CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

It isn’t journalism: NET25 airs brazen personal attack in the guise of a “report”

JEERS TO NET25 for airing a personal attack in the guise of a “news report” on Vice President Leni Robredo and her family, which among others, called the VP... Read more

Journalists expose mythic source of Marcos wealth

WELL BEFORE the 2022 elections, social media posts were attempting to explain the sources of the Marcos family fortune. One such attempt was widely circulated: The family's supposed possession... Read more

This Week in Media (May 16 to 20, 2022)

THE RETURN of a Marcos to Malacañang may not be official as yet, but media have been alert to developments as the presumptive President-elect Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. prepares for... Read more

A rice policy without real benefits: Inquirer.net examines Marcos Jr.’s campaign promise

CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for its review of one of the campaign promises of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., now presumptive president to reduce the price of rice to PHP20 per... Read more

Beyond “peace and discipline”: Media highlight concerns over Sara as DepEd chief amidst education crisis

CHEERS TO media for highlighting the grave concerns over the appointment of Sara Duterte, presumptive vice president-elect, as the head of the Department of Education (DepEd). Read more

TV5 explainer: Wage hikes vs. current living costs

CHEERS TO TV5’s Frontline Tonight explainer which pointed out that the announced wage hikes for Metro Manila and Western Visayas hardly address current living costs. The segment reported the... Read more

Election Day 2022: Media focus on machine malfunctions; Analysts revisit campaign conduct in commentaries

FILIPINOS VOTED May 9 in the most consequential election since 1986 when “people power” overthrew the Marcos dictatorship. COVID-19 cast a shadow on the prospects of the event being... Read more

First encounter: Marcos Spox turns deaf to Rappler reporter

BARELY TWO days after the presumptive win of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his spokesperson, Atty. Vic Rodriguez, held a press conference at the Uniteam headquarters in Mandaluyong, during which he... Read more

This Week in Media (May 2 to 6, 2022)

THE NEWS media have shifted their focus from the campaign sorties to the preparations for the May 9 elections. Reporters on TV, print and online were not remiss in... Read more

News conventions rule coverage: A qualitative analysis of the coverage of primetime newscasts of the 2022 polls

DESPITE THE emergence of other communication platforms, television is still the most accessible form of mass media and continues to rate highly as a source of political news and... Read more