Journalism Review Archives | Page 130 of 159

Road safety for cyclists

CHEERS TO GMA-7’s 24 Oras and Balitanghali for going beyond the usual reporting on road accidents.

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for a report on Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte statement on a drug for erectile dysfunction which the newspaper highlighted on the front page. The report itself appeared on page A8.

A serious charge—from unnamed sources

JEERS TO The Standard for publishing an inaccurate report from anonymous sources about the alleged use of a Chinese national to fund alleged bribes for lawmakers for the swift passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

Road map on transportation regulation

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2's Failon Ngayon for looking at the state of land transportation and regulation in the country — specifically the issues on driver's licensing and the Motor Vehicle Inspection System (MVIS).

Disrespecting the deceased

JEERS TO several media organizations for their gory reports on a crime involving a minor.

Inhumane and tasteless

JEERS TO TV Patrol Southern Tagalog for trivializing the plight of protesting workers and producing a report that was offensive, inhumane, and tasteless.

Reporting the House vote on the BBL: Legitimizing media bias

CMFR MONITORED the reporting on the debates and voting on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) from March 18 to 20.

Sidebar | Other Voices on the BBL: Helping Develop Public Understanding

RARELY DID the media organizations monitored present the views of those directly affected by the voting’s outcome, such as the indigenous peoples’ communities, the people of Mindanao in general and those living in the autonomous region, and of course, the MILF. When some stories included these parties in the...

Reminding people about Climate Change

CHEERS TO Aksyon for reminding Filipinos of the Philippines’ vulnerability to climate change, and what can be done to make the country more resilient.

Looking at the state of construction workers

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN News Channel’s (ANC) Dateline Philippines for looking into the plight of construction workers. In an April 10 report, Dateline Philippines raised issues on the safety and income of construction workers. The report said the surge in construction in recent years is one of the key indicators...