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 PJR Reports January – February 2010 || IN THIS ISSUE || The Ampatuan Massacre More than Crime by Alaysa Tagumpay E. Escandor and Martha A. Teodoro Rerouted: Manny’s C-5 Crime by Hector Bryant L. Macale with a report from Martha A. Teodoro Media and Civil Society in May 2010 by Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo Media... PJR Reports September – October 2010 || IN THIS ISSUE || Covering the Aug. 23 hostage–taking Media Lapses Invite State Intervention Derailed by “Damaso” Episode by Rupert Francis D. Mangilit and Ruby Shaira F. Panela The One-Minute Delay That Cost a Life by Rupert Francis D. Mangilit ABS-CBN Fires More Employees by John Reiner M.... PJR Reports November – December 2010 || IN THIS ISSUE || The Ampatuan Massacre: Mourning, Disappointment , and Hope by Melanie Y. Pinlac New vs. Entertainment So What’s New on TV? by John Reiner M. Antiquerra, Rupert Francis D. Mangilit and Ruby Shaira F. Panela Journalism Asia Forum 2010: Impunity and Press Freedom by Kathryn... The truth shall set us free: The role of Church-owned radio stations in the Philippines by Isabel L. Templo Radio Veritas and Edsa “This is Cardinal Sin speaking to the people of Metro Manila…. I am calling our people to support our two good friends at the camp. If any of you could be around at Camp Aguinaldo to show your solidarity and your... Building up People Power: the role of the alternative press Coverage of the 25th anniversary of the Philippine People Power events focus on the chain of events from February 21 and the takeover of government by Corazon Aquino. But the story really goes back to the years of protest undertaken by freedom fighters, many of whom remain nameless. The... Covering climate change: Missing the forest for the trees by John Reiner M. Antiquerra Published in the January – February 2011 issue of PJR Reports The Philippine media reported on the possible effects of the unusually cold weather last January on food supply, public health and even on tourism. They did stories on the prices of vegetables from Benguet... Reading what they support—or oppose Cheers to GMA News Online for posting the full text of the consolidated Reproductive Health (RH) bill approved by the House Committee on Population and Family Relations as of Jan. 31. Citizens and journalists, as well as advocates and opponents of the bill, can now read the text of... Covering military corruption: Investigative and explanatory pieces led the way by Hector Bryant L. Macale Published in the January – February 2011 issue of PJR Reports The allegedly rampant corruption in the military was in the news again after former military comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia, initially charged of plunder and money laundering, posted bail last Dec. 17, 2010. The... Media coverage of the Reyes Suicide: Breaking all the rules by Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo Published in the January – February 2011 issue of PJR Reports When news broke in the morning of Feb. 8 that former cabinet secretary and retired armed forces chief Angelo T. Reyes had died of a gunshot wound to the chest, the press went out... Timelines Cheers to abs-cbnNEWS.com for creating a timeline about the Philippine Airlines (PAL) labor issue. (See: “Interactive timeline: PAL labor woes”, Dec. 15, 2010) The timeline, which was built using a web-based timeline software called Timeglider, started with a March 4, 2008 report from Agence France-Presse about the United States Federal... « Previous1…162163164165166…203Next »