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20-year Partnership of Embassy of Canada in the Philippines, CMFR Recognized

THE EMBASSY of Canada in the Philippines recognized its 20-year ongoing partnership with CMFR on Monday, August 7, 2017 when Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland awarded a plaque of appreciation to Melinda Quintos de Jesus, CMFR’s Executive Director and founding trustee. CMFR conducts the selection process...

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Rosauro Acosta, 75 VETERAN EDITOR Rosauro “Roy” Acosta died on Friday, August 4, after battling heart disease. He was 75. After the People Power Revolution in 1986, Acosta joined the Philippine Daily Inquirer as news editor. The following year, he was promoted as managing editor. Acosta left the...

2017 International Fact-Checking Network Fellowships

THE INTERNATIONAL Fact-Checking Network at Poynter is accepting applicants for its two fellowships worth $2,500 each. The fellowship is for fact-checkers who want to spend time embedded at a fact-checking organization in another country. The exchange must take place by January 31, 2018. Applicants must be from a fact-checking...

The Ian Parry Scholarship for Young Photographers

PHOTOGRAPHERS UNDER age 24 and those enrolled as full-time photography students are invited to apply for The Ian Parry Scholarship international photographic competition this year. The scholarship was named after Ian Parry, a photojournalist who died at the age of 24. On one of his first major assignments...

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Ricky Tumala Tulipat, 48 PILIPINO STAR Ngayon reporter Ricky Tumala Tulipat died Tuesday, July 11. He was 48. On July 8, He was rushed to the Makati Medical Center where he stayed for three days before he succumbed to pneumonia. Tulipat covered the police beat for Pilipino STAR...

Call for Participants: Media Training on Fair Recruitment and Labor Migration

THE INTERNATIONAL Labor Organization, in collaboration with the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), will hold a five-day media training on fair recruitment and labor migration. The training, which will be held from August 7 to 11, aims to strengthen the capacity of journalists to report...

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Manny Galvez, 48 THE PHILIPPINE Star correspondent Emmanuel “Manny” Galvez died of stroke Tuesday, May 16. He was 48. Galvez has been writing for The Star since 1991, covering news in the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Aurora. He also served as president of the Nueva Ecija Press...

ABS-CBN Launches Filipino-language Website

ABS-CBN LAUNCHED on May 9 Patrol.PH, a Filipino-language news website designed to cater to the needs of an expanding digital audience. Patrol.PH offers content relevant to the Filipino news consumer, including hard news, human interest features, useful tips and public service offerings. It will harness the content from...

Country Reports on Press Freedom in Southeast Asia Released

IN LINE with the World Press Freedom Day celebrated every third of May, the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) has released press freedom reports from Southeast Asian countries, noting a “devastating decline of free expression and press freedom” in the region. Challenges to press freedom and free speech...

Rappler Managing Editor Selected As Nieman Fellow

JOURNALIST GLENDA M. Gloria, the current managing editor of online news site Rappler, has been named a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Joining 23 other journalists from around the world, Gloria will study the “evolution of journalism and democracy at this time of rapid technological...

20-year Partnership of Embassy of Canada in the Philippines, CMFR Recognized

Obit

2017 International Fact-Checking Network Fellowships

The Ian Parry Scholarship for Young Photographers

Obit

Call for Participants: Media Training on Fair Recruitment and Labor Migration

Obit

ABS-CBN Launches Filipino-language Website

Country Reports on Press Freedom in Southeast Asia Released

Rappler Managing Editor Selected As Nieman Fellow

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