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 Media and change: Expecting the impossible THE MOST powerful organizations in the world are not governments but corporations, and among the most powerful corporations are the global media conglomerates. Problem solving journalism THE FIRST blog for 2014 may be a good time to suggest once again that we need to change the way we do journalism. This is not the first time I have echoed the call heard in other press communities to re-think and revise the notions of news, of... The never ending story The elections of 2013 were over only seven months ago. But preparations are already under way for the elections of 2016, when the electorate once more goes to the polls to elect the President of the Republic and other national officials. Speculation is already rife on who the... (PART 2) Reporting ‘Yolanda’: More needed from the media Media should always learn from past experience, but climate change and the unprecedented magnitude of recent disasters signal a new level of learning. The media mind set needs to break away from the passive, reactive mode and re-evaluate its role as information provider. (PART 1) Reporting ‘Yolanda’: More needed from the media "The media have roles to play before, during, and after a disaster. In many incidents, journalists are among the first to arrive on the scene and report on events as they unfold; they are first informers in the disaster zone. Media and communication technologies can greatly aid or hinder... Into the breach By Luis V. Teodoro The martial law period haunts us still. Its ghosts are not only threatening Leyte’s Tacloban City in the form of the demand of both the local government and the business community that President Benigno Aquino III declare martial law there, and the latter’s alleged openness to... Unethical and unprofessional (UPDATED) JEERS TO GMA-7’s Arnold Clavio for his behavior during the morning program Unang Hirit last November 5. Beyond the numbers CHEERS TO GMA-7’s 24 Oras, Solar TV’s Solar Network News, and Rappler for providing a more in-depth coverage on the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Central Visayas last October 15 than is usual in much of the media. Plagiarism: No ‘Ifs,’ ‘Ands,’ or ‘Buts’ PLAGIARISM IS theft. Both as a form of dishonesty and for its consequences, the practice of copying someone else’s ideas and written work and passing them off as one’s own is one of the worst ethical offenses one can commit in academia, literature, public life, and journalism. It’s not rocket science By Luis V. Teodoro JOURNALISM ETHICS is neither nuclear physics nor brain surgery. Ethical compliance is not as complex or as difficult as suggested by the practice of some journalists who, among other habits, are predictably biased for this or that individual, group or agency, or who succumb to corruption... « Previous1…140141142143144…202Next »
