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 Double jeers Double jeers to BusinessMirror for: 1) missing a cue from its most controversial columnist and thereby failing to report the biggest story of the day (April 29), and 2), continuing to have a public official write a column which she uses to attack her critics, in violation of the... Gossipy and trivial The media reports on the love life of President Benigno Aquino III are once again confirming the persistence of one of the worst habits of the Philippine press—its penchant for gossip and trivia. For instance, the Manila Bulletin underscored Aquino’s love life, heart breaks, and active dating in a... Biased JEERS to ABS-CBN 2’s Bandila for a biased report on former Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste on the alleged special treatment given to rich prisoners in the New Bilibid Prison. “Buhay preso at kulay preso na uli si dating Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste sa suot niyang uniporme. Kwento ng Bureau... Leviste exposed CHEERS to ABS-CBN 2’s XXX for exposing last May 18 former Batangas governor Antonio Leviste’s trips outside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). XXX captured exclusive videos of Leviste in front of his office-residence in Makati where he had killed his former employee Rafael de las Alas. Leviste was convicted... Some attempts Cheers to the media for some serious attempts to explain the Reproductive Health Bill or House Bill 4244 (full text of RH bill here – http://www.newsbreak.ph/2011/05/20/full-text-of-hb-4244-the-reproductive-health-bill/) . The Harapan (Face Off) by ANC and ABS-CBN 2 last May 7 and The Grand Debate by GMANews TV last May 23,... Coverage of Pope John Paul II’s beatification: Adulation without understanding Hector Bryant L. Macale With research from Karlin E. Galao, Mari Joie A. Ladia, and Venus Clarisse C. Tenorio News about the May 1 beatification of Pope John Paul II competed with other explosive events during the period: the wedding of British Prince William and Kate Middleton, the death... PJR Reports March – April 2011 || IN THIS ISSUE || Merci in Media What Fourth Estate? by Hector Bryant L. Macale with research from Venus Clarisse C. Tenorio and Ro Adrian Daniel E. Taningco Crisis in Japan Fomenting Panic by Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa Focus on... The social relevance of Church-owned radio By Isabel Templo For 37 years, DZPA, an radio station on the AM band owned and run by the Diocese of Bangued, had  been operating alone in Abra—until the 1990s, when another AM station ventured onto the airwaves. Unable to compete with DZPA, however, the new station closed  after... Women in the media Women in the Philippine media are in middle management work and junior and senior professional work levels. There is, however, an observed low ratio between men and women above middle management level in government. This is among the conclusions of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)’s “Global Report on... The RH Bill as Women’s IssueIn-depth Reporting Needed THE MEDIA have been covering the reproductive health (RH) bill, but have not subjected the issue, which has been the topic of much debate, to the kind of in-depth reporting that could help the public form informed opinions on it. PJR Reports monitored the three major newspaper dailies—Philippine Daily... « Previous1…1415161718…21Next »
