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 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 yearâs elections coverage. The elections... A statement from the journalists who have filed a class suit against the Presidentâs husband, Mike Arroyo A statement from the journalists who have filed a class suit against the Presidentâs husband, Mike Arroyo: IN VIEW of Jose Miguel Arroyoâs 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. Lukeâs 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 govât secrets: A Kind of Hush New EO issued to keep govât secrets A Kind of Hush By Don Gil K. Carreon THE GOVERNMENT is entitled to have its secrets,â 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, âPalace open to cash reward for barangay officials in Iloilo.â The report was based only on a statement of Executive Secretary Eduardo... Speaking of Media Media and elections âWe 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 groupsâŠ. âThe media should reconsider the seeming exclusion of the... Editor’s Note: Some surprises WHEN FR. Ed Panlilio decided to take a leave from the priesthood to run in Pampangaâs gubernatorial elections, Filipinos knew something was afoot. It was vaguely reminiscent of the time when a certain housewife decided to leave a sheltered, low-key, and predictable life to seek the nationâs highest office... A âWitchâ Bothered and Bewildered On being an editor in interesting times A âwitchâ bothered and bewildered By Inday Espina Varona JOINED a national dailyâs news desk in 1987, when Philippine media was giddy with new-found freedom but already facing the inces-sant tug-of-war among contending political and economic interests. There were built-in disadvantages. I... Obituaries Yuyitung, 84 RIZAL YUYITUNG, esteemed editor of the Chinese Commercial News, died on April 19 after a five-year battle with cancer. He was 84. The oldest existing Chinese newspaper in the Philippines, Chinese Commercial News was founded by Yuyitungâs father, Yu Yi Tung, in 1919. It started out as... « Previous1…173174175176177…202Next »