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 Inquirer.net misrepresents source in report praising Lacson, Sotto JEERS TO Inquirer.net for an article heaping praised on Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates Ping Lacson and Tito Sotto for their performance in the recent Comelec “PiliPinas” debates. The piece failed to mention that the complimentary comments were made by someone who had already endorsed Sen. Tito Sotto in November... Vote-buying: Media flag Election Code violations SOME CANDIDATES ave reportedly been engaging in questionable practices to boost their chances of winning in the 2022 elections. Journalists have recorded allegations of vote-buying in various areas, enough to cause public concern as some cases involve aspirants for both national and local posts. Media mum on possible Comelec misconduct JEERS TO the general lack of media attention to the processes involved in the automated elections. A development as significant as the printing of ballots without the required witnesses should have been flagged by the media, but reports after the fact were all based on what was revealed during... This Week in Media (March 14 to 18, 2022) SOME NEWS organizations called on Filipinos to come forward as sources by speaking out on the burden of rising oil prices. The collective strain has compelled workers and consumers to go public, pleading for assistance. Journalists talked to farmers, fisherfolk and public utility drivers who told them about planning... Media boost false claims on “500k” crowd at UniTeam rally JEERS TO the media organizations that parroted without checking the grossly exaggerated number of people who supposedly attended the Marcos-Duterte campaign event on March 13. Some online news accounts reported that UniTeam’s caravan from Muntinlupa-Las Piñas and the rally in Las Piñas drew some 500,000 people, an estimate attributed... One PH promotes foreign policy as key election issue THE RUSSIA-Ukraine conflict has posed challenges for leaders across the globe. In the Philippines, the effects are mostly felt in the high prices of petroleum products and other commodities. These developments have prompted candidates and incumbent politicians alike to propose solutions that will ease the resulting burden on the... Ukraine crisis dominates front pages; Online media fact-check and highlight issues METHODOLOGY: CMFR reviewed the coverage of leading Manila broadsheets (Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Philippine Star, and Manila Bulletin), three other selected broadsheets (The Daily Tribune, The Manila Times, and The Manila Standard) and their online counterparts as well as independent online media Rappler and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism... Election reporting still highlights presidential and vice presidential candidates REPORTS ON presidential and vice presidential candidates still dominated election coverage in all TV primetime news programs during the third and fourth weeks of the campaign period. The media continued to follow campaign sorties and rallies but some reports started to highlight the candidates’ positions on development and policy... This Week in Media (March 7 to 11, 2022) THERE IS NOTHING as yet to suggest any settlement that will end the violence in Ukraine. Invaded by Russia on February 24, Ukranians have fought back and protracted fighting is ongoing. Attempts at negotiations have not yielded any breakthrough. Key election issue: Reviewing media’s foreign policy coverage THE CRISES in many parts of the world demonstrate how foreign affairs are among the challenges that confront the leaders of all nations. The Philippines may be a small country without great significance in global geo-politics. But Filipinos, like other peoples, cannot be isolated from international events and developments.... « Previous1…4445464748…202Next »
