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 problematic exercise: Election uncertainties dominate news themes Published in the March-April 2010 issue of PJR Reports. In a major indication of how problematic the 2010 elections are regarded by both the press and the public, the uncertainties surrounding the exercise dominated the major themes of reporting in the fourth and fifth week (Feb. 28- March 13)... What’s On Your TV? Election worries, Noynoy, Manny, Gibo, and not much else Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Broadcast Timekeeping Analysis April 12-23, 2010 As the country’s first ever automated elections looms on the horizon, the media’s role becomes crucial in shaping the nature of the discussions and debates among the people who will troop to the polling places and cast... Cebu's Bisaya-language dailies keep focus on local elections Cebu Print Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Fourth Monitoring Period (March 28-April 10, 2010) A month before the May 10, 2010 elections, there was a slight increase in the percentage of election-related reports from 28% in the third monitoring period to 29% in the fourth monitoring period. Both... Cebu papers cover less prominent candidates Cebu Print Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Fourth Monitoring Period (March 28-April 10 2010) CEBU’S ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DAILIES Weeks 7 and 8 covering March 28-April 10, 2010 saw a slight decrease in the number of election-related reports from 388 in Weeks 5 and 6 to 353 reports about the... It’s Back to the Local Elections for Cebu’s English-language Dailies; Cebu’s Bisaya-language Dailies focused on Local Elections in Middle Weeks of the Campaign It’s Back to the Local Elections for Cebu’s English-language Dailies Cebu Print Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Third Monitoring Period (March 14-27 2010) The number of election-related news reports continued to increase as the May 10, 2010 elections drew near. From 335 (22%) reports in Weeks 3 and... Teledyaryo gives mostly negative coverage to Aquino: Gov’t TV shows bias for Teodoro, Lakas-Kampi The CMFR Monitor of Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections BROADCAST DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (For the period March 15-19 and 22-26, 2010) Introduction The election coverage by TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN 2), 24 Oras (GMA-7) and Teledyaryo (NBN-4) from March 15 to 19 and March 22 to 26 was generally... A problematic exercise: Election uncertainties dominate news themes in print The CMFR Monitor of Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Discourse Analysis: Print (For the period February 28 -March 13, 2010) Scope For the print media coverage of the fourth and fifth week of the 2010 elections, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) monitored the front pages... Media battlefield shrinks as candidates near 120 minute airtime limit THE CMFR MONITOR OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2010 ELECTIONS POLITICAL ADS IN BROADCASTING AND PRINT (For the Period February 28-March 13) A month after the start of the official campaign period for the 2010 national elections,  several groups including  civil society and the media were monitoring and publicizing... Senatorial campaign was least covered on TV; Aquino most covered by TV Patrol World, 24 Oras THE CMFR MONITOR OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2010 ELECTIONS BROADCAST DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (For the periods March 1-5 and 8-12, 2010) Introduction The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) monitor of the election coverage of TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN), 24 Oras (GMA-7), and Teledyaryo (NBN-4) from March 1... Cebu's English-language dailies shifted coverage from local to presidential elections Cebu Print Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Second Monitoring Period (February 28-March 13, 2010) Weeks 3 and 4 (February 28-March 13) of the monitoring period showed an increase in the percentage of election-related reports in Cebu’s English-language dailies from 19 percent to 22 percent (335 election-related reports to... « Previous12345Next »