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 Print Monitor A unique retirement plan NEWSBREAK REPORTED an interesting trend in the May 2007 elections—an increasing number of former military and police officials were seeking public office. The April 13 report identified 27 retired police and military officials running for public office and the positions they were eyeing. Their number... Speaking of Media Seeing the light? “Both in sincere gratitude to a nation that deserves a more harmonious leadership, and as a gesture of peace to the many kind hearts who have helped my family weather this crisis, I have instructed my attorneys to withdraw all the libel suits pending before the... Editor’s Note: Counting and remembering IF RIZAL Yuyitung were alive today, what would he say about the death threats, the libel suits and the murders that seem to have become par for the course for journalists? He would perhaps remember that early night of May 4, 1970, when he and his brother Quintin were... Meet the “Other” Journalist “It is impossible to imagine a newspaper today without pictures,” veteran journalist and educator Luz Rimban writes in the March 2007 issue of the PJR Reports. And yet, in the world of journalism, news photographers are “often considered second-class citizens.” “In the world of journalism— Philippine journalism at least—... LOOKING FOR ELECTION NEWS ONLINE? LOOKING FOR ELECTION NEWS ONLINE? Compiled by Ederic Eder •   GMANews.tv’s Eleksyon 2007 GMA-7 News and Public Affairs’ election portal with election news special reports, videos and photos, profiles of candidates, surveys, GIS maps, and family trees of political clans. •   Inquirer.net’s Eleksyon 2007 Philippine Daily Inquirer ’s election... Notes on the Kris-James-Hope Saga An ‘investigative report’ Notes on the Kris-James-Hope Saga By Elvira Mata I MISS Kris. She stopped hosting her daily TV shows when she came to her senses and announced in early March that she would take a break from showbiz and have her baby like normal people do—full term,... Chronicle Pinoy wins Asian human rights award A Filipino journalist won the Asian Human Rights Press Awards on March 26, besting 400 other entries in the region. Jason Gutierrez of the Agence France Presse won for a feature story on the military’s alleged murder of Isaias Sta. Rosa, a peasant... Crisis: International Thai gov’t shuts down online forum THE Thai government has ordered the shutdown of a political chat room on the grounds of national security. The chat room Ratchadamnoen, dedicated to political discussions on the website www.Pantip.com, was ordered taken down by the Thai government on April 8 for the... Crisis: National Inquirer publisher, editors post bail for libel THE PUBLISHER and seven editors of the Philippine Daily Inquirer were detained for an hour at a Manila Police Station on March 20 after a Manila court issued warrants of arrest for a P22-million libel charge. The case was filed by President... Loses libel case filed by congressman, broadcaster lands in jail Loses libel case filed by congressman Broadcaster Lands in Jail By Jose Bimbo F. Santos MURPHY’S LAW is at work in the case of radio commentator Alex Adonis. Penniless and abandoned by his lawyer and employer, the former Bombo Radyo broadcaster is now languishing in jail for libel. Adonis... « Previous1…4748495051…61Next »
