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Media boost false claims on “500k” crowd at UniTeam rally

JEERS TO the media organizations that parroted without checking the grossly exaggerated number of people who supposedly attended the Marcos-Duterte campaign event on March 13. Some online news accounts reported that UniTeam’s caravan from Muntinlupa-Las Piñas and the rally in Las Piñas drew some 500,000 people, an estimate attributed...

One PH promotes foreign policy as key election issue

THE RUSSIA-Ukraine conflict has posed challenges for leaders across the globe. In the Philippines, the effects are mostly felt in the high prices of petroleum products and other commodities. These developments have prompted candidates and incumbent politicians alike to propose solutions that will ease the resulting burden on the...

Ukraine crisis dominates front pages; Online media fact-check and highlight issues

METHODOLOGY: 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 media Rappler and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism...

Election reporting still highlights presidential and vice presidential candidates

REPORTS ON presidential and vice presidential candidates still dominated election coverage in all TV primetime news programs during the third and fourth weeks of the campaign period. The media continued to follow campaign sorties and rallies but some reports started to highlight the candidates’ positions on development and policy...

This Week in Media (March 7 to 11, 2022)

THERE IS NOTHING as yet to suggest any settlement that will end the violence in Ukraine. Invaded by Russia on February 24, Ukranians have fought back and protracted fighting is ongoing. Attempts at negotiations have not yielded any breakthrough.

Key election issue: Reviewing media’s foreign policy coverage

THE CRISES in many parts of the world demonstrate how foreign affairs are among the challenges that confront the leaders of all nations. The Philippines may be a small country without great significance in global geo-politics. But Filipinos, like other peoples, cannot be isolated from international events and developments....

Lumad leaders triumph over disinformation in vaccination drive

CHEERS TO MindaNews for spotlighting effective strategies for the vaccination of Higaonon Lumads in Talakag, Bukidnon. The article written by Mindanao-based journalist Froilan Gallardo described the campaign by a non-governmental organization (NGO) to promote vaccinations by using only the Higaonon language to counter disinformation in social media about the...

This Week in Media (February 28 to March 4, 2022)

Russia’s attack on Ukraine felt at home; Lowest alert level signals shift to “new normal”

Shift to “new normal?” Teleradyo questions downgrading of national alert levels

CHEERS TO Pasada sa Teleradyo’s segment for raising issues about the decision-making process that led to downgrading the Alert Level of the capital and other parts of the country from 2 to 1. It takes courage to question the good news that this decision carries. The downgrade has been...

Journalist calls for climate change as election issue

CHEERS TO freelance journalist Jhesset Enano for highlighting the lack of discussion of climate change in the current election campaign despite the magnitude and urgency of its impact on the Philippines. Her piece in the print newsweekly, OpinYon, reminded voters to consider the capacity of candidates to address this...