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Chronicles: Newsbreak, Vera Files’ Chua and GenSan-based Rebollido

Newsbreak articles make the final cut to 2010 DAJA Newsbreak has announced that two of its stories have been chosen as finalists in the 2010 Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) conferred by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI). The two finalists from Newsbreak are online editor Gemma B. Mendoza’s...

CMFR announces new Ongpin fellows; Lingao 2010 Marshall McLuhan Fellow

The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) held the Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar (JVOJS) which discussed press issues and problems in the coverage of the 2010 elections. The seminar was held at the AIM Conference Center in Makati today (June 24). CMFR Executive Director Melinda Quintos de...

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...

Red Cross to give awards for humanitarian reporting

Journalists covering conflict situations are invited to submit entries for the first Red Cross Awards for Humanitarian Reporting. Organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross or ICRC in partnership with the Philippine National Red Cross, the award, said the news release, will recognize “stories that best illustrate...

Titus Brandsma Award-Philippines for Journalism

FOUR JOURNALISTS, two of them killed for their work, will be honored on July 29, 2009 for commitment to their craft and advocacies to press freedom. Slain journalists Marlene Esperat and Edgar Damalerio will be given posthumous recognition by the Titus Brandsma Award Philippines for Press Freedom while broadcast...

JVOAEJ Winners announced

THE PHILIPPINE Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and VERA Files won the top prizes in the 20th Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) for works published in 2008.The results of the competition were announced during the annual JVOAEJ ceremonies at the AIM Conference Center Manila on...

WINNERS IN ONGPIN AWARDS KNOWN BY JUNE 25

For more information on the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism, please contact the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility at any of the following numbers: 894-1314/894-1326. ————————————————————————————————– WINNERS IN ONGPIN AWARDSKNOWN BY JUNE 25 THE BEST investigative and explanatory reports published in 2008 will be named...

Human Rights Journalism Fellowship

Women journalists reporting on human rights and social justice may apply for the Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship until April 15. Only one journalist will be selected for the program. The fellowship is open to women journalists working full, part-time, or freelance in the print, broadcast, or online media. The successful...

Courage in Journalism Awards Nominations

Filipino journalists may nominate candidates for the IWMF (International Women’s Media Foundation) Courage in Journalism Award and Lifetime Achievement Award until March 2. The Courage award candidate must currently be working in the print, broadcast, or online media—whether on a full, part-time, or freelance basis. Lifetime Achievement award nominees...

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...