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Please Don’t Call Me an Investigative Journalist

By Yvonne T. Chua So I’ve churned out a few investigative reports, but that hardly qualifies me for the label best reserved for journalists who have dedicated their lives to muckraking. Like the journalist next door, I prefer writing a mix of reports—news, feature, explanatory and, yes, investigative—on serious...

Editor’s Note: Of Knights and Emperors

At this time of the year, certain journalists find themselves in a celebratory mood. It is that season when winners of the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) are announced. This year, there is double the reason to celebrate. Literally, the number of winners has increased...

Speaking of Media

Guns is mightier than the pen? “Finally, they (Palace officials) have come to their senses and heeded our call to give us a fighting chance when confronted with a violent situation.” – Joel Sy Egco, Association of Responsible Media president, Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 25 “We are not trained...

Monitors

School blues In a special report timed for the opening of classes, The Manila Times identified another problem related to the country’s deteriorating educational system: hunger. Departing from the usual focus on lack of classrooms, the June 11 report revealed that more than six million Filipino students go to...

Dealing with an Accusation

When a news source makes a charge, what’s a reporter to do? Dealing with an Accusation By Hector Bryant L. Macale LIKE A scourge that will not stop, corruption is a persistent problem in the Philippines. Even the all-too-mighty media, for all its power in exposing corrupt public officials,...

Losing A Beat

A Bulletin reporter wonders about the reason for his transfer Losing A Beat By Venus L. Elumbre Beat assignments are never permanent, that is a reality in media. Editors have the prerogative to reshuffle reporters—whenever they want to, how often they want to. But when out of the blue,...

Native Ritual Puts Docu Program in Trouble

MTRCB suspends I-Witness for showing phallic symbols Native Ritual Puts Docu Program in Trouble By Evelyn Katigbak IT WAS a risk and Howie Severino, I-Witness’s host and writer, knew it. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), the government censors agency, suspended GMA-7’s documentary program I-Witness for...

Life on the Beat: What Journalism Students Saw

Life on the Beat: What Journalism Students Saw LAST SUMMER, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility hosted a group of journalism students on their internship. They were trying to earn three units’ worth of credit for a practicum subject that was required in their journalism course. Departing from...

Life on the Beat: The Department of Justice

Life on the Beat – What Journalism Students Saw The Department of Justice: 2 press corps and an ‘injustice’ secretary By Rosario Joy E. Flores Department of Justice (DOJ) beat reporters usually start pounding the beat just before noon. Except when there are big stories, reporters spend most of...

Life on the Beat: Manila City Hall

Life on the Beat – What Journalism Students Saw Manila City Hall: A price to pay for independence By Jam Marie Y. Razal The number of factions among reporters in the Manila City Hall beat changes from time to time. According to Raymund Antonio of Manila Bulletin, there are...