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From GMA-7 and CNN: Special reports to educate voters

CHEERS TO GMA-7 and CNN Philippines for getting off the beaten track of reporting campaign sorties and producing special segments in their news programs to help voters make informed decisions in the upcoming election.

PCIJ recalls the disappeared during Duterte’s drug war

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its report on enforced disappearances under the Duterte administration’s anti-drug “war.” Written by Aie Balagtas with photos by Raffy Lerma, “The desaparecidos of Duterte’s drug war” was posted on April 11. It is a gripping reminder of the terror...

TV Coverage sidelines local elections; spotlights more controversies 40 days to 2022 polls

THE SEVENTH and eight weeks of the campaign period subjected some presidential candidates to more controversies. Changes in some parties ‘ and individuals’ endorsements of candidates, which could make a difference in the run up to the May elections, were widely reported as that day approached.

Politics in full swing: As elections draw near, endorsements and controversies dominate local campaign news

METHODOLOGY: From March 21 to April 3, 2022, CMFR reviewed the coverage of leading Manila broadsheets (Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, and Manila Bulletin), three other selected broadsheets (The Daily Tribune, The Manila Times, and The Manila Standard) and their online counterparts as well as independent online news...

This Week in Media (April 4 to 8, 2022)

COVID, other challenges surface ahead of Holy Week; Candidates, Comelec gear up for last month before polls

Marcos deficiencies: Covering the Marcoses’ unpaid estate tax

NEWS ABOUT the Marcos family’s unpaid estate tax has sparked public discussion, highlighting the need for well-informed sources and historical context in media coverage.

This Week in Media (March 28 to April 1, 2022)

COVID-19 SEEMS to have receded as a government concern, but other problems have made life for most Filipinos as difficult as ever.

Media quick to record warnings election watchdogs

CMFR CHEERS the media accounts highlighting the looming threats to free and fair elections in May. From the start of the national campaign, some citizen groups have warned about questionable practices, calling for transparency on the part of Comelec and flagging rising threats of electoral fraud.

CNN election reports spotlight marginalized sectors

CHEERS TO CNN Philippines for its program “Sectors in the Sidelines,” which highlights the concerns of those communities that are commonly marginalized in the news. "Sectors in the Sidelines" is a sub-segment of CNN Philippines’ “The Filipino Votes, ” in which the network features all election-related reports.

Past, Present, and Future: Media mark Women’s Month

THE COVID-19 pandemic, the May elections, and the conflict in Ukraine and its economic after-shocks could have made it difficult for media to highlight women’s issues during Women’s Month, but they proved equal to the task.