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 Ang Kapatiran: Does Idealism Have News Value? Covering The Campaign Ang Kapatiran Does Idealism Have News Value? BY Christian V. Esguerra IT WASN’T exactly a reporter’s dream coverage. Why stick your nose into the business of a group of Catholics seeking to jumpstart a new kind of politics in the country? To think that with only... Genuine Opposition: Different strokes for different pols Covering The Campaign Genuine Opposition Different strokes for different pols By Toni Alejandro COVERING THE senatorial campaign of the Genuine Opposition (GO) candidates has never been easy. From day one, journalists assigned to cover opposition sorties were like headless chickens as they were kept clueless of the group’s schedules... Team Unity: Groaning under the weight of media’s demands Covering the Campaigns Team Unity Groaning under the weight of media’s demands By Leilani Lee CANDIDATES DO the most unexpected things during a campaign. They do so for additional media mileage and in the hope that those precious moments on television or paragraphs in the newspapers would result in... Covering the Campaigns IN THIS issue, PJR Reports asked several reporters to write about their coverage of the campaigns of three groups: the administration ticket Team Unity, the Genuine Opposition, and the Catholic group Ang Kapatiran. Election coverage has always been a treasure trove for stories and lessons on political reporting. But... Inside Republic Act 9372 ( Human Security Act of 2007) Sec. 3 Terrorism – Any person who commits an act punishable under any of the following provisions of the Revised Penal Code: a.    Article 122 (Piracy in General and Mutiny in the High Seas or in Philippine Waters); b.    Article 134 (Rebellion or Insurrection); c.    Article... Under the Sword of the Anti-Terror Law Journalists and the Human Security Act Under the Sword of the Anti-Terror Law By Jose Bimbo F. Santos JOURNALIST ARLYN dela Cruz is no stranger to danger. In 2002, she disappeared for 98 days while covering the bandit group Abu Sayyaf. In September of last year, she was disowned... Reporting On An Illness: Covering Mike Arroyo’s medical emergency Covering Mike Arroyo’s medical emergency Reporting On An Illness HEALTH issues are very important stories, especially when they concern the highest officials of the land or their families. From the twisted ankle and ear ailment that President Corazon Aquino suffered during her term, to the surgery that President Fidel... What To Do in a Hostage Situation THE DUCAT hostage-taking crisis is a coverage replete with lessons. Members of the press would do well to remember them in order to avoid repeating mistakes which, at best, created confusion among the audience and at worst, led to tragedy. Early this year, the Center for Media Freedom and... Held Hostage to an Event ‘May Uzi si Mr. Ducat!’ Held hostage to an event By Hector Bryant L. Macale TELEVISION VIEWERS watched in horror last March 28 when Armando Ducat Jr., owner of a day-care center in Tondo, Manila, held hostage 26 of his pupils and four teachers inside a bus near the... Online Monitors Assessing the party-list system Bulatlat wrote an informative and insightful two-part special report that focused on a very crucial question as this year’s elections draw near: “Nine years after the first party-list elections, 12 years after the passage of Republic Act No. 7941, and 20 years after the ratification... « Previous1…176177178179180…201Next »
