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 TV Monitor Shades of Marcos-era propaganda ON JAN. 1, Express Balita tried to pass on as news an all-out propaganda item for the administration. The government-sequestered TV station aired a story on the accomplishments of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2006, which ran for more than four minutes. The report said... Online Monitor Something to think about FOR ITS year-ender, Davao Today gave local government authorities something to think about. The paper looked into the housing problems of urban-poor dwellers in Davao City, explaining why the local and national governments are hard put in raising funds for housing programs. On Jan. 2,... Print Monitor Go figure LAST DEC. 30, The Manila Times reported on Malacañang’s commitment to a “stronger” political climate by 2007 that would “cement economic gains and bring the Philippines to First World status by 2020.” The Palace’s big words came after a Social Weather Stations survey showed that nine out... Speaking of Media Press freedom and Mike Arroyo “Our suit is meant to defend press freedom and democracy. Mr. Arroyo’s motion to dismiss is focused on technicalities and based on a wrong interpretation of the rules.” – Journalists defending their class suit against presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo, Freedom Watch, Jan. 11... Editor’s Note: Now you see them, now you don’t EXCEPT FOR the occasional typhoon and other disasters, when was the last time you saw a story on health, the environment, or education on the front page of your newspaper? These are the stories that disappear quite literally into the inside pages, if not into oblivion. Under the barrage... The journalist as migrant A reporter finds happiness in an unlikely niche The journalist as migrant n By Divina C. Paredes ”Journalism… gives you a front-row seat to life and all its opportunities.” Charles L. Overby, Freedom Forum, 1995 AUCKLAND—While finalizing the cover of a recent issue of CIO New Zealand magazine, I... Chronicle SEAPA’s 2007 journalism fellowship program opens APPLICATIONS are being accepted for the 2007 SEAPA (Southeast Asian Press Alliance) Journalism Fellowship Program which has the theme, “Human Rights vs a Culture of Impunity in Southeast Asia.” Fifteen fellowship slots are available to journalists from Southeast Asia. To be eligible for... Crisis: International W. African president’s brother sues for libel L’EVÉNEMENT, A bi-monthly publication in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in West Africa, was tried for libel on Jan. 8 after François CompaorĂ©, brother of President Blaise CompaorĂ©, filed a complaint for articles linking him to the 1998 murder of journalist Norbert Zongo. The... Crisis: National Ilocos Norte reporter killed A RADIO reporter and community paper journalist was stabbed to death on Dec. 20 last year in Batac, Ilocos Norte. Andres “Andy” Acosta, 46, reporter for dzJC and the monthly community paper Northern Light, was on his way home from a Christmas party of reporters... The Presscon That Wasn’t A reporter’s ringside view of an incident The Presscon That Wasn’t By Ellen Tordesillas ARRIVING AT the Dusit Hotel for the press conference called by Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. on Dec. 9, 2006, I found all the seats behind the TV cameras occupied. Three rows of seats in front... « Previous1…181182183184185…202Next »
