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 Why Pichay still lost: The importance of political ads Why Pichay still lost The importance of political ads By Rocel Ann G. Junio and Katherine Anne O. Laurio WITH ITS 95-percent reach among Filipino households (according to a July 2005 Asia Research Organization study), television has become the Filipinos’ most preferred source of news and information. No wonder... Not just numbers: TV stations and the Comelec clash on the question of quick count Not just numbers: TV stations and the Comelec clash on the question of quick count By Venus L. Elumbre THE ROLE of the media in the last elections was tested after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) questioned the media-initiated counts, which started right after the May 14 polls. Days... How Pinoys used the Internet in the elections IN THE year 2001, people power brought down another Filipino president. Unlike in the first people power uprising in 1986, however, participants in the second found strength not just in prayers and numbers but in a new form of technology—text messaging. Hours after the senators cut short the impeachment... Online publications challenge traditional media in election coverage Political journalism finds new battleground Online publications challenge traditional media in election coverage By Melanie Y. Pinlac NEW form of medium is carving out an important role in political journalism. In the 2007 campaign period, various candidates, political parties, and other groups tapped the Internet to reach out to... Television and the Elections Television and the Elections Some efforts were inspired; others hyped; and one was quite unusual By Hector Bryant L. Macale and Junette B. Galagala LIKE THE well-oiled political parties they covered, the TV stations made sure they were ready to do battle in this year’s elections coverage. The elections... A statement from the journalists who have filed a class suit against the President’s husband, Mike Arroyo A statement from the journalists who have filed a class suit against the President’s husband, Mike Arroyo: IN VIEW of Jose Miguel Arroyo’s announcement that he intends to withdraw all the libel suits he has brought against journalists (46 in all), the question is raised whether we might respond... Journalists to Mike Arroyo: No, thank you Journalists to Mike Arroyo: No, thank you The fight continues By Jose Bimbo F. Santos TIRED. PALLID. Worn out. The Jose Miguel Arroyo that emerged from St. Luke’s Medical Center after heart surgery seemed worlds apart from the one who, last February, had a shouting match with another lawyer... New EO issued to keep gov’t secrets: A Kind of Hush New EO issued to keep gov’t secrets A Kind of Hush By Don Gil K. Carreon THE GOVERNMENT is entitled to have its secrets,” says former senator Francisco Tatad, who as an information minister during the Marcos years, must have been privy to stories that the public will probably... Print Monitors Another press release THE MANILA Bulletin was a virtual collection of press releases and one-source stories during the last elections. Take for instance its April 26 report, “Palace open to cash reward for barangay officials in Iloilo.” The report was based only on a statement of Executive Secretary Eduardo... Speaking of Media Media and elections “We are deeply concerned over the lack and shortage of information on the party-list elections. Such a situation serves the purposes of those who seek to subvert the party-list system and deny victory for winning party-list groups…. “The media should reconsider the seeming exclusion of the... « Previous1…172173174175176…201Next »
