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 Revving up the Citizen Press Councils: Dealing with Grievances Against Media Revving up the Citizen Press Councils Dealing with Grievances Against Media By Venus L. Elumbre For mass media to function well, an avenue for public grievance against media excesses is necessary. Otherwise, people could resort to other means such as violence and harassment against journalists who they deem have... Seeking Justice for Journalists By Rachel E. Khan and Nathan Lee In the past year, continued efforts by local and international media organizations had brought about significant developments in pursuing justice for the slain journalists. Just last Oct. 6, three of Marlene Esperat’s killers were sentenced to reclusion perpetua by a Cebu City... Public Apathy Toward Repression Media’s bigger problem Public Apathy Toward Repression By Don Gil K. Carreon Then Presidential Proclamation 1017 was declared, placing the country under a state of emergency, there was little public outcry. Even when Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said the government was planning to issue guidelines on how media should... A Wanton Disregard for Press Freedom A Wanton Disregard for Press Freedom (The following statement was drafted by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in response to the libel cases filed by First Gentleman Mike Arroyo. It was signed by 648 journalists (as of Oct. 11) and 41 local and international groups such... A Slew of Libel Suits First Gentleman Mike Arroyo takes 43 journalists to court A Slew of Libel Suits By Nathan Lee and Jose Bimbo F. Santos FIRST GENTLEMAN Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo is trying to say something and it’s not “Hello.” In recent months, 10 libel suits against 43 journalists were filed by... When a source denies your story By Fe Zamora A LIBEL case is best left to a lawyer to deal with. A denial from a contending party, like Malacañang or an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman who denies a report on a coup plot, can still make for good follow-up story. Fellow journalists... « Previous1…596061
