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 GMA News Online checks Marcos Jr.’s dismissal of PSA’s inflation figure CHEERS TO GMA News Online’s report that provided the necessary critique in the story. Asked by a reporter for comment on the reported 6.1 percent inflation rate for June 2022 (issued by the Philippine Statistical Authority/PSA), President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his July 5 press briefing disagreed, claiming the... ABS-CBN provides timeline of Marcoses’ strategy CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s NXT video report that detailed how the Marcoses assured their return to Malacañang, 36 years after the ouster of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. MindaNews calls out low priority given to Mindanao peace agenda CHEERS TO MindaNews for calling attention to the Bangsamoro peace process in Mindanao, an urgent issue that the Marcos Jr. administration has made no attempt to address. A report on July 2 noted the President’s inaction as a reflection of the low priority he is giving to peace and... Fact-checked: Media counter Marcos inaugural claims CHEERS TO several media organizations for challenging dubious claims in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s inaugural address. Rappler, Baguio Chronicle, News5, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), and Vera Files produced necessary fact-checks and critical commentary in response to those claims. Rappler lists reports on Duterte’s drug war CHEERS TO Rappler for its compilation of reports that reviewed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war.” The report echoed the message of human rights advocates now that the strongman has stepped down– “never forget”. Media explain end of energy exploration talks with China CHEERS TO the media organizations that supported with expert analysis their reports on the end of Philippines-China energy exploration talks. Radyo5 and ANC’s interviews explained how the move prevented a “Constitutional crisis,” and stressed the consequences of an energy shortage on the citizenry. Two Bulletin “reports” were no more than PR pieces JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for wasting space on two PR pieces it passed off as journalism. Both were so blatantly in the interest of the objects of praise that it calls attention to the lapses in judgment of a legacy newspaper. Rappler and Inquirer feature LGBTQ+ voices in Pride Month reports CHEERS TO Inquirer.net and Rappler for joining the annual celebration of Pride Month. Other media organizations followed Pride Month only with routine coverage of events but Inquirer.net and Rappler went the extra mile through insightful reports on issues relevant to the LGBTQ+ community and its members’ rights. Rappler documentary reveals YouTube role in pro-Marcos vloggers’ disinformation drive CHEERS TO a Rappler documentary that revealed how the disinformation spread by pro-Marcos Jr. vloggers helped make him president. CNN PH and Inquirer.net review BBB program, zoom in on transport crisis CHEERS TO CNN Philippines’ and Inquirer.net’s online reports which reviewed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘Build, Build, Build’ (BBB) program, and its promise to improve transportation all over the country. Dubbing it as ushering in “the golden age of infrastructure,” the government claimed ‘BBB’ would enhance mobility and connectivity nationwide... « Previous1…4142434445…205Next »
