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 TV monitors No deal! On Oct. 11, TV Patrol World reported about two people who filed adultery charges against their respective spouses. Aside from the staple confrontation shots in police stations, the report showed the complainants hitting their spouses’ lovers. One report described how the wife caught her husband and his... Online monitors A forgotten sector How are our farm and plantation workers doing? Davao Today and Bulatlat say their future is bleak because of unfair labor practices and harassment. Davao Today’s Oct. 14 report focused on the problems of workers in a banana plantation in Compostela Valley. The article showed a... Print monitors Clearing up a clean-up Well done. This much can be said of the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Sept. 25-26 report on Guimaras island’s prospects of recovery from the oil spill of Aug. 11. Based on a study done by Silliman University, the first part of the report described the chemical... Speaking of Media On the conviction of Esperat’s killers “This is an important victory that, if followed through and allowed to create momentum, can hopefully stem the tide of journalist killings in the Philippines. There is an environment of impunity that is encouraging attacks on journalists and human rights workers in the... CMFR STATEMENT: An urgent call: Stop the Arroyo regime’s assault on press freedom THE CENTER for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) calls on all media organizations, advocacy groups, lawyers’ organizations, and human rights groups to join together to stop the Arroyo regime’s assault on press freedom. CMFR is issuing this urgent... Writing for the Foreign Press Wanna be a super-stringer? How about a fixer? Writing for the foreign press By Carlos H. Conde MANILA – When the New York Times ran a scathing editorial in April, titled “Dark Days for Philippine Democracy,” that criticized President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s “increasingly authoritarian tendencies,” not a few friends,... Obituaries Fallaci, 76 Renowned journalist Oriana Fallaci died on Sept. 15. She was 76. The fiery Italian writer, who is known for her challenging interviews with leaders and heads of state, died of breast cancer. Her interviews, compiled in the book, Interview with History, were translated across the world, according... Chronicle PJI employees get jobs back Seventy-nine employees won back their jobs in People’s Journal after the Supreme Court (SC) upheld the Sept. 10 decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) to reinstate the group. Associate Justice Rome Callejo Sr. of the SC first division also affirmed the CA order... Crisis: International Another journalist goes missing in Karachi SAREED SARBAZI, 65, who works for the privately-owned English language Business Recorder, the only business daily in Karachi, Southern Pakistan, has not been seen since he left home on the morning of Sept. 20. Sarbazi went missing after leaving home by car for... Crisis: National FFFJ: A welcome victory but incomplete Today’s CONVICTION of Marlene Esperat’s killers is a welcome, though incomplete, victory for press freedom. After nine grueling months, the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists Inc. (FFFJ) is more than happy that the trial had concluded with a sentence of life imprisonment for... « Previous1…58596061Next »
