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 Rethinking ‘mug shot’ publication By Luis V. Teodoro THE PUBLICATION of the “mug shot” of any individual is ethically questionable, but has been routine media practice in the Philippines. In some countries, for example in the United States, the publication of mug shots is usually accompanied by the warning that the person so... The “Media Circus” By Melinda Quintos de Jesus IF THE media were truly a mirror of society, then we must be the most irrepressibly frivolous people in the world, hooked on having and making fun, attaching to every activity the function of endless entertainment. Putting herself in her own report JEERS TO GMA-7 reporter Tricia Zafra for making herself part of the story. Raising awareness about PWDs CHEERS TO VERA Files for continuing to report on the state of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines and providing updates on new measures that address their plight. No illusions By Luis V. Teodoro NO ONE should be under the illusion that every journalist killed for what he or she reported or commented on was fighting for freedom, for principle, for public interest, or even for the truth, although some of those who have been killed since 1986 indeed died... Ban the ban By Luis V. Teodoro SUPREME COURT spokesperson and Chief of the Court’s Public Information Office Theodore Te was treading on dangerous ground last week—and for reasons that are still not clear. Careless and reckless JEERS TO several media organizations for their careless and reckless reporting of a crime involving a minor. Lives’ labors lost By Luis V. Teodoro “SOME SECTORS of media’s irresponsibility” is “killing the credibility of the media,” ABS-CBN TV’s Anthony Taberna claimed in a recent discussion with Philippine Daily Inquirer publisher Raul Pangalangan and a newspaper columnist. Reporting the aftermath of the Zamboanga siege CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its three-part series which looked into the state of the communities affected by the September 2013 Zamboanga siege. Understanding the rule of law (Updated) CHEERS TO Rappler.com’s Patricia Evangelista for challenging the truth of a claim in Ramon Tulfo’s May 24 column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and for providing the much needed context on extrajudicial killings in Southern Philippines. « Previous1…139140141142143…205Next »
