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 “Comeleak”: Identity Theft and Election Fraud CHEERS TO several news organizations for quickly cautioning the public on the perils of the massive security leak of the Commission of Elections (Comelec) website that exposed the personal information of around 55 million Filipino voters. A website that contained a searchable database of votersâ information surfaced online... Covering the Bangladesh Bank Heist: Missed Opportunity NEARLY THREE months have passed since the Bangladesh government lost millions of dollars in what seemed to be an elaborate bank heist orchestrated by hackers in February. While foreign banks took steps to stop orders for payment and transfer, the amount of $81 million still slipped through to... Duterteâs Rape Comment: More Needed from the Media DURING A campaign rally in Quezon City last April 12, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte recalled how during his first year as mayor in Davao City, a prison riot broke out in the Metrodiscom Detention Center. He recounted how Jacqueline Hamill, an Australian missionary who was ministering to prisoners,... After Kidapawan: Media Look at Drought Mitigation Efforts CHEERS TO BusinessMirror and Vera Files for running pieces that looked more closely at the El Niño weather phenomenon and government attempts to mitigate its impact in light of the recent clash in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato. From April 11 to 13, BusinessMirror published âFarmers suffer El Niñoâs... Reporting the Kidapawan Clash: Lots of Questions THE VIOLENCE that erupted in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, on April 1, when police officers opened fire on protesting farmers and activists, is one of those events that begs a lot of questions. The terror it brought to many, particularly the casualties and their families and friends, screamed... No Contest: Reporting Unopposed Candidates CHEERS TO several media organizations for looking into and reporting on the phenomenon of candidates for various posts who are running unopposed — an issue crucial to the health of Philippine democracy but rarely gets media mileage during elections. Because elections in a democracy are all about choice, the... $81-Million Bank Heist: Unnecessary, Irrelevant Racial Reference JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin, the Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Philippine Star for its repeated and often unnecessary and irrelevant racial reference to the suspects in the money laundering scandal implicating the a branch manager of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) and businessmen involved in casino... Disguising Ads as Editorial Content JEERS TO three major dailies for passing off an advertisement as editorial content. On March 15, 2016, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Philippine Star, and the Manila Bulletin ran a photo of McDonaldâs promotional â4th National Breakfast Dayâ on their respective front pages. The photos appeared in the papers... Gaming the Party-List System CHEERS TO Rappler.com for running a story that examined the party-list groups and their nominees for congressional positions. In â2016 party-list nominees: Taking a âshortcutâ to Congress?â posted on March 13, Rapplerâs Michael Bueza writes that âreelectionists, political dynasts, former congressmen and government officials, and legitimate members of... Showing the Money Trail CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its use of an infographic to show the movement of the funds in the money-laundering scandal that erupted early this month. The money trail can be confusing and the graphics surely works better than text. On Feb. 15, the Inquirer accompanied the story... « Previous1…117118119120121…202Next »
