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Ronnie Nathanielsz, 81 SPORTS JOURNALIST Ronnie Nathanielsz died of a heart attack Saturday, Nov. 12. He was 81. Nathanielsz, born in Sri Lanka and granted Philippine citizenship in the 1973, was one of the country’s most recognizable and controversial sports media personalities. He wrote columns for the Philippine...

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Lydia Pendon, 70 JOURNALIST Lydia Pendon died Thursday, Oct. 20, after being a week in a coma due to a brain aneurysm. She was 70. Pendon was a correspondent for the Manila Times and Sun.Star. Based in Iloilo, she wrote stories on issues concerning the Visayas islands. Pendon...

Reporting ASEAN Media Fellowship

IN CELEBRATION of its 50th founding year in 2017, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is inviting mid-career journalists to submit in-depth stories to the Reporting ASEAN Fellowship Program. Hosted by Probe Media Foundation, Inc., the program aims to explain to ASEAN citizens “the impact and implications, as...

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Antonio Mendoza Reyes, 74 NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER Antonio Mendoza Reyes died peacefully in his sleep after a lingering illness Thursday, October 6. He was 74. Reyes was the publisher of the Southern Leyte Times which he founded in 1999. Prior to his publishing career, Reyes was a technical assistant...

Inquirer Redesigns Paper, Website

THE PHILIPPINE Daily Inquirer launched their redesigned newspaper and website Thursday, Oct. 6. The redesigned newspaper presents a sleeker layout with more visual elements and white spaces in contrast to its previous text-heavy design. The new layout also adopted a sans-serif font for headlines and did away with the...

Improving the Media Environment in Southeast Asia

A GROUP of 17 media experts from 9 ASEAN-countries gathered in a side-event at the 2016 Jakarta World Forum for Media Development (WFMD) on September 21 and 22 to discuss key challenges facing media in Southeast Asia. This group included researchers, media professionals and human rights defenders. They came...

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Virgilio Vitug, 65 JOURNALIST AND POET Virgilio “Vet” Vitug died after a lingering illness Monday, Sept. 26. He was 65. Vitug was a reporter and columnist for several newspapers including the Times Journal, Tempo, Manila Times, and Manila Chronicle. He also served as associate editor for Sagisag and Kaligiran...

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Eric Von, 58 BROADCAST JOURNALIST and commentator Eric Von died of a heart attack on Thursday, Sept. 8. He was 58. A broadcaster for WNOV-AM, Von has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, starting as a disk jockey before becoming a reporter and anchor, according...

Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program

JOURNALISTS WHO have worked professionally for at least five years are invited to apply to the Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program of Harvard University. The program is based in a scholarly community where individuals pursue advanced work across a wide range of academic disciplines, professions and creative arts. Fellows will be...

10th Frontline Club Awards

REGULAR STAFF and freelance journalists are invited to submit entries to the 10th Frontline Club Awards, which recognize emerging talents and established names in journalism who have demonstrated integrity, courage and independence in their work. The event is organized by The Frontline Club, a London-based “gathering place for journalists,...

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Reporting ASEAN Media Fellowship

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Inquirer Redesigns Paper, Website

Improving the Media Environment in Southeast Asia

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Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program

10th Frontline Club Awards

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