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 Unicef, PPI seminar: Reporting on children The United Nations Childrenâs Fund and the Philippine Press Institute (PPI) will conduct a seminar-workshop on child-sensitive jour-nalism on May 25-26 in Baguio City. The workshop will cover the current situation of child reporting in the country, guidelines on reportage on children, spotting... Obituaries Goodbye, âUncle Bobâ Robert âUncle Bobâ Stewart, founder of the TV broadcasting network GMA-7, passed away on April 6 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 89. Uncle Bob was an American war correspondent who sent his first radio transmission through his AM station, the Republic Broadcasting System. A decade after... Striking out in Hong Kong A journalistâs success story Striking out in Hong Kong By Leo A. Deocadiz The consul general is speaking in the anniversary program of a door-to-door cargo company in Chater Garden, a park in Hong Kongâs Central district. She reiterates the consulateâs commitment to serve the Filipino community. And then... Editor’s Note: Living in a Familiar Time The end of Proclamation 1017 did not bring about the end of the war between media and the Arroyo administration. If at all, it saw the beginning of a new period of distrust, a certainty among journalists that this leadership is up to no good in matters where media... Speaking of Media Whoâs afraid of media? âEven though 1017 has been lifted, the war with the media continues. The administration is now focusing on specified action involving charges of inciting to sedition against journalists who continue to be critical. âThe war of attrition has just begun.â – Amando Doronila, Philippine Daily... Monitors Rumors of a plot to oust President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo from Malacañang were again rife in February and March. Malacañang gave credence to the talk as it cited the alleged conspiracy among the elements of the opposition, the extreme Left, and the extreme Right to bring down the Arroyo... Bearers of Good Tidings – Website seeks to balance âbadâ news in media Website seeks to balance âbadâ news in media Bearers of Good Tidings By Venus L. Elumbre Everyday, Filipinos are fed with news that are mostly about crime, war, corruption, and violence. It is the stuff that ordinary Pinoys have for breakfast and late dinner as they tune in to... An Uneasy Peace: Media and government continue to eye each other with suspicion Media and government continue to eye each other with suspicion An Uneasy Peace By Nathan J. Lee More than a month after Presidential Proclamation 1017 was lifted, journalists remain restive and worried. âThings have gotten more tense for the media despite the lifting of 1017 because of the series... DĂ©jĂ vu Over EO 511 An Arroyo order triggers alarming memories of a media clampdown DĂ©jĂ vu Over EO 511 By Hector Bryant L. Macale Is Gloria doing an Erap by issuing Executive Order no. 511? On March 6, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed EO 511, setting up a new communications group that would... The Tale of the (Missing) Tape By Hector Bryant L. Macale On March 10, Presidential Chief of Staff Mike Defensor said that television station ABC-5 had a taped interview with Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim announcing his withdrawal of support from the administration. The interview supposedly took place on Feb. 23, the eve of the 20th... « Previous1…196197198199200201Next »
