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 Chronicle Not-so-late news anymore ABS-CBN has created a new late-evening news program and moved it to an earlier time slot to make it more accessible to viewers. Named Bandila, the new program is scheduled to air weekdays at 10:30 p.m., starting July 3. Korina Sanchez, Henry Omaga-Diaz, and Ces Drilon... A journalist looks for reasons to hope: Covering Trapos By Tita Valderama IN A recent interview with TIME Magazine, Singaporeâs Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew gave a penetrating, though rather embarrassing, remark about the Philippines. He said: âLook at the marketplace of ideas in the Philippines, and see the chaos.â Itâs not as if Filipino politicians themselves donât... Editor’s Note: From Fresh Eyes It is fast becoming a tendency that when one talks about journalists, one immediately thinks of the word âkillings.â Itâs the reflexive response one gets these days, not unlike when one hears âMindanaoâ and the word âconflictâ comes to mind. Or âchild,â which is quickly followed by âexploitation.â The... Speaking of Media Another journalist down âThe Arroyo government may argue until it is blue in the face that a culture of impunity does not exist in the country. âIt should tell that to the family of Palawan broadcaster Fernando âDongâ Batul, murdered early this morning on his way to anchor his... Monitors Travails with the Tribune In reporting on the announcement of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that âthe destabilization plots by the anti-government forces, including a possible attempt at seizing power on Labor Day, have fizzled outâ (âAFP crows: Destab plot fizzled out,â May 2), The Daily Tribune... COMMENTARY – Journalist Killings: A Policy of Indifference Bangkok â A day after Fernando Batul, a radio broadcaster in Palawan, was shot to death by gunmen, Justice Secretary Raul Gon-zalez announced that that the government would allow journalists to bear arms for their protection. Published in The Nation, the report of the Agence France-Presse quoted Gon-zalez: âDo... Children in the News Do journalists remember the doâs and donâts? Children in the News By Rachel E. Khan and Elena E. Pernia According to the National Statistics Office, children below 18 years old comprise about 43.4 percent of the estimated population of 84 million Filipinos. At the same time, a United Nations... From the Mouths of Babes A TV news program forâand byâthe youth From the Mouths of Babes By Venus L. Elumbre The youth do make up majority of the countryâs population. But seldom are they heard, even in media. When they become the subject, their stories are seen from the point of view of... The Climb To The Top Was thereâor was there notâa network war in the Everest expedition? The Climb To The Top By Don Gil K. Carreon ON MAY 17, Filipinos received the news that Heracleo âLeoâ Oracion, member of the First Philippine Mount Everest Expedition (FPMEE), became the first Filipino to scale the worldâs... âMutya ng Masaâ No More A reporter clashes with employer ABS-CBN âMutya ng Masaâ No More By Hector Bryant L. Macale FOR MILLIONS of television viewers, she was the âMutya ng Masaââthe small, spunky reporter who covered the stories that directly involved the man on the street. In a medium that insisted on stereotypes,... « Previous1…194195196197198…202Next »
