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 Reporting goals (un)met Cheers to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a report evaluating how the Philippines is faring in achieving the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In time for Pres. Benigno Aquino III’s visit to the United States, partly to attend the United Nations summit on the MDGs (Sept.... Explanation please Jeers to the Cebu Daily News for failing to explain and provide context in its report on the extension of the zero-tariff policy on wheat and cement. The Sept. 13 report failed to define what a tariff is and what the consequences are if the two executive orders that... Helpful backgrounders Cheers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for regularly publishing background sidebars with some of their stories, particularly those that might have been long forgotten by the public. One example was the Inquirer’s Oct. 13 banner story about the amnesty granted to detained Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and more than... Preparing for another Ondoy CHEERS to GMANews.tv for a proactive approach in commemorating the anniversary of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng. To prepare the people in case another strong typhoon occurs, the news website came up with an interactive map of flood-prone areas and evacuation centers. Using data from institutions and agencies such as... On the PAL Labor issue CHEERS TO Newsbreak/abscbnNews.com for reporting on the history and context of the most recent Philippine Airlines (PAL) labor issue. The report, published at abs-cbnNews.com on Aug. 5 looked at the PAL issue not just from a labor perspective but also from a business perspective. The report addressed the impact... Self regulation vs. government intervention: CMFR holds RTD on crisis coverage guidelines The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) gathered news managers and reporters from several news organizations last Sept. 8 to discuss the media’s need to firmly adopt and implement internal and community-wide editorial and ethical guidelines, if again faced with crisis situations similar to the Aug. 23 hostage... Obit: Mus, 59 Dutch journalist Conny Mus died Aug. 19 of heart failure. He was 59. Mus, one of the best known broadcast and television reporters of The Netherlands, was also the chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Israel. He was chairman of the organization on and off since 1990. In... Obit: Roth, 91 British journalist Andrew Roth died of prostate cancer in London on Aug. 12. He was 91. Roth was born in New York in 1919 but has acquired British citizenship by 1966. In 1945, however, he wrote for leftish-liberal magazine in the United States, Nation, and occasionally for (former) Manchester... Sept. 22, 2010 Briefing on the News Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility with support from the National Endowment for Democracy invites you to a briefing on the News Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections September 22, 2010 Registration starts at 9:30 AM JV 2-5 4/F AIM Conference Center Manila Benavidez corner Trasierra Sts. Legaspi... The Safety in the Cliche (updated) By Jonathan Corpus Ong By now Filipinos home and abroad, and witnesses the world over, have a stock of visuals and voices that would mark their experiences of last Aug. 23’s tragic events in the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. A tall, proud tourist bus, its sides emblazoned in bold... « Previous1…18192021Next »
