Journalism Review Archives | Page 142 of 159

RH Act not covered as Health and Women’s Issue

FROM NOVEMBER to December of last year, Republic Act 10354 (or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012 which was signed into law last Dec. 21) was always in the news. However, the reports lacked in-depth coverage of the Act as a health and women’s issue.

Reading habit

CHEERS TO GMA News TV’s State of the Nation with Jessica Soho for a feature report last Jan. 15 on the reading habits of Filipinos and promoting reading among its viewers.

Explanation please

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for not explaining a legal term it used in its Oct. 23 report.

Gay kidnapper

JEERS TO TV Patrol for unnecessarily emphasizing the alleged sexual orientation of a kidnapping suspect in a Nov. 28 report.

Political dynasties

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s Failon Ngayon and Solar News for providing in-depth reports on political dynasties.

Labor laws

JEERS TO Malaya Business Insight for a one-sided and incomplete Oct. 25, 2012 banner story on Philippine employment laws.

Supreme Court SALNs

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and Solar Network News for their joint story that examined the Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) of the Supreme Court (SC) justices, one year after Congress impeached then Chief Justice Renato Corona.

PJR Reports October-December 2012

The year 2012 was particularly problematic for the Philippine press, primarily because of the continuing harassment and killing of journalists. But Presidential and Congressional initiatives as well as default also contributed to making the year a difficult one for the news media.

Covering the Sin Tax Bill: Mostly focused on Policy Issues

PROMINENTLY IN the news in October and November this year was the “sin” tax bill (now known as Republic Act No. 10351 or An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco). The extent of reporting depended on the medium. Newspaper coverage was comprehensive, the reports appearing in...

All about Hagedorn

JEERS TO The Philippine Star for a “personality” piece on Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn, who is running for senator in the May 2013 elections.