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Obit

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...

International Press Freedom Groups Release Annual Reports

PH ranked 127th in 2017 World Press Freedom Index THE PHILIPPINES ranked 127th in the 2017 World Press Freedom Index compiled by the Paris-based group Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF), rising 11 places from its previous ranking of 138. RSF said that the rise was “partly because of...

Cecilia Alvear, 77

LATINA JOURNALISM pioneer Cecilia Alvear died from breast cancer in her home in California, USA, on Friday, April 21. She was 77. For 25 years, Alvear worked for NBC Network News until her retirement in 2007. She was the network’s Mexico City Bureau Chief from 1982 until 1984...

Alex Tizon, 57

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING FILIPINO-AMERICAN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST Alex Tizon died in his sleep due to natural causes in Oregon, USA. He was 57. According to his family and the University of Oregon (UO) where he was working as an assistant professor of journalism, Tizon died unexpectedly at his home in...

Jamer Earl Breslin, 88

PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING COLUMNIST Jamer Earl “Jimmy” Breslin died from pneumonia Sunday, March 19. He was 88. According to his wife and a former city councilwoman, Ronnie Eldridge, Breslin passed away at his home in Manhattan after suffering from a number of “problems stemming from pneumonia”. Eldridge said, “It’s...

Call for Nominations: UP Gawad Plaridel 2017

THE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is accepting nominations for the annual UP Gawad Plaridel. Individuals and institutions may nominate Filipino media practitioners who have shown excellence and professional integrity in serving the public interest. The award is named after Marcelo H. del Pilar (nom...

Lorenzo Natali Media Prize

Sharing the announcement from the Lorenzo Natali Media Prize Secretariat: The European Commission has announced the launch of the 2017 Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, which recognises outstanding reporting on development and poverty eradication. Launched with the hashtag #TellMyStory, the Prize invites professional and amateur journalists to submit their print, digital or broadcast...