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 The legal basis for suing Jose Miguel Arroyo Under the Philippine Civil Code, there exists a chapter with the title, “Human Relations.” It is the second chapter of the Code and it contains the articles that were cited by the journalists as the basis for the class action suit against the President’s husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo. Chapter... Journalists take a public figure to court: FIGHTING BACK Journalists take a public figure to court FIGHTING BACK By Jose Bimbo F. Santos “In the history of the world, those who have won have always been those who have challenged the unchallengeable.” — Oriana Fallaci Filipino journalists and their sympathizers made history on Dec. 28 when they filed... Heroes of Press Freedom: Jose Burgos Jr. – A Timeless Hero Heroes of Press Freedom: Jose Burgos Jr. A Timeless Hero By Lourdes Molina Fernandez IT WAS the height of irony that a newspaper that was part of the “crony press” under Ferdinand Marcos, and from which sprang the core group of reporters and editors that gave world press freedom... How well did the press do its job? Covering “Nicole” How well did the press do its job? Covering “Nicole” By Venus L. Elumbre From the day a 22-year-old Filipino woman accused a US Marine of raping her in Subic until the end of the court hearings, the media in general referred to the victim as “Nicole.” The use... TV Monitors Cheering squad for Cha-cha On Dec. 4, Newswatch, which is aired on government-sequestered RPN-9, came out with a one-sided report criticizing opponents of Charter change (Cha-cha) in Congress. On hand to bash critics of Cha-cha were Raul Lambino, spokesperson of pro-Cha-cha Sigaw ng Bayan, and another advocate, Commissioner Romela... Print Monitors The forgotten While Congress and media were preoccupied with the Charter-change debate, important bills were gathering dust in the House of Representatives. The Manila Times published a special report on the proposed laws that legislators were neglecting (“Urgent national bills, including Palace-certified ones, neglected,” Nov. 26 and 27). The... Speaking of Media A bold experiment “University of the Philippines law professor Harry Herminio Roque now presents us with a bold and novel experiment. In behalf of almost all of the defendants in the Mike Arroyo libel suits as well as other journalists filing suit in behalf of Filipino media professionals, he... Editor’s Note: Rough Spots In a television talk show a few nights ago, lawyer Harry Roque swore he would never work with journalists again. When the talk show host asked why, the usually articulate lawyer who helped file the class action suit against presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo was at a loss for... TV Monitors Not by numbers alone MEDIA’S REPORTAGE on surveys has been very spotty. The background of the studies is often forgotten. For instance, Bandila reported last May 3 on a Social Weather Stations survey (March 18-23) about the influence of political endorsers on the voters’ choice of candidates. The report... Crisis: International Zimbabwe gov’t monitoring communications ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has signed a law allowing the interception and monitoring of communications transmitted through a telecommunication, postal, or any other related service or system in the country. The new law also provides for the establishment of a monitoring center. Service providers, among... « Previous1…5455565758…61Next »
