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 How well did the press do its job? Covering “Nicole” How well did the press do its job? Covering “Nicole” By Venus L. Elumbre From the day a 22-year-old Filipino woman accused a US Marine of raping her in Subic until the end of the court hearings, the media in general referred to the victim as “Nicole.” The use... TV Monitors Cheering squad for Cha-cha On Dec. 4, Newswatch, which is aired on government-sequestered RPN-9, came out with a one-sided report criticizing opponents of Charter change (Cha-cha) in Congress. On hand to bash critics of Cha-cha were Raul Lambino, spokesperson of pro-Cha-cha Sigaw ng Bayan, and another advocate, Commissioner Romela... Print Monitors The forgotten While Congress and media were preoccupied with the Charter-change debate, important bills were gathering dust in the House of Representatives. The Manila Times published a special report on the proposed laws that legislators were neglecting (“Urgent national bills, including Palace-certified ones, neglected,” Nov. 26 and 27). The... Speaking of Media A bold experiment “University of the Philippines law professor Harry Herminio Roque now presents us with a bold and novel experiment. In behalf of almost all of the defendants in the Mike Arroyo libel suits as well as other journalists filing suit in behalf of Filipino media professionals, he... Editor’s Note: Rough Spots In a television talk show a few nights ago, lawyer Harry Roque swore he would never work with journalists again. When the talk show host asked why, the usually articulate lawyer who helped file the class action suit against presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo was at a loss for... TV Monitors Not by numbers alone MEDIA’S REPORTAGE on surveys has been very spotty. The background of the studies is often forgotten. For instance, Bandila reported last May 3 on a Social Weather Stations survey (March 18-23) about the influence of political endorsers on the voters’ choice of candidates. The report... Crisis: International Zimbabwe gov’t monitoring communications ZIMBABWE PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has signed a law allowing the interception and monitoring of communications transmitted through a telecommunication, postal, or any other related service or system in the country. The new law also provides for the establishment of a monitoring center. Service providers, among... Writing for Radio Finding romance in a second choice Writing for radio Melbe S. Estonilo NEVER dreamed of becoming a radio broadcaster, much less a radio news writer. When I took up Mass Communication in college, all I wanted was to be a teacher. I did contribute to our college paper, and... Teaching Journalists: What a professor hopes his students have learned What a professor hopes his students have learned Teaching Journalists By Luis V. Teodoro I CAME to the teaching of journalism armed with both practice as well as a degree in English Literature, which once upon a time in the University of the Philippines (UP) required having a “concentration.” ... Chronicle Gov’t media group abolished THE GOVERNMENT Mass Media Group (GMMG), created to supervise and control government-owned mass media outlets, has been abolished. The move returned the government’s information dissemination powers to the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS). President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed Executive Order (EO) No. 576 abolishing... « Previous1…182183184185186…201Next »
