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 Stereotyping Muslims again JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2 and GMA-7 for stereotyping Muslims in their reports on an incident that had nothing to do with religion or religious affiliation. Discouraging Suicide: The Media’s Responsibility JEERS TO THE ABS-CBN, GMA7, Solar TV, TV5, and the Manila Bulletin for their careless reporting of a suicide at the Metro Rail Transit Guadalupe station last May 8. Conflict of interest REPORTER NIKKO Dizon, whose byline appeared in the April 24 Philippine Daily Inquirer article "Bayan clears NPA: No extortion, it’s civil war", covers the defense beat for the said newspaper. She recently completed her Master’s in National Security Administration at the National Defense College of the Philippines and has... Another Inquirer “mistake” (Updated) JEERS TO THE Philippine Daily Inquirer for the flagrant inaccuracies in its front page story “NDF Anniversary: Bayan Muna clears NPA: No extortion, it’s civil war” dated April 24 (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/396177/bayan-defends-npa-says-ambush-not-case-of-extortion#ixzz2RMxxluBv) that tend to put a party list group in a bad light. The Inquirer’s latest “honest mistake” JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing on its front page and its online edition a fake cover of Time Magazine with President Benigno Aquino III. Covering or seeking cover?: The curious cases of blocktimers in Negros Occidental It is the election season, when politics, the news media, and entertainment are thrown into one merry, colorful, noisy, and moneyed mix. It is also the time when some broadcasters and journalists become candidates, running for various elective positions and becoming members of traditional political parties. Exposing the pols’ offshore accounts CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its comprehensive and timely two-part exposĂ© on the undeclared offshore accounts of several Filipino politicians and former government executives. Coming as it did during election season, the expose should help voters choose better leaders. Breakfast at Mary Grace JEERS TO VERA Files for publishing a puff piece disguised as a “commentary” on athlete James Yap last April 2, 2013. Playing the blame game: the media coverage of a minor’s suicide The mainstream media participated in the blame game that started in cyberspace when a student publication broke the story of a freshman University of the Philippines student’s suicide mere hours after the incident through a note on a social media site. Rappler replies on “Telco coverage” We at Rappler take criticism seriously, not only because criticism provides us with the necessary input to hone our craft, but also because we believe no individual or institution is above criticism. « Previous1…1920212223…61Next »
