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 The Long Road to Justice By Mark Merueñas AS SOON as you enter the high-walled compound of the Quezon City Jail Annex in Taguig City where the Ampatuan multiple murder case is being heard, everyone becomes equal—well, almost. It doesn’t matter if you’re the justice secretary, the high-profile lawyer that defended a former president... Agusan Del Sur Hostage-taking: Lessons from the Past By Karlin E. Galao, Mari Joie A. Ladia, and Norman Lee Benjamin Riego Unlike the coverage of the Ducat and Mendoza hostaging incidents, the media coverage of the Agusan hostage-taking, which started April 2 and ended April 7, was noticeably restrained. PJR Reports monitored the coverage of the Agusan... Shoot first, ask questions later Jeers to The Philippine Star for shooting first and asking questions later. Last April 11, the Star claimed that President Benigno Aquino III had fired his aunt, Margarita “Tingting” Cojuangco, as president of the government-owned Philippine Public Safety College. The report was headlined “Pnoy fires Aunt”. However, the report’s... Double jeers Double jeers to BusinessMirror for: 1) missing a cue from its infamous columnist and thereby failing to report the biggest story of the day today (April 29) and 2) continuing to have a public official write a column which she uses to attack her critics, in violation of the... “Nobody home” at op-ed Jeers to Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Amando Doronila for providing one more argument in favor of a right of reply law by reacting today to a supposed letter to the editor which had not yet been published by his paper. Appearing on the paper’s front page last April 18,... Legitimizing plagiarism JEERS TO Philippine Star’s Alfred A. Yuson for an argument that in effect legitimizes plagiarism, and could give journalists, writers, and editors the mistaken impression that using portions of another person’s work one has edited makes the editor part author of what he’s edited. In the sports blog “Fire... Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa: Focus on reverse exodus by Martha A. Teodoro Political unrest broke out in one of the richest regions in the world as 2010 wound down. People from at least 15 countries in the Middle East and North Africa began taking to the streets in December to protest living conditions and their respective governments’... Crisis in JapanFomenting Panic by Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo Among the positive consequences of the earthquake, tsunami, and ensuing nuclear crisis in Japan was official and public concern over the vulnerability of the Philippines to disasters. Both government officials and the press have emphasized the need for preparedness in a country that has... PJR Reports January – February 2011 || IN THIS ISSUE || The Vizconde Ruling Media Go Soft on Webb by Rupert Francis D. Mangilit with a report from Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo Covering Military Corruption Investigative and Explanatory Pieces Led the Way by Hector Bryant L. Macale Media Coverage of the Reyes Suicide Breaking All... PJR Reports May – June 2010 || IN THIS ISSUE || Automation, at Last! Sidebar: Media Technology on Election Day 2010: Showdown or Showtime? 14th Congress Kills FOI Bill by Ruby Shaira F. Panela Revisiting the Party-List System (and What the Media Missed) by John Reiner M. Antiquerra and Rupert Francis D. Mangilit Defense Motion... « Previous1234567Next »
