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 PJR Reports March – April 2010 || IN THIS ISSUE || A problematic Exercise Election Uncertainties Dominate News Themes Dry Spell in the News A Drought of Reports on El Niño by Alaysa Tagumpay E. Escandor Ampatuan Trial Update Technicalities Delay Proceedings by Melanie Y. Pinlac Going the Extra Mile Will Media Efforts Pay Off?... PJR Reports January – February 2010 || IN THIS ISSUE || The Ampatuan Massacre More than Crime by Alaysa Tagumpay E. Escandor and Martha A. Teodoro Rerouted: Manny’s C-5 Crime by Hector Bryant L. Macale with a report from Martha A. Teodoro Media and Civil Society in May 2010 by Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo Media... PJR Reports September – October 2010 || IN THIS ISSUE || Covering the Aug. 23 hostage–taking Media Lapses Invite State Intervention Derailed by “Damaso” Episode by Rupert Francis D. Mangilit and Ruby Shaira F. Panela The One-Minute Delay That Cost a Life by Rupert Francis D. Mangilit ABS-CBN Fires More Employees by John Reiner M.... PJR Reports November – December 2010 || IN THIS ISSUE || The Ampatuan Massacre: Mourning, Disappointment , and Hope by Melanie Y. Pinlac New vs. Entertainment So What’s New on TV? by John Reiner M. Antiquerra, Rupert Francis D. Mangilit and Ruby Shaira F. Panela Journalism Asia Forum 2010: Impunity and Press Freedom by Kathryn... The truth shall set us free: The role of Church-owned radio stations in the Philippines by Isabel L. Templo Radio Veritas and Edsa “This is Cardinal Sin speaking to the people of Metro Manila…. I am calling our people to support our two good friends at the camp. If any of you could be around at Camp Aguinaldo to show your solidarity and your... Building up People Power: the role of the alternative press Coverage of the 25th anniversary of the Philippine People Power events focus on the chain of events from February 21 and the takeover of government by Corazon Aquino. But the story really goes back to the years of protest undertaken by freedom fighters, many of whom remain nameless. The... Nasty spin Jeers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its spin on a story that turned out not to be as shocking as the Inquirer made it appear. The Nov. 3 Inquirer banner story quoted Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as accusing the Aquino administration of treating Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, former president... Reporting goals (un)met Cheers to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a report evaluating how the Philippines is faring in achieving the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In time for Pres. Benigno Aquino III’s visit to the United States, partly to attend the United Nations summit on the MDGs (Sept.... Explanation please Jeers to the Cebu Daily News for failing to explain and provide context in its report on the extension of the zero-tariff policy on wheat and cement. The Sept. 13 report failed to define what a tariff is and what the consequences are if the two executive orders that... Helpful backgrounders Cheers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for regularly publishing background sidebars with some of their stories, particularly those that might have been long forgotten by the public. One example was the Inquirer’s Oct. 13 banner story about the amnesty granted to detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and more than... « Previous1…34567Next »
