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 Unsafe CHEERS TO various news organizations for providing background reports on the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) instead of the usual day-to-day coverage of the revived issue. Pending a bill at the House of Representatives, the government is studying if commissioning the BNPP can boost the country’s energy-generating capacity.... When The Media Stereotype By Debbie A. Uy HAVE THE Philippine media become more open to criticism of their coverage and reporting? A recent complaint against top broadcasting company ABS-CBN 2 is an instructive study on the media’s lapses, improvements in their response to criticism, and what more can be done. The remark... No suspects in Misamis Occidental broadcaster’s killing CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has no suspects in the killing of a broadcaster in Oroquieta City last 23 February 2009. Oroquieta City is the capital of Misamis Occidental, a province approximately 747 kms from Manila. A gunman riding tandem on a motorcycle shot several times broadcaster... The Gaza crisis: NOT AS DISTANT AS THE MEDIA THINK (This commentary will appear in the upcoming January-February 2008 issue of the PJR Reports.) By H. Harry L. Roque Jr. THE PHILIPPINE media have allowed the crisis at the Gaza strip to take a back seat to two ongoing domestic issues: the Alabang boys and Pangandaman Valley Golf Club incidents. While perhaps... International Crisis Burmese junta hands down ridiculous prison sentences A POPULAR comedian active in Burma’s democracy movement was sentenced to 45 years in jail last Nov. 21 for criticizing the junta’s slow response to cyclone Nargis, videotaping the damage and organizing his own relief efforts—what International Free Expression Exchange (IFEX) member... National Crisis Sixth journalist killed ANOTHER BROADCASTER was shot and killed last Nov. 17 by a killer onboard a motorcycle in Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. He was the sixth Filipino journalist killed this year, and the fifth killed in the line of duty. Arecio Padrigao, 55, of dxRS Radyo Natin had... Speaking of Media State of denial “It is strange, but not at all surprising, that this repressive Arroyo presidency would dismiss the significant drop in the press freedom index given by inter-national media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres/RSF)…. “Perhaps the Arroyo administration believes that shackling journalists in the middle of... Chronicle 2009 World Press Freedom Prize The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is now accepting nominees for the 2009 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Deadline is on Jan. 15, 2009. Created in 1997 on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (May 3), the annual award... PR in the Season of Giving By Marlene Elizalde Cinco The brand message of Christmas has always been about giving. Between Christmas news hooks and forward features lists, ’tis thus the season for public relations (PR) companies to get busy…and dirty? As I crawl my way into the industry, I have witnessed a few practices... Obituaries Manalo, 88 Former journalist and diplomat Armando D. Manalo died of a lingering illness last Oct. 28. He was 88. Manalo wrote for the Manila Chronicle, the Philippines Free Press, and the Manila Standard. His columns and articles were on art, literature, and public affairs. He was a philosophy... « Previous1…3738394041…61Next »
