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Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic Out of the past: ‘Newshen’ JEERS TO those Philippine newspapers that continue to use outdated, sexist terms such as “newshen” when referring to female journalists. REPORTING THE PAPAL VISIT: Transmitting charisma, faith and spirituality On July 29 last year, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) made official the dates for the visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines, less than five months away on Jan. 15 to 19, 2015. Looking back at Yolanda survivors CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its microsite’s tracing how the international financial aid to the victims of Typhoon “Yolanda” (international name: Haiyan) has been managed and used. Revisiting a ‘Sendong’ survivor village CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for sharing with its readers how a typhoon-ravaged community is getting back on its feet. Helpful backgrounder CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for giving readers helpful background information at the start of the coverage of the Mamasapano clash. The view from the other side CHEERS TO MindaNews, ABS-CBN News and GMA News for providing a different perspective to the January 25 Mamasapano incident, in which at least 62 persons died and thousands of civilians were displaced. Highlighting a policy need Cheers to the Manila Bulletin for highlighting the need for a national policy on shelter development—something one does not see regularly in the Philippine press. It also reminded journalists to do more policy reporting. Probing anomalies Cheers to Investigative Documentaries for further probing the unabated practice of anomalous infrastructure project deals. Bulletin’s “miracle” Jeers to the Manila Bulletin for a report that had its readers asking: “Wait, what?” Last Dec. 9, the Bulletin reported that a 90-year-old man in Aklan had reportedly died but suddenly came back to life. Quoting the man’s wife, the report attributed the man’s resurrection to the family’s strong... Expensive PR piece Jeers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for letting its Dec. 14 “Talk of the Town” special turn into a PR piece for the government’s Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), more popularly known as the Pag-Ibig fund. « Previous1…133134135136137…202Next »
