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 Reporters and editors take a good look at journalism schools: Are They Good Enough? Reporters and editors take a good look at journalism schools Are They Good Enough? By Venus L. Elumbre and Jose Bimbo F. Santos OUR YEARS of journalism school should prepare future reporters for their job. All those years spent learning how to write the news, knowing about the history... Proposed journalism curricula of CHEDâs Technical Committee on Journalism Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (126 units) General Education: 63 units â˘Â   Language and Literature: 24 units â˘Â   Mathematics and Natural Sciences: 15 units â˘Â   Humanities and Social Sciences: 18 units â˘Â   Mandated Subjects: 6 units (Life and Works of Rizal; Philippine History) Core courses: 21 units or 3... Reading, Writing âand Thinking: What journalism schools should teach What journalism schools should teach Reading, Writing âand Thinking By Yvonne T. Chua AN ALREADY blind Joseph Pulitzer unveiled this much-derided vision in 1904. The Hungarian-American newspaper magnate was then dangling a hefty endowment to the prestigious Columbia University to start what he had hoped to be the worldâs... The Press and the Law The Press and the Law Limited protection By Don Gil K. Carreon DOES THE Philippines have a strong legal framework to defend the press and its independence? Can the law provide adequate protection for the press against journalist killings, harassment such as the 11 libel suits filed by First... The Press vs. Mike Arroyo: Journalists fight back Journalists fight back The Press vs. Mike Arroyo By Nathan Lee Canât we do anything more?â bewailed journalists charged with libel by the First Gentleman, Jose Miguel Arroyo. For some of them who have had to go through the motions of defense more than once, the prospect of yet... SEAPA Gender and Alerts workshop report SEAPA Gender and Alerts workshop report Same problems, different conditions By Jose Bimbo Santos During the farewell meal for participants in the Gender and Alerts Workshop and the Organizational Development Training in Bangkok, at least one person had reason to be pleased. Chuah Siew Eng, alerts coordinator of the... Heroes of Press Freedom: The underground press in the time of Marcos Heroes of Press Freedom The underground press in the time of Marcos Silent Warriors of the Pen By Carolina S. Malay Shortly after the declaration of martial law in 1972, underground newspapers popped up everywhere. Crudely printed and sharply critical, they angrily called on their readers to rise up... Monitors: TV Express Balita of IBC-13, a government-sequestered network, clearly showed bias for Charter change in its Oct. 31 report which aired only the side of the politicians and groups rooting for amending the Constitution. The newscast said the participation of the Senate, which is predominantly against Cha-cha, was not necessary... Monitors: Print The big falling-out The Philippine Daily Inquirer lives by the slogan âBalanced views, fearless views,â but the paperâs Oct. 28 headline, âItâs Palace vs âThe Firmâ: SC vote on Cha-cha confirms falling out,â was hardly an example of balance and fairness. Reporting on the alleged falling-out between President Gloria... Speaking of Media What Gloria wants âWe are not only asking media to report only the good news but to deliver the facts straight and accuratelyâŚ.What we are after is freedom but responsible media through the exercise of responsible media freedom.â President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, speaking before the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster... « Previous1…184185186187188…202Next »