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Risks and responsibilities

JORDANIAN JOURNALIST Baker Atyani and his Filipino crew were not kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf, but are being held against their will by the kidnap for ransom group, said Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo over the weekend. The Abu Sayyaf Group did not seize Atyani and company, and it now...

Unchilled and unchastened

IF THE Supreme Court has taken the tragedy befalling its chief as only a proper signal for it to shape up, it doesn't at all show. There seems in fact a continuous closing of ranks, club-fashion, against the exact same principle on which he was impeached, convicted, and fired...

The role of media in competition policy and law

This discussion focuses only on the role of the news media. Entertainment media, drama, books, film have their own dynamic relationship to society and change. Since its founding in 1989, the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) has established programs to address weaknesses as well as promote capacity and...

They say

THE FAILURE so far of the Philippine Congress to pass a Freedom of Information Act that will make citizen access to government-held information a matter of right isn’t the only indication that its honorable members don’t really mean what they say whenever they declare...

Writing: Where to begin?

"WHY ARE you sitting down to write?" asked Dr. Rudolf Flesch. "Because, sir," replied E. B. White, "it is more comfortable than standing up." A perfectly practical answer, although not to the point of Dr. Flesch’s question (there is, however, a side lesson that ought not to be missed here—clarity). The...

Thoughts on June 12

THERE'S BEEN so much said about the Filipino’s love for fiesta and for celebration. But there was little of this in the celebration of national independence 2012. Unless one awoke early enough and turned on the TV set, there was nothing much to be seen of the flag-raising ceremonies around...

The Old Media and the Knowledge Gap

In the particular case of the Corona impeachment, old media timidity and the persistence of old habits were overwhelmed by new media daring.

Writing is communication

Writing, according to Matthew (Arnold, that is), is having something to say and saying it as clearly as you can. From that, you can gather three only-too-logical presumptions: first, that all writing is not only communication but storytelling; second, that, therefore, its function is communication; and, third, that its...

How do you solve a problem like Miriam?

The Senate Impeachment Court provided a stage for an intriguing cast of characters drawn from our elected representatives. We were pleasantly surprised by the remarkable performance of Rep. Rodolfo C. Fariñas (Ilocos Norte, 1st District). We will not likely to forget the awesome performance of Sen. Juan Ponce...

Saint George as the dragon

TO THE English philosopher Edmund Burke we owe the observation that among the three Estates (the Aristocracy, the Clergy, and the Commons) in Parliament is a Fourth: the Press. While not a physically visible presence in the benches, said Burke, the Fourth Estate is a power nevertheless, and "more...