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Pemberton conviction: Admirable professionalism by the press

THE KILLING of Jennifer Laude,a Filipino transgender, by Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton of the US Marines on October 11, 2014, is one of those cases that, because of its controversial nature and context, could have been mishandled by the press. But while the coverage of...

Naming the ponente: Undermining the SC and elections

JEERS TO several media organizations for identifying the supposed ponente of the decision on the disqualification case against Senator Grace Poe pending before the Supreme Court.

Keeping Track of PDAF Scam

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for a report that looked into the slow progress in the investigation of lawmakers implicated in the pork-barrel scandal and the failure by authorities so far to take action against other legislators.

International Terrorism as Local News

MORE THAN 120 people were killed in the coordinated attacks in six locations by the international terrorist group Islamic State (IS) on November 13 in Paris. The ruthless killings sent a chilling effect across the globe, prompting French President François Hollande to vow revenge and declare war on the...

Testing MMDA’s Bike-Sharing Program

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for reviewing the bike-sharing program of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), one of the agency’s solutions to Metro Manila’s traffic problem.

The Inquirer on Ex-Tagum Mayor: Negligent and Irresponsible

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing a report on former Tagum City mayor Rey Uy’s abandoning the Liberal Party to support the presidential candidacy of Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte, without mentioning the alleged links of the two officials to death squad operations in their respective cities.

Looking Back at the Lumad

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for following up on the plight of the Manobos in Surigao del Sur months after the killing of community leaders forced them to flee from their homes in September this year.

Reporting ‘Tanim-Bala’: The Need to Go Deeper

On September 18, Filipino-American Rhed Austria de Guzman recounted on Facebook her experience at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), alleging that airport personnel found two bullets in her luggage and that they demanded money to let her through. She insisted the bullet were not hers but paid them...

‘Scripted’ Protest: A Shaky Slant

JEERS TO ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol for a slanted report on an anti-APEC protest and for using social media posts instead of its own reporting to “validate” it.

In context: Duterte’s ‘Last Minute Strategy’

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines’ Network News for recalling Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s previous statements regarding his on-again, off- again 2016 presidential run in light of his most recent announcement that he would indeed go for the Presidency next year.