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Nurjahan Begum, 91 PIONEER FEMALE JOURNALIST Nurjahan Begum died Monday, May 23. She was 91. Begum was widely regarded as the first female journalist of Bangladesh. She was the daughter of prominent journalist Mohammad Nasiruddin. In 1947, Nasiruddin founded the Begum Magazine, which was eventually edited by Begum....

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Rogelio Ordoñez, 75 ACCLAIMED POET, JOURNALIST, AND EDUCATOR Rogelio Ordoñez died Thursday, May 19. He was 75. Ordoñez was the former Editor-in-chief of the alternative newspaper Pinoy Weekly. He also previously headed various writers’ organizations such including the Cavite Press Club, Philippine Writers Academy, and Pambansang Unyon ng Manunulat (PANULAT). He...

Freedom House Releases 2016 Freedom of the Press Report

INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG Freedom House released last April 27 its 2016 Freedom of the Press report, which assesses the degree of print, broadcast, and digital media freedom in 199 countries and territories. According to the report, “Press freedom declined to its lowest point in 12 years in 2015, as political, criminal,...

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Luis Katigbak, 41 WRITER AND COLUMNIST Luis Katigbak died Wednesday, April 20. He was 41. Katigbak was a columnist for Philippine Star’s Young STAR. He was also associate editor of Esquire Philippines and a resident writer for Pulp magazine. He also wrote Happy Endings (2000) and The King...

Child Rights Awards 2016

TV BROADCASTERS and producers in Asia are invited to send their entries to the 16th Child Rights Awards, a partnership between the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), CASBAA and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The Awards will recognize TV programs promoting the understanding of children’s needs and...

International Women’s Media Foundation – 2016/17 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MEDIA FOUNDATION (IWMF) is now accepting applications for the 2016/17 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship, which was created in memory of Boston Globe correspondent and IWMF Courage in Journalism Award winner Elizabeth Neuffer who died while reporting in Iraq in 2003. The Fellowship aims to “provide women journalists...

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Rodolfo Reyes, 80 FOUNDING MANILA STANDARD PUBLISHER AND EDITOR Rodolfo Reyes died Thursday, April 14. He was 80. Reyes started his journalism career in the pre-martial law Manila Times. From the Times, he moved to various other media organizations including the Manila Chronicle and later on to ABS-CBN, where...

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Second Asian Investigative Journalism Conference Journalists working in developing and transitioning countries in Asia are invited to apply for a fellowship to attend Uncovering Asia: The Second Asian Investigative Journalism Conference to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 23-25. Uncovering Asia, a biennial event, focuses on providing hands-on...

Journalists Gather for Violence and Conflict Seminar

THIRTY FOUR journalists from all over the country gathered for a two-day seminar-workshop on Violence and Conflict organized by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) on April 1 and 2, 2016 at the Novotel Manila Araneta Center in Quezon City. The seminar-workshop was an attempt to...

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Alfredo Rosario, 87 VETERAN JOURNALIST Alfredo Rosario died Sunday, March 20. He was 87. Rosario, who would have turned 88 on March 24, died in the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City. He was a writer and editor for several pre-martial law newspapers including the Philippines Herald and the...

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Freedom House Releases 2016 Freedom of the Press Report

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Child Rights Awards 2016

International Women’s Media Foundation – 2016/17 Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship

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Journalists Gather for Violence and Conflict Seminar

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