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 Press vs. Mike Arroyo: Journalists fight back Journalists fight back The Press vs. Mike Arroyo By Nathan Lee Canât we do anything more?â bewailed journalists charged with libel by the First Gentleman, Jose Miguel Arroyo. For some of them who have had to go through the motions of defense more than once, the prospect of yet... SEAPA Gender and Alerts workshop report SEAPA Gender and Alerts workshop report Same problems, different conditions By Jose Bimbo Santos During the farewell meal for participants in the Gender and Alerts Workshop and the Organizational Development Training in Bangkok, at least one person had reason to be pleased. Chuah Siew Eng, alerts coordinator of the... Heroes of Press Freedom: The underground press in the time of Marcos Heroes of Press Freedom The underground press in the time of Marcos Silent Warriors of the Pen By Carolina S. Malay Shortly after the declaration of martial law in 1972, underground newspapers popped up everywhere. Crudely printed and sharply critical, they angrily called on their readers to rise up... Monitors: TV Express Balita of IBC-13, a government-sequestered network, clearly showed bias for Charter change in its Oct. 31 report which aired only the side of the politicians and groups rooting for amending the Constitution. The newscast said the participation of the Senate, which is predominantly against Cha-cha, was not necessary... Monitors: Print The big falling-out The Philippine Daily Inquirer lives by the slogan âBalanced views, fearless views,â but the paperâs Oct. 28 headline, âItâs Palace vs âThe Firmâ: SC vote on Cha-cha confirms falling out,â was hardly an example of balance and fairness. Reporting on the alleged falling-out between President Gloria... Speaking of Media What Gloria wants âWe are not only asking media to report only the good news but to deliver the facts straight and accuratelyâŠ.What we are after is freedom but responsible media through the exercise of responsible media freedom.â President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, speaking before the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster... Editor’s Note: Making heroes Time magazineâs choice of Asian heroes gave Filipinos a big reason to be proud. There in the list of the most illustrious names in the continent were four Filipinos: one a former president; another, a superb billiards player; and two, journalists. Two journalists out of four heroesâcan anything be... Working for Online News By Maila Ager When a friend asked me if I was interested in working for INQ7.net, the online news of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and GMA-7, I was hesitant. For one thing, I did not know the medium; for another, I did not think I had the skill to... Obituaries Fernando, 48 ALEX FERNANDO, deputy managing editor of The Philippine Star, died in his sleep last Oct. 23. He was 48. In 1978, Fernando was editor in chief of The Dawn, the weekly student publication of the University of the East. While a student, he worked at the WE... Chronicle Teodoro returns to CMFR Prof. Luis V. Teodoro joins the Philippine Journalism Review Reports as editorial consultant and member of the Board of Advisers. A journalism professor at the University of the Philippines, Teodoro was editor of the Philippine Journalism Review from 2000-2004. He is also columnist for BusinessMirror.... « Previous1…565758596061Next »
