We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic News Media Literacy and Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar registration form You have chatted with us, answered our Question of the Week, and engaged us online in monitoring the press and discussing media issues. We want to give back the favor by inviting you to attend our News Media Literacy Workshop on June 27, Thursday, from 2 to 5:30 p.m... Media literacy seminar registration The Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility will hold the media literacy symposium on June 27 at the AIM Conference Center Manila. Please fill out the form below and let us know more about you and your expectations from the symposium. Are there limits to social media use? What happened to motorist and University of the Philippines law student Christopher Lao was an issue of social media excess more than of journalism ethics. GMA News reported the different situations in Metro Manila and nearby provinces following days of heavy rains and flooding last Aug. 2. But, a segment... On the Christopher Lao controversy What happened to Christopher Lao is an issue of social media excess more than it is of journalism ethics. UP CMC announces call for papers for inter-cultural and media conference Students and practitioners of the media are invited to submit papers for a conference on Asian media and culture this October. The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) and South Korea’s Inha University are organizing the conference themed “Asian Media Cooperation and Cultural Exchange” from... The Press on the eve of Martial Law: On a learning curve by Luis V. Teodoro AMONG the first victims of Ferdinand Marcos’ proclamation of martial law 36 years ago were journalists. A dozen or so mostly print practitioners—men and women both– were among those the military had on its “national target list,” and were immediately arrested. Marcos placed the entire...
