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CMFR Philippine Press Freedom Report 2010 released

THE VICTORY of Benigno Simeon Aquino III in the 2010 presidential elections was widely expected to usher in a new era of governance. Aquino was also perceived as committed to ending the culture of impunity that encourages the killing of journalists, human rights workers and political activists. The Philippine...

Egyptian authorities target journalists amid protests

As thousands of Egyptian protesters marched calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, local authorities have targeted journalists and closed down Internet access in the country to limit coverage. International press freedom advocate group Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF, Reporters Without Borders) reported that journalists, including foreign correspondents, were...

Radio broadcaster killed in Palawan

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – A radio broadcaster was shot dead in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan province last 24 January 2011. If the killing is work related, Ortega will be the second journalist killed in the line of duty under the Benigno Aquino III administration. Palawan is a province approximately 592 kilometers...

Police officer denies access to broadcaster

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – An intelligence officer of the Philippine National Police (PNP) allegedly prevented a radio broadcaster in Quezon province last 05 January 2011 from covering a story following the arrest of alleged members of the New People’s Army. Quezon is approximately 100 kilometers from Manila. Senior Supt. Ramon Balauag...

Journalism Asia Forum 2010: Impunity and Press Freedom

IN THE hope that a collective response will rise from the public’s understanding of impunity and its impact on press freedom and democracy, CMFR organized the “Journalism Asia Forum 2010: Impunity and Press Freedom (JAF 2010)” on the first anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre last November 23. The forum...

THE AMPATUAN MASSACRE: Mourning, Disappointment and Hope

A YEAR has passed since the mass murder of 52 men and women including 32 journalists and media workers, but the trial of those accused of the foul deed has not even begun. Thirty-two journalists and media practitioners were with the wife and relatives of a local politician to...

Irrawaddy founder wins 2010 Claus Fund Award

Applications for 2011 awards now open A Burmese journalist-in-exile running a Thailand-based newsmagazine won the 2010 Prince Claus Fund award for journalism. Aung Zaw, founder and editor of The Irrawaddy news magazine won under the journalism category with Iranian filmmaker Mehrdad Oskouei and Yoani Sanchez. Zaw has lived in...

Sandra Burton Nieman Fellowship for Filipino Journalists

The Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation (NCAF), sponsors of the Sandra Burton Nieman Fellowship, announces the start of the application process to select the first fellow of the program in 2011. The Nieman Program has agreed that the Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) will be in...

UN Special Rapporteur special guest at Journalism Asia Forum 2010

For coverage/participation, please call CMFR at the following numbers: (+63 2 894/1326/894-1314/840-0889) Frank La Rue, the UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, will serve as a special guest speaker at the Journalism Asia Forum 2010 on November 23. The Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility...

Regional fora, meetings mark CMFR commemoration of Ampatuan Massacre Anniversary

The Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is holding “The Journalism Asia Forum 2010 (JAF) – Impunity and Press Freedom” on November 23 to mark the first year anniversary of the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) massacre, in which fifty-eight people including 32 journalists and media workers were murdered in...