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 US gov’t muzzles scientists TESTIMONIES from several witnesses, including former government scientists, heard at the House of Representatives’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Jan. 30 described how their scientific reports about climate change were altered and watered down following pressure from the Bush administration. A recent study... Crisis: National Five journalists post bail; editor spends night in police station THREE editors, including one who was arrested and spent a night in a police station, a staff writer, and a former managing director of Newsbreak magazine, each posted a P10,500 bail bond at the Pasig City police station on... The life and death of a crusader: The Ghost Of Dong Batul By Yasmin D. Arquiza Despite his vehement denials, Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn is still haunted by the suspicion that he had something to do with the assassination of popular Palawan broadcaster Fernando “Dong” Batul. While it is true that Batul offended many people—politicians, military officials, rival radio commentators,... Reporters Without Borders on the Philippine press:More Murders and a New Enemy Despite new arrests of murderers, the autho-rities failed to stem the wave of vio-lence against journalists. At least six were killed in 2006. And the press also found itself facing a new enemy: Jose Miguel Arroyo, the husband of President Gloria Maca-pagal Arroyo, who took out a raft of... The UN envoy on the political killings: ‘In a State of Denial’ By Rachel E. Khan After ten days in the Philippines, Philip Alston, the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur for extrajudicial killings, found a way to describe the problem of summary executions in the country. He compared it to alcoholism. Until an alcoholic admits he has a drinking problem, he... The way you sound tonight DRAWING AN audience entails substantial research into the demographics of the viewing public. According to ABS-CBN’s current affairs head Luchi Cruz Valdes, the audience profile became more masa in the late 1990s. When ABS-CBN launched TV Patrol as its primetime newscast in 1987, it banked on the concept of... TV anchors and the news TV anchors and the news What you see and what you get By Junette B. Galagala They look smart. They’re sleek. They look you in the eye when delivering the news. And in a job that strives to give an exact picture of a highly imperfect world, they personify... The Other Journalist The life and (hard) times of the news photographer The Other Journalist by Luz Rimban IT IS impossible to imagine a newspaper today without pictures in this age of lightweight, high-tech photographic equipment. The best photos occupy prominent places on the front pages of the dailies, sometimes eating up... How Media Fared in Elections ’04 IN 2004, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) started a landmark project: monitoring the performance of the media during the presidential elections. Included in the monitor were six television newscasts, two public affairs programs, and the front pages of three major broadsheets. Dubbed “Citizens’ Media Monitor,” the... Monitoring the coverage of the May ’07 elections: Will Media Do a Better Job This Time? Monitoring the coverage of the May ’07 elections Will Media Do a Better Job This Time? By Venus L. Elumbre and Hector Bryant L. Macale WITH THE elections just two months away, is the public getting relevant information about the senatorial and party-list candidates from the press? Is the... « Previous1…5051525354…61Next »
