CMFR Staff, Author at CMFR

This Week in Media (January 31 to February 4, 2022)

THE OTHERWISE lackluster week sparkled on Friday with media showing their skills while providing citizens another close look at the candidates for president. Even on remote, the candidates made... Read more

Tracking Marcos Jr.’s encounters with the media

CHEERS TO Rappler for following up on the recent media engagements of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos and calling attention to his positions on certain issues, the attempts of... Read more

Two editorials urge Comelec: Enough with the delay

SO FAR only two news organizations have reminded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that its delayed decision on the disqualification cases against Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s candidacy raises valid... Read more

TV5 provides background on distribution of ABS-CBN frequencies

CHEERS TO TV5’s News ExplainED for giving more information on Villar-owned Advanced Media Broadcasting System Inc. (AMBS), the company to which the National Telecommunications Commision (NTC) awarded frequencies previously... Read more

Journalists covering contested land issue threatened

CMFR/Philippines – Two staff members of an alternative media organization were threatened and harassed by a group of armed men on January 28, 2022, in Bulacan. Bulacan is located... Read more

Missed opportunity: One News does cautious interview with Marcos Jr. after GMA snub

ON JANUARY 21, when 24 Oras reported on the GMA News Presidential Forum hosted by Jesica Soho, the plug highlighted that only four presidential candidates leading in the surveys had accepted the challenge.... Read more

Facts first: GMA airs non-story on false claims

JEERS TO GMA-7 for running a report on the false claims of a mayoral candidate. The January 26 edition of 24 Oras took up accusations by Mike Defensor, Party-List... Read more

This Week in Media (January 24 to 28, 2022)

ON THE pandemic front, media reported this week the pilot run of vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 to start on February 4 and the approval for public... Read more

This Week in Media (January 17 to 21, 2022)

MORE AND more bad news top the end of the first month of 2022 – the continuing increase of COVID cases across all island groups, the death of two... Read more

ANC spotlights Facebook campaign spending, points to loopholes in Comelec’s rules

CHEERS TO ANC’s Rundown for expanding the discussion on the more significant role of social media in the election campaign. Read more