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 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 âOndoyâ flooded Luzon and claimed hundreds of lives, the government is still unprepared for the typhoons and other weather disturbances that hit... Custom-Made âJournalistsâ 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). The Spratlys dispute: Questions, Questions The ongoing dispute between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) was in the news these past few months. But the coverage of the issue was sporadic and dependent on recent events. When too much is too much Jeers to 24 Oras and especially TV Patrol for devoting excessive airtime to Shamcey Supsupâs bid in this yearâs Miss Universe beauty pageant last Sept. 13. CommentaryIn defense of free expression THE TEMPEST over artist Mideo Cruzâ art installation underscored one of the ironies of Philippine society. There are no laws explicitly partial to religious groups, but journalists, artists, and writers can still be sanctioned when their work is labeled blasphemous, obscene, and/or immoral. Broadcast media fomented the “Poleteismo” controversy THE BROUHAHA over visual artist Mideo Cruzâ âPoleteismoâ(Polytheism) was the result of deliberate sensationalism by ABS-CBN 2âs âinvestigativeâ program XXX. By focusing on Cruzâ art installation (especially on its most controversial images) and falsely linking it to the raging and bitterly divisive reproductive health (RH) bill debate, XXX provoked outrage... A Year After: The Press and the Aug. 23 Hostage Taking One year after the bloody Aug. 23, 2010 hostage taking incident in Manila, has the Philippine press learned any lesson from the coverage? Covering Osama bin Ladenâs death: Unanswered Questions The larger questions surrounding bin Ladenâs killing, however, were largely unanswered in the coverage. To be fair, some print and online columnists did write analyses that provided some context. But those questions remained unanswered in the news coverage. Out of the media boxMaking Sense of Oil Price Hikes OIL IS among the economyâs most important and widely-used commodities. Its price, which directly and indirectly affects so many people, is among the most politically sensitive issues in the Philippines. Media organizations have diligently reported the hikes in oil prices in 2008 and since the start of 2011.... « Previous1…158159160161162…202Next »
