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 Specious and Disingenuous (updated) CMFR notes that Ms. Vitug’s attempt to get the side of UST and Corona, and her disclosing that she was either rebuffed or ignored, were both in keeping with journalistic ethics and protocol. PJR Reports November-December 2011 SOME Filipino journalists can rank among the best in the world. Since the end of the martial law period the best investigative reports have not only looked into those issues that were a legacy of the culture of secrecy and those that had arisen in the difficult years that... Their kind of “Journalism” In a supposed interview with Marjo Tucay, editor in chief of the University of the Philippines student newspaper the Philippine Collegian,GMA7 TV's Howie Severino implied that by expressing his opposition to the Visiting Forces Agreement in that alleged press conference with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,... Ghosts and goblins The media went all superstitious and supernatural two weeks ago with the usual avalanche of news and special reports about ghosts and goblins before and during All Saints ’ Day, or it’s known in the West, Halloween. PJR Reports September – October 2011 Editor’s Note: FOCUS THE POSSIBILITY that some of the journalists who have been killed in this country since 1986 might not have been ethical, or even corrupt, isn’t exactly a Revelation of Biblical proportions. One of the characteristics of the media and press community in the Philippines is its... When too much is too muchDevoting 50 percent of airtime to one story was excessive “Excessive” was the fitting description of the amount of television airtime given Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup’s candidacy in this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant last Sept. 13. It was one more demonstration of broadcast news media’s predilection for showbiz and fluff and the increasing time given to entertainment and... Spelling it the right way Even after the death of Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi, everyone including Philippine newspapers were still having problems spelling his last name. The Tulfo Franchise: The Media as Messiah Can T3 really solve the country's problems? Covering the Typhoons: Media’s Focus on Themselves In reporting the areas affected by the typhoons, the media included reports on themselves to the neglect of such issues as why, after ‘Ondoy’ flooded Luzon and claimed hundreds of lives, the government is still unprepared for the typhoons and other weather disturbances that hit... Custom-Made “Journalists” By Philip Tubeza || Right after being appointed to his post, newly designated Customs commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon raised a lot of eyebrows when he announced that he would be cracking down on "pseudo-journalists" at the Bureau of Customs (BOC). « Previous1…158159160161162…202Next »
