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 First Election Debate Goes Pfft: Coverage Filled with Sound bytes and Pull Quotes GIVEN THE media hype and hoopla surrounding the holding of the first debate, the program went pfft, with little excitement to engage. What substance could have been drawn out from the political exchange was weighed down by mechanics of the format and the burden of too many commercials.... “Baby Snake”: TV5 Slithers Down the Bottom JEERS TO TV5’s Aksyon Tanghali’s Balita-Serye segment for airing an extended report about a 37-year-old woman in Barangay Palkan, Polomolok, South Cotabato, who supposedly gave birth to a snake. The story first went viral in social media before Aksyon Tonite picked it up on Thursday, February 18, featuring images... 2016 Elections: Tracking Local Politics CHEERS TO Rappler for collating information regarding the plans for the 2016 elections of the members of the 16th congress. In “MAP: Where will members of Congress go in 2016?,” (Jan. 31, 2016) Rappler provided an interactive map in which each legislative district is color-coded, depending on their... Gratuitous link JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for taking a cheap shot at the Aquino government with a headline that gratuitously links administration projects and brothels in the area. On February 16, the Inquirer published “Brothels thrive beside projects of ‘Daang Matuwid’” on its front page, reporting on the appearance... Reviewing Party-list Performance CHEERS TO ABS-CBNnews.com and ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for its effort to evaluate the performance of the 2013 elected party-list representatives in the 16th Congress. On February 12, ABS-CBNNews.com published Gigi Grande’s story “Report Card: Would you vote for these party-list groups again?” Ramon Casiple, executive director of the Institute for... Presenting the Agenda of Presidential Candidates CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its series on presidential platforms to address issues of public concern. On February 9, the Inquirer started “Election 2016: Agenda of the Next President,” a series on persistent concerns “that should be on the high agenda” of contenders in the coming... Disqualification Case Vs Duterte: Overlooked by the Press THE CERTIFICATE of Candidacy (COC) that anyone aspiring for public office in the Philippines has to fill out accurately is sacrosanct in a democracy. That is why all candidates have to swear an oath attesting to the veracity of the COC before an officer of the law. The... Elections and Political Dynasties: Lack of Context, Wrong Focus JEERS TO ABS-CBN News for a report that relied mainly on one politician as its source, and which failed to locate the story in the context of dynastic politics in Cavite province and its impact on democratic elections. On February 9, ABS-CBN 2’s “Kampanyaserye (Campaign Series)” ran “Cavite and... A Simple Crime Story Sensationalized JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for sensationalizing what could have been a simple crime report. On February 5, Bulletin reported a shooting incident involving Maricel Ramos, a resident of Bohol, and the family of her live-in partner, PO1 Rosalie Cuario, Ramos’s live-in partner. According to the report, Ramos went... Mamasapano Revisited: The Press Got Played SENATE HEARINGS in aid of legislation are an important part of democracy. The very nature of these hearings – senators have subpoena and contempt powers and are immune from legal action – make them a potentially great venue for ferreting out the truth on issues of national import.... « Previous1…119120121122123…203Next »
