Journalism Review Archives | Page 126 of 158

Publishing someone else’s story

JEERS TO Rappler for republishing an article without the permission of its original publisher VERA Files and the articles’ coauthor.

One-sided and editorialized

JEERS TO The Daily Tribune for publishing a one-sided and editorialized report on Vice President Jejomar Binay’s interview with ABS-CBN’s Noli De Castro.

BSA’s love life—again

JEERS TO Manila Bulletin for once again elevating President Benigno Aquino III’s rumored romances to national news status.

Reporting the South China Sea Dispute: Lack of context still at issue

Associate Justice Carpio’s public lecture provided the necessary historical and empirical context to shed light on the causes of the dispute and explained the significant stakes involved and the rationale of the Philippine arbitration case against China.

Front page PR for lothario drink

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing on its front page a story that carries to new heights reportage on trivia. The subject: how several lawmakers seem to “go crazy” over a certain energy drink.

Serious charges, unidentified sources

ON MARCH 5, the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) issued an order to deport an alleged Chinese crime lord named Wang Bo who is being sought by the International Criminal Police Organization and the Chinese government for allegedly embezzling $100 million.

An incident becomes a war

IN THE afternoon of June 18, a group of University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman students armed with baseball bats and lead pipes attacked two others inside the campus. Soon after, friends of the victims came to their aid, only to face an assault by another group of students.

An ad masquerading as a report

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for making an advertisement look like a news article.

Instant celebrity

JEERS TO The Manila Times for publishing on its front page a report on Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s guesting at a primetime comedy-variety show that belonged more in the entertainment section, and which at the same time sounded like a press release.

Careless and simplistic about suicide

JEERS TO several news organizations for another careless coverage on a suicide case.