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 Estimating Crowd Size How can the press better estimate crowd size? Brown-skin chauvinism: GMA-7, Clavio should apologize (updated) JEERS TO GMA-7’s Arnold Clavio for his remarks on the Philippine national men’s football team, popularly known as “Azkals,” during the network’s morning program Unang Hirit last March 13. In exchange for trash CHEERS TO Under Special Investigation (USI) of TV5 for its January 22 episode on female prostitutes living in a dumpsite and who accept trash from garbage collectors as payment for sex. In turn, the prostitutes sell whatever trash is recyclable to feed their families. Re-evaluating anti-poverty strategy CHEERS TO GMA News for its special report reviewing the poverty reduction and social development strategy of the government called “Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps”. (24 Oras, Jan. 10; State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, Jan. 11 and Feb. 2) Inquirer apologizes JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing photos of Corona defense witness Demetrio Vicente on its March 14 front page that was unflattering at least and malicious at most. Vicente had taken the stand to disprove allegations that Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona had failed to disclose... 6th Hildegarde Awards cites PJR Reports PJR Reports (PJRR), the country’s first and only media-monitoring publication, was cited for outstanding achievement in print journalism at the 6th Hildegarde Awards for Women in Media and Communication. Covering CoronaMedia in aid of accountability THE MEDIA coverage of the ongoing impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona is generally fair. But the tendency of the press to be reactive when reporting has once more made it vulnerable to spins. News and media organizations have kept the issue on the public’s radar screen with breaking... Journalists in the news Some journalists who covered or are still covering the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona—which for weeks has been the biggest story in print, broadcasting, and online media—have become the story themselves. What’s the limit in covering disasters? WHEN TROPICAL Storm “Sendong” (international name: “Washi”) hit Northern Mindanao especially the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan last December 16, it dumped more than a month of average rainfall in the city in just 12 hours. This caused flash floods that, laden with logs, rocks , mud... PJR Reports January-February 2012 The nine-years during which Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was in power were particularly problematic for journalists and press freedom. Among other threats, her husband Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo filed 11 libel suits against 46 journalists starting in 2006. Davao broadcaster Alex Adonis was also convicted and imprisoned in 2007. « Previous1…155156157158159…202Next »
