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 Tabloids focused on presidential race, covered Villar most Tabloid coverage of the national elections Fourth Monitoring Period (March 28 to April 10, 2010) Like the broadsheets, selected major tabloids focused overwhelmingly on the major presidential candidates to the virtual exclusion of lesser-known candidates. From March 28 to April 10, a monitor of three tabloids also showed scant... Radio Coverage of the 2010 National Elections CMFR Monitor of the Media Coverage of the 2010 National and Local Elections (April 12-16 and April 19-23, 2010) There are striking differences in the elections coverage of radio when compared to other media. While the elections occupied a substantial amount of airtime and space in television, print and... TV news covered Presidential election most; party list, senatorial campaign least The CMFR Monitor of Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Broadcast Discourse Analysis (For the period April 12-16 and 19-23, 2010) From April 12 to 16 and 19 to 23, almost five out of ten reports by TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN 2) were about the elections. In the case... TV Patrol World, 24 Oras covered Aquino most in final two weeks of presidential campaign The CMFR Monitor of Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Broadcast Discourse Analysis (For the period April 26-30 and May 3-7, 2010) Introduction During the last two weeks of the campaign period, most of the news reports on TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN), 24 Oras (GMA) and Teledyaryo (NBN) focused... Online Coverage of 2010 Elections: Citizen journalists at work Reflecting the changing media landscape, the online medium has evolved into a distinct and powerful source of news and information for the 2010 elections. More and more Filipinos are following and even participating in the online coverage of the elections as social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter... Improving coverage by the public/current affairs programs The Philippine media covered  election-related events and personalities aggressively during the campaign season. News media organizations such as ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. (ABS-CBN 2 and ABS-CBN News Channel) and GMA Network Inc. (GMA-7 and sister-station QTV 11) pooled together their resources in partnership with other groups to provide what was... Mudslinging among candidates boosts media coverage CENTER FOR MEDIA FREEDOM AND RESPONSIBILITY TIMEKEEPING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 29-31 AND APRIL 5-9 The media play a crucial role in the democratic life of the country. This is especially evident during election periods. The media are the people’s main source of information on electoral issues, the... TV Patrol World, 24 Oras election coverage still generally neutral; Teledyaryo continues bias for Teodoro The CMFR Monitor of Media Coverage of the 2010 Elections Broadcast Discourse Analysis (For the period March 29-31 and April 5-9, 2010) For this period, the broadcast discourse analysis monitoring team of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) analyzed only eight days of news coverage (instead of... Pols circumvent 120-minute political ad limit THE CMFR MONITOR OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2010 ELECTIONS POLITICAL ADS IN BROADCASTING AND PRINT (For the Period March 14 – 27) Less than two months after the official campaign period for national elections started, AGB Nielsen, in partnership with the non-governmental organization Pera’t Pulitika, released a study... Moneyed candidates still getting the most airtime; Gov’t network still biased for admin candidates; Gov’t network still biased for admin candidates Same old, same old Moneyed candidates still getting the most airtime; Gov’t network still biased for admin candidates BROADCAST TIMEKEEPING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 15-26, 2010 No significant changes were evident in the way the three primetime news programs – NBN’s Teledyaryo, GMA 7’s 24 Oras, and ABS-CBN’s... « Previous1234567Next »
