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 RH Discussion: Derailed by “Damaso” episode by Rupert Francis Mangilit and Ruby Shaira Panela A health center carries a chart on modern birth control methods. The RH bill aims to enhance information dissemination and access to these and other reproductive healthcare. (photo by Lito Ocampo) In the thick of the exchange between the groups opposed... Reporting goals (un)met Cheers to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a report evaluating how the Philippines is faring in achieving the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In time for Pres. Benigno Aquino III’s visit to the United States, partly to attend the United Nations summit on the MDGs (Sept.... Explanation please Jeers to the Cebu Daily News for failing to explain and provide context in its report on the extension of the zero-tariff policy on wheat and cement. The Sept. 13 report failed to define what a tariff is and what the consequences are if the two executive orders that... Helpful backgrounders Cheers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for regularly publishing background sidebars with some of their stories, particularly those that might have been long forgotten by the public. One example was the Inquirer’s Oct. 13 banner story about the amnesty granted to detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and more than... Preparing for another Ondoy CHEERS to GMANews.tv for a proactive approach in commemorating the anniversary of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. To prepare the people in case another strong typhoon occurs, the news website came up with an interactive map of flood-prone areas and evacuation centers. Using data from institutions and agencies such as... On the PAL Labor issue CHEERS TO Newsbreak/abscbnNews.com for reporting on the history and context of the most recent Philippine Airlines (PAL) labor issue. The report, published at abs-cbnNews.com on Aug. 5 looked at the PAL issue not just from a labor perspective but also from a business perspective. The report addressed the impact... THE AUG. 23 HOSTAGE-TAKING: Media lapses invited government intervention MEDIA COVERAGE of the Aug. 23 hostage taking at Manila’s Quirino Grandstand provoked attempts at state intervention within days of the event, making it one of the most significant developments in the media in 2010. The one minute delay that may have cost a life The camera started rolling at 5:20 am. ABS CBN cameraman Angel Valderama and his assistant Marlon Sayson took footage in Makati City of a shootout in the early morning of August 2. A certain Marlon Inducil, said to be a member of the so-called Ivan Padilla carjacking group, was... Sidebar | When is a columnist too partisan? (Click here to see the main story) The Philippine Daily Inquirer confirmed on June 17 that Belinda Olivares-Cunanan, who had been with the paper when it was founded, would “no longer be writing a column for the paper”, adding that she had resigned as early as March this year.... Adjusting to a New Presidency It’s simply par for the course By Mia M. Gonzalez A few weeks before former President Joseph Estrada took his oath as Chief Executive in 1998, Palace reporters at the old press working area in Malacañang’s Kalayaan Hall exchanged mostly comedic scenarios of media coverage under the incoming administration.... « Previous1…162163164165166…202Next »
