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 Speaking of Media A dire portent for media? âWhat, we ask, constitutes âco-mingling with terror suspects?â Interviewing them? Meeting with them in pursuit of stories? âAnd, we stress, (Justice Secretary Raul) Gonzalez does not even talk of legally proscribed terrorists but âsuspected terroristsâ and of journalists being âsuspectedâ of âco-minglingâ with these... Editor’s Note: Joy in Journalism IN THE crush of dismal and discouraging developments in the press, one is prone to overlook an important thing about journalism: it can be fun. Specifically, there is a type of journalism that is inarguably enjoyable, and that is sports journalism. Itâs one of the best-kept secrets of the... Covering a âMiracleâ Covering a âMiracleâ How a story moved a reporter to tears By Tonette T. Orejas VEN IN the most dramatic moments of news coverage, I do not remember myself crying or even holding back tears. Angelo de la Cruz, my fellow Kapampangan who was held hostage in Iraq, did... CHRONiCLE JVOAEJ winners to be announced on June 28 The winners of the Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism (JVOAEJ) for works published in 2006 will be known on June 28 during a program to be held at the AIM Conference Center Manila at Benavidez corner Trasierra Sts.,... Obituaries âKuya Cesar,â 69 VETERAN RADIO broadcaster Cesar âKuya Cesarâ Nucum passed away due to cardiac arrest last May 17 in Quezon City. He was 69. Nucum, who hailed from Candaba, Pampanga, was popular for his slow delivery and baritone voice. Until his death, Nucum hosted the dzMM talk shows... Crisis: International Venezuelan govât closes down TV station TENS OF thousands of citizens took to the streetâsome to celebrate, others to protestâafter Venezuelaâs oldest television network lost its license and went off the air on May 27. Demonstrators from both sides of the issue rallied in Caracas after President Hugo ChĂĄvez... Crisis: National Court bars airing of Imbestigador segment A SEGMENT of GMA-7âs public affairs program, Imbestigador, was stopped from being shown on May 12 because of a temporary restraining order (TRO). The TRO was issued by Judge Jacob Malik of the Regional Trial Court in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, following a... 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 Filipinosâ 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 technologyâtext messaging. Hours after the senators cut short the impeachment... « Previous1…172173174175176…202Next »