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 News5 explains the complexity of Veloso’s transfer CHEERS TO News5 for its explainer on the impending transfer of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino convicted of drug trafficking in 2010, from Indonesia to the Philippines. The report was the first to discuss the complications confronting Veloso's return, discussing them in the simplest of terms in the vernacular. PH Media’s lens on US Elections: Geopolitics, Populism, and Economic Impact ALL EYES were on the United States (US) on November 4 to 8 as the Americans held what the US media had described as the most consequential election in history. On November 5, Republican candidate Donald Trump secured not just the 270 electoral college vote over Democratic candidate Kamala... Rappler’s report: Duterte’s appearance reveals Senate’s lack of will to hold former president accountable CHEERS TO Rappler’s two articles on the appearance and testimony of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the October 28 Senate hearing on the war on drugs, the central policy of his administration. Eleven years after Yolanda: Climate change call for news as platforms of action SEVERE AND inclement weather in recent weeks highlighted the inadequacy of reporting typhoons as separate and unrelated episodes. Extraordinary climactic events were reported without reference to climate change and its impact on the Philippines and around the world. PCIJ’s in-depth review maps political dynasties’ grip on power CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its three-part series mapping the pervasiveness of political dynasties in the Philippines and discussing their systemic impact on governance and development. Quad comm revelations: Rappler makes sense of findings CHEERS to Rappler for a podcast which made sense of the findings of the “Quad comm” – the four house committees which set out to jointly probe the interrelated aspects of Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war,” the criminal activities of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and the continuing drug... Media fail to highlight meaning of Sara Duterte’s “meltdown” JEERS TO Manila Bulletin for its report that resorted to simply recording Vice President Sara Duterte’s ‘meltdown” when she called a press conference on October 18. Meanwhile, on social media, the backlash expressed shock and outrage that reflected the general public reaction. News5 explains Bicol River Basin as flooding factor CHEERS TO News5 for its explainer on the Bicol region’s topography as a major factor in the severe flooding triggered by the excessive rainfall of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name: Trami). The report pushed the envelope in disaster reportage as it introduced features in the natural topography of... Media let pass Go’s lies on extrajudicial killing JEERS TO media outlets for failing to fact-check Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s two false claims on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. Media reports also missed the opportunity to establish the context of violence in the implementation of Duterte’s illegal drug policy. PCIJ looks into early ad spending, Villar’s use of Facebook CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for its two reports that focused on the Facebook campaign ad spending of senatorial aspirants for the 2025 midterm polls. Carmela Fonbuena of PCIJ showed how senatorial aspirant Camille Villar has ramped up her ads on FB, keeping up with... « Previous1…7891011…202Next »
