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PH Journalists Bag Honors in SOPA Awards

FILIPINO JOURNALISTS bagged several awards in the 2018 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards for Editorial Excellence held June 13 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Founded in 1982, SOPA is a nonprofit Hong Kong-based organization that promotes excellence in journalism and endorses best practices...

NUJP Elects New Set of Officers

THE NATIONAL Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) elected its new set of officers on June 9 during its 10th National Congress at the Casa Pura Hotel in Quezon City. NUJP National Director Nonoy Espina was elected chairperson while Marlon Ramos of Inquirer.net was elected vice chairperson....

Cignal Launches New Cable Channel “One News”

A THIRD 24/7 all-news channel in English breaks into the scene in the country with the launch of One News channel by Cignal TV, a direct-to-home satellite provider owned by MediaQuest Holdings Inc., which also owns television station TV5. Patrick Paez, News Production Head of TV5 and One...

Rappler CEO Wins Golden Pen of Freedom Award

VETERAN JOURNALIST and Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa was honored on June 6 with the Golden Pen of Freedom, an annual press freedom award by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA). Ressa was presented the award during the 70th World News Media Congress and...

PH Ranking Drops Six Places in 2018 RSF Press Freedom Report

THE PARIS-BASED Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF-Reporters Without Borders) has released its 2018 World Press Freedom Index report, which noted “growing animosity towards the media” globally. The Philippines ranked 133rd, dropping six places from its ranking of 127th in 2017 (“RSF Index 2018: Hatred of journalism threatens democracies“). Annually published...

Gabby Lopez retires as ABS-CBN chair, cousin Mark to take over

EUGENIO “GABBY” L. Lopez III has stepped down from his position as the chairman of the board of ABS-CBN Corporation, nominating his cousin Martin “Mark” L. Lopez to be the new chair. The elder Lopez, however, said that he “will not disappear into the woodwork” as he was...

Call for Applications: Media in Conflicts Seminar

JOURNALISTS AND media personnel from the Philippines are invited to the upcoming Media in Conflicts Seminar (MICS) from August 26 to 30 in Herzliya, Israel. MICS is an international seminar focused on conflict journalism which is held annually in Israel. The seminar offers the participants the opportunity to learn...

Reuters’ Manuel Mogato Receives Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting

A FILIPINO journalist is one of the recipients of this year’s Pulitzer Prize in Journalism for his reporting on the killings in the Duterte administration’s “war” on drugs. Manuel Mogato, Reuters’ political and general news correspondent in Manila, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. He shares...

Nestor Mata, 92

VETERAN JOURNALIST Nestor Mata passed away last April 12. He was 92. Mata’s career in journalism spanned six decades. He began writing at the age of 21 for the Philippines Herald as a war correspondent during the Korean War. He was then assigned to cover then newly-elected President Ramon...

Australian Scholarship Opportunities for specialized areas of coverage

FILIPINOS WHO want to pursue postgraduate studies abroad are invited to apply to Australian universities through the Australian Awards Scholarships, the Australian Government’s international development scholarship program for developing countries. The Awards offers Masters and PhD programs in several fields. These include trade and economics, local and economic...