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 Mask on or off? Inquirer.net questions new policy, government messaging CHEERS TO Inquirer.net for its inquiry into the recently implemented voluntary mask-wearing policy. Aside from presenting data showing COVID-19 as a continuing concern, Cristina Eloisa Baclig reported the government’s decision-making process on the matter, which hardly inspires public confidence. Inquirer.net, Facts First review government view of poverty CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Facts First which both discussed and challenged the recent Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report and drew the line on poverty where it matters most: food. The two accounts questioned government’s assessment and calculation of poverty three holds by consulting sources who criticized both as unrealistic. This Week in Media (September 5 to 9, 2022) REPORTERS were occupied with the two state visits this week of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: the first to Indonesia (September 4-6) and the second to Singapore (September 6-7). The media gave banner treatment to the first foreign trips of Marcos as President. Reports described the line-up of meetings... Reporting crime: Heart and ethical sensitivity needed JEERS TO some Baguio-based news organizations, which sensationalized the killing of a woman by using photographs of her corpse from August 30 to September 7. MindaNews features new Bangsamoro “torchbearers” CHEERS TO MindaNews for its report on recent developments in the Bangsamoro region. Posted on September 3 and 4, the two-part special report called attention to the new generation of leaders at the helm of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA). This Week in Media (August 29 to September 2, 2022) WHEN PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed himself Secretary of Agriculture last June 20, he said that the problems of the sector were “severe enough” that he had to step in. He emphasized his administration’s intention to boost agriculture in his inaugural address, saying it “cries for urgent attention after... Rappler tour exposes Marcoses’ ill-gotten wealth, highlights PCGG role CHEERS TO Rappler's exclusive video tour of New York with Ruben Carranza, former commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG). Clearly not your usual tour of the Big Apple, the video showed the buildings bought by the Marcoses during the dictatorship. This Week in Media (August 22 to 26, 2022) AFTER TWO years of a national school lockdown, schools opened with face to face classes on Monday, August 22. Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte quickly claimed it a “victory for education.” Without a doubt, students were overjoyed by their reunion with classmates, and so... Beyond event reporting: Vera Files and Rappler recall history on Ninoy Aquino Day CHEERS TO Vera Files and Rappler for taking a different tack on the 39th anniversary of the assassination of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. on August 21, 1983. Inquirer.net report: inequalities, online classes worsened PH learning poverty CHEERS TO Inquirer.net’s comprehensive and data-driven report on the resumption of face-to-face classes. It connected the learning losses suffered by Filipino students to the national government’s pandemic response and also to such long-standing issues as poverty, hunger, and underfunding. « Previous1…3334353637…201Next »
