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 Crisis: International Burma cracks down on free expression PROTESTS AGAINST soaring fuel prices held in Burma’s capital Rangoon last week—including the largest rally in a decade—have led to the arrest of at least 70 activists and a crackdown on the media and lines of communication. In late-night raids on Aug. 21,... Crisis: National TV reporter attacked AN ABS-CBN reporter was assaulted by a former basketball star after she tried to interview a taxi driver who was allegedly beaten up by the basketball player. In a video footage shown by TV-Patrol World, reporter Gretchen Malalad was shown being elbowed in the face by... Back to the Past: A timeline of press freedom A timeline of press freedom Back to the Past By Jose Bimbo F. Santos and Melanie Y. Pinlac IN TODAY’S fast-moving world, 35 years can be a very short time. It was not long ago that Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law and put a stop to freedom of the... Being a reporter during martial law It wasn’t easy but it was worth doing it Being a reporter during martial law By Jenny Santillan Santiago HOW WAS it like to work as a journalist during martial law? I’ve been asked this question several times by mass communication students from different schools as part of their... Marcos and the Press The Martial Law-era editors look back Marcos and the Press By Melanie Y. Pinlac EVERYBODY THOUGHT Sept. 25, 1972 would be another paperless day. Just three days before, martial law had been declared and soldiers had gone around Metro Manila, padlocking the offices of major newspapers and wire agencies,... Print Monitor Floored by flour THE MANILA Times failed to clear the air insofar as lingering fears about products imported from China are concerned. The Times reported the complaints of the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) following the refusal of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) to include flour in... Speaking of Media Shooting the messenger—again “The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) is appalled by the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) threat to file electoral sabotage charges against at least two media personalities. The NUJP views Comelec’s threat as an assault on press freedom and freedom of expression. “We find... A Column That Bombed What’s perfume to a columnist is lechon sauce to her readers A Column That Bombed By Junette B. Galagala FROM OUT of the blue, a society reporter’s personal travel account generated death threats and triggered a debate within media about issues such as editorial judgment, ethics, and freedom of... The Religious Press and the Marcos Years Heroes of Press Freedom The Religious Press and the Marcos Years By Chit Estella ON OCT. 24, 1975, the first big strike to be declared during martial law broke out in La Tondeña Inc. An account of the event follows: “At 2:15 a.m., three buses, full of workers, sped... Online Monitor Death by interview INSTEAD OF shedding light on issues surrounding transsexuals, GMANews.TV’s Aug. 22 webcasts fostered sexist views through unnecessary and crass questions. The interviewer was so unprepared for the webcast series that he couldn’t even use terms like sex change or sex reassignment surgery (SRS) properly. In the... « Previous1…4041424344…61Next »
