suspicions: the newspaper had gone tabloid. In an unprecedented move by a Manila-based newspaper,... Read more
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Journalism’s Dirty Little Secret
By Alcuin Papa PLAGIARISM is one of journalism’s unforgivable sins. In the US, where standards of journalism are strictly observed, cases of plagiarism have been reported even in respectable... Read more
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Crisis: National
Court dismisses case against Binoya murder suspects In an unfortunate turn of events, a local court dismissed recently the murder charge filed against the alleged brain behind the June... Read more
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Crisis: International
Danish paper gets bomb threat The Copenhagen-based daily Jyllands-Posten received bomb threats in retaliation for publishing cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammad. A caller speaking in English told the paper’s... Read more
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A Lifetime of EDSAs
BY Ed Lingao THERE was a time when I would look back to the good old days and wonder where they’ve gone, when the air was clear and the... Read more
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PCIJ under new attack
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) received yet another suit from a controversial audio technician, who this time, filed five counts of libel against them last 27 March... Read more