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 A quick rundown CHEERS TO GMA News Online for breaking down the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III to the main points of the speech. A harrowing experience Cheers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its nightmarish first-person account on securing an exit clearance from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). A progress report CHEERS TO the news organizations which reviewed President Benigno Aquino III’s campaign and inaugural promises in time for the 2011 State of the Nation Address (SONA). Slow news day Jeers to the Manila Bulletin for wasting newspaper space with a story on a “perplexed” President Benigno Aquino III over a Math problem he received through text. AFP press release JEERS to Malaya for the report “AFP officials to attend DOJ probe on missing UP students,” which sounded like a press release from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Only military sources were quoted throughout the report. Complainants Erlinda Cadapan and Concepcion Empeño, mothers of disappeared University of... Alleged news release Jeers to Malaya for reporting the alleged association of Escalante City, Negros Occidental Mayor Melecio Yap with the New People’s Army (NPA) which caused the National Police Commission to order the suspension of Yap and to withdraw his administrative control and operational supervision over the Escalante City police. Reporting year one of the Aquino administration SWEPT TO power in 2010 by a majority unprecedented in the country’s history, President Benigno Aquino III started his inaugural speech with the statement to the people that “Kayo ang boss ko. (You are my bosses)”. While that statement and his background as the son of the country’s first... The media, the bishops and the missing ‘Pajeros’ The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) revealed last June that some Catholic bishops had received assistance funds for the purchase of motor vehicles including sports utility vehicles (SUVs). The agency cited the 2009 Commission on Audit (COA) report on PCSO, which said that the assistance was unconstitutional. PJR Reports July – August 2011 THE MEDIA whether old (print and broadcast) or new (blogs, online news, and social networking sites) were once again in the center of attention in July and August, as they had been a year ago during the Aug. 23, 2010 hostage-taking incident. The attention was not necessarily public, being mostly... Are there limits to social media use? What happened to motorist and University of the Philippines law student Christopher Lao was an issue of social media excess more than of journalism ethics. GMA News reported the different situations in Metro Manila and nearby provinces following days of heavy rains and flooding last Aug. 2. But, a segment... « Previous1…1112131415…21Next »
