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 Obituaries “Kuya Cesar,” 69 VETERAN RADIO broadcaster Cesar “Kuya Cesar” Nucum passed away due to cardiac arrest last May 17 in Quezon City. He was 69. Nucum, who hailed from Candaba, Pampanga, was popular for his slow delivery and baritone voice. Until his death, Nucum hosted the dzMM talk shows... Crisis: International Venezuelan gov’t closes down TV station TENS OF thousands of citizens took to the street—some to celebrate, others to protest—after Venezuela’s oldest television network lost its license and went off the air on May 27. Demonstrators from both sides of the issue rallied in Caracas after President Hugo Chávez... Crisis: National Court bars airing of Imbestigador segment A SEGMENT of GMA-7’s public affairs program, Imbestigador, was stopped from being shown on May 12 because of a temporary restraining order (TRO). The TRO was issued by Judge Jacob Malik of the Regional Trial Court in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, following a... Why Pichay still lost: The importance of political ads Why Pichay still lost The importance of political ads By Rocel Ann G. Junio and Katherine Anne O. Laurio WITH ITS 95-percent reach among Filipino households (according to a July 2005 Asia Research Organization study), television has become the Filipinos’ most preferred source of news and information. No wonder... Not just numbers: TV stations and the Comelec clash on the question of quick count Not just numbers: TV stations and the Comelec clash on the question of quick count By Venus L. Elumbre THE ROLE of the media in the last elections was tested after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) questioned the media-initiated counts, which started right after the May 14 polls. Days... How Pinoys used the Internet in the elections IN THE year 2001, people power brought down another Filipino president. Unlike in the first people power uprising in 1986, however, participants in the second found strength not just in prayers and numbers but in a new form of technology—text messaging. Hours after the senators cut short the impeachment... Online publications challenge traditional media in election coverage Political journalism finds new battleground Online publications challenge traditional media in election coverage By Melanie Y. Pinlac NEW form of medium is carving out an important role in political journalism. In the 2007 campaign period, various candidates, political parties, and other groups tapped the Internet to reach out to... Television and the Elections Television and the Elections Some efforts were inspired; others hyped; and one was quite unusual By Hector Bryant L. Macale and Junette B. Galagala LIKE THE well-oiled political parties they covered, the TV stations made sure they were ready to do battle in this year’s elections coverage. The elections... A statement from the journalists who have filed a class suit against the President’s husband, Mike Arroyo A statement from the journalists who have filed a class suit against the President’s husband, Mike Arroyo: IN VIEW of Jose Miguel Arroyo’s announcement that he intends to withdraw all the libel suits he has brought against journalists (46 in all), the question is raised whether we might respond... Journalists to Mike Arroyo: No, thank you Journalists to Mike Arroyo: No, thank you The fight continues By Jose Bimbo F. Santos TIRED. PALLID. Worn out. The Jose Miguel Arroyo that emerged from St. Luke’s Medical Center after heart surgery seemed worlds apart from the one who, last February, had a shouting match with another lawyer... « Previous1…4445464748…61Next »
