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2017 Kate Webb Prize for Asian Journalists

THE AGENCE France-Presse (AFP) is accepting applications for the 2017 Kate Webb Prize, a recognition given to Asian journalists who have shown excellence in investigative journalism despite the threats and challenges in reporting. The award was named after Kate Webb, one of AFP’s finest correspondents, who was known...

Call for Fellows: 21st Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop

THE JOURNALISM Department of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is inviting Visayas and Mindanao-based journalists and regional science information officers to apply for the 21st Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop. With the theme, “Science Journalism: Blue Economy for Sustainable Seas,” the workshop...

SEAPA 2017 Regional Reporting Fellowship

MID-CAREER JOURNALISTS who plan to produce reports on gender issues in relation to access to information are invited to apply for the 2017 Regional Reporting Fellowship hosted by the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA). The Regional Reporting Fellowship is the first phase of SEAPA’s Annual Journalism Fellowship, which...

PHM 2017 Women Photographers Grant

PHMUSEUM (PHM) IS inviting women and female-identifying photographers to apply for the PHM Women Photographers Grant this year. PHM is an online museum for contemporary photography launched in 2012. The PHM 2017 Women Photographers Grant aims to promote the development of female photographers around the world and the...

Safhras Khan, 39

SINGAPOREAN journalist Safhras Khan died of a heart attack Sunday, September 10. He was 39. Khan was a senior correspondent for Yahoo News Singapore. He started his journalism career in 2009 at Malay-language daily Berita Harian where he covered crime and court stories. Khan also served a brief...

Arnold Amber, 77

VETERAN JOURNALIST and free expression advocate Arnold Amber lost his battle against cancer on Monday, September 4. He was 77. Amber received a master’s degree in political studies from Queen’s University which helped him in covering politics and electoral processes in different countries, including South Africa’s first ever...

Joel Palacios, 70

Photo from Joel Palacios’ Facebook account VETERAN JOURNALIST Joel Palacios died Tuesday, August 29, one of the five fatalities in a stabbing incident in Pasay City. He was 70. A seasoned journalist, Palacios worked for different newspapers which include the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, Today...

ANC’s Tina Monzon-Palma is 2017 UP Gawad Plaridel Awardee

VETERAN BROADCAST journalist Tina Monzon-Palma was awarded the prestigious UP Gawad Plaridel at a ceremony held last August 23 at the UP Film Center in Diliman, Quezon City. She is the president of CMFR Board of Trustees. The award is given yearly to a media practitioner who excelled...

PCIJ Story Project Calls for Proposals for the Production of Innovative Stories

TO ENCOURAGE new forms of storytelling, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) has launched The PCIJ Story Project which will provide grants that will enable journalists and artists to work together to produce innovative stories of public interest. Collaborative projects should present and expose abuse in the...

Amelyn Veloso, 43

VETERAN NEWS anchor Amelyn Veloso lost her three-year battle against cancer on Thursday, August 24. She was 43. Veloso worked in television and radio for two decades. A senior anchor and correspondent at CNN Philippines since its launching in 2015, she anchored New Day, Newsroom, and Serbisyo All...