We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic US Embassy Protest: A Focus on Violence and Not Much Else JEERS TO the Manila-based media for focusing on the sensational, overlooking important information in the reports on the Oct. 19 protest at the US Embassy that ended in the violent dispersal of the protesters. In general, the coverage paid more attention to the confrontation between police and protest... TV News on Duterte’s 100 Days PRESIDENT DUTERTE is waging an unforgiving war against drugs that has so far claimed over 3,000 lives. He has disparaged human rights as a shield to protect criminals. He has expressed anger and directed expletives at global leaders, foreign governments and the United Nations (UN), including US President Barack... Vigilantes or Policemen: No Follow Up JEERS TO several media organizations for their failure to follow up the case of two policemen accused of murdering an anticrime crusader early this month. On Oct. 9, two men on a motorcycle shot and killed Zenaida Luz, 51, in Gloria, Oriental Mindoro. Luz was the Regional Head... Making Sense of the Surveys: Keep Suspects Alive THE NUMBERS are out. The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey for the third quarter of 2016 revealed that the majority, or 84 percent, of 1,200 respondents were satisfied with the government’s anti-illegal drug campaign. Eight percent were dissatisfied, with the remaining eight percent undecided. The Duterte administration has... Carrying Terrorists’ Message JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2 for airing a video that in violation of established protocols in the coverage of terrorism, disseminated terrorist propaganda. The Oct. 11 exclusive report “Mga terorista, nagsanib-pwersa umano sa Mindanao” used footage of Sarangani-based terror group Ansar al-Khilafah Philippines (AKP). The reporter referred to an... The Drug War from the Perspective of Those Covering It CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its three pieces on the administration’s drug war. Written from the perspective of the media people covering it, the folio of articles also provided a breakdown of data gathered about the deaths that campaign has so far amassed. On Oct. 15,... Documenting Social Media Abuse CHEERS TO Rappler for its investigation of the fake social media accounts, trolls and bogus sites during the elections and its application as propaganda afterwards. The misuse and abuse of the social media for political purposes affects the quality of democratic discourse about public issues and concerns. Rappler posted... Information Access: On Paper but Not in Practice CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for reporting the failure of some government agencies to respond to its requests for information on the conduct of the administration’s anti-drug campaign. PCIJ reported that 40 days since it and the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) sent access-to-information... Looking into the Aguirre “Takeover” THE MEAN season for Senator Leila de Lima seems far from over as the House of Representatives continue to hound the senator by presenting high-profile prisoners, among others, as witnesses to prove her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade at the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) maximum security... Cheap Stunt: Asking a Non-question JEERS TO Bing Abadan of the Daily Manila Shimbun for playing the role of ”straight man” to President Rodrigo Duterte—and for diverting the media audience’s attention from the real issue in the ongoing House probe into Senator Leila De Lima’s alleged link to the New Bilibid Prison drug syndicate.... « Previous1…110111112113114…202Next »
