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 Sports writing: Journalismâs Toy Department Sports writing: Journalismâs Toy Department By Don Gil K. Carreon and Jose Bimbo F. Santos ON ANY given day, newspapers would have something like this: a banner story that says five storms are about to hit the country; a story below the fold that says petroleum companies are planning... Power to The People? On the rise of citizen journalism Power to The People? By Melanie Y. Pinlac MODERN TECHNOLOGY has brought about changes in the landscape of news media. Today, another new journalistic form is challenging the norms of traditional journalism. This new formâcitizen journalismâis challenging the notion that only trained and... The Return of PJR ALONG with the holding of the 17th Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism, the Philippine Journalism Review (PJR) was launched as a refereed journal on June 28. A ârefereed journalâ is an academic publication the articles of which are reviewed by experts or ârefereesâ prior to publication.... JVOAEJ 2007: Biggest audience turnout marks event JVOAEJ 2007 Biggest audience turnout marks event By Melanie Y. Pinlac THIS YEARâS Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) was marked by several firsts in the history of the awards. Held on June 28 at the Asian Institute of Management Conference Center, the awards ceremony was... TV monitors The missing links SENTRO REPORTED the allegations of poll fraud by opposition senatorial candidates Panfilo Lacson and Aquilino âKokoâ Pimentel III last May 29 but did not press the accusers to substantiate their claims. Lacson claimed someone offered him the 14th slot in the Maguindanao senatorial race for P4... Print Monitors The missing story SOMEONE WAS sleeping on the job at the Philippine Daily Inquirer last June 15. The Inquirer story, âPing seeks revival of Jose Pidal probe,â had nothing on Sen. Panfilo Lacson and his plans to reopen the Jose Pidal case. The report was all about Sen. Rodolfo... Speaking of Media A dire portent for media? âWhat, we ask, constitutes âco-mingling with terror suspects?â Interviewing them? Meeting with them in pursuit of stories? âAnd, we stress, (Justice Secretary Raul) Gonzalez does not even talk of legally proscribed terrorists but âsuspected terroristsâ and of journalists being âsuspectedâ of âco-minglingâ with these... Editor’s Note: Joy in Journalism IN THE crush of dismal and discouraging developments in the press, one is prone to overlook an important thing about journalism: it can be fun. Specifically, there is a type of journalism that is inarguably enjoyable, and that is sports journalism. Itâs one of the best-kept secrets of the... Covering a âMiracleâ Covering a âMiracleâ How a story moved a reporter to tears By Tonette T. Orejas VEN IN the most dramatic moments of news coverage, I do not remember myself crying or even holding back tears. Angelo de la Cruz, my fellow Kapampangan who was held hostage in Iraq, did... CHRONiCLE JVOAEJ winners to be announced on June 28 The winners of the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) for works published in 2006 will be known on June 28 during a program to be held at the AIM Conference Center Manila at Benavidez corner Trasierra Sts.,... « Previous1…4344454647…61Next »