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 2008 AMF Journalism Fellowship application deadline extended The deadline for 2008 Asia Media Forum (AMF) Journalism Fellowship applications has been extended to Oct. 30, 2008. The 2008 AMF Journalism Fellowship, launched in partnership with ActionAid, aims to “promote the concept of research-based journalism” in the region. The fellowship hopes to develop and enhance research ideas and... Broadcasters receive death threats; Mining Exec threatens to sue paper for P100 million CMFR/Philippines – Two Davao City-based radio broadcasters received death threats after reporting alleged extortion activities involving some local government officials. Davao City is approx. 978 kms from Manila. Erin Lumosbog of RPN-9’s radio station dxKT-Radyo Ronda (Roving Radio) Davao and James Pala of dxAM-Radyo Rapido (Rapid Radio) said they... Burmese journalist freed after 19 years After 19 years in prison, a Burmese journalist who was also the longest-serving political prisoner in military-ruled Burma was released last Sept. 23 under the junta’s amnesty program. U Win Tin, former editor of the newspaper Hanthawathi and vice-president of the Burma Writers Association, was among several detainees who... Journalists’ suit against president’s husband to proceed CMFR/Philippines—The Court of Appeals has denied a motion by the husband of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to quash the case, filed against him by journalists in response to his numerous libel suits. The Court of Appeals also lifted a writ of preliminary injunction and directed the trial court to... High Court upholds guilty verdict against columnist CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Supreme Court of the Philippines on 16 September 2008 affirmed the guilty verdict on a 1999 libel case filed by a customs official against a columnist, three editors, and the publisher of a local tabloid. Libel is a criminal offense punishable with jail terms in the... 2008 AMF Journalism Fellowship is now open The Asia Media Forum Center (AMF) Nepal is inviting practicing Asian journalists in any medium (print, TV, radio, or online) to apply for a journalism fellowship of ÂŁ1,000 (1,762 U.S. dollars). The 2008 AMF Journalism Fellowship, launched in partnership with ActionAid, aims to “promote the concept of research-based journalism”... CMFR Statement: Assault on the Public’s Right to Know Contact: Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo(02) 894-1326/894-1314staff@cmfr-phil.org The Supreme Court’s affirmation of its March 25 decision in favor of executive privilege undermines the public interest function of the press to provide information to a citizenry that has a right to it on matters of public concern. Even more dangerously it... Mindanao in the news: Some minuses and a few pluses By Melanie Y. Pinlac and Edsel Van DT. Dura Mindanao is in the news again, more than a year after the beheading of 10 Marine soldiers in Tipo-tipo, Basilan and the kidnapping of Fr. Giancarlo Bossi. This time what initially dominated the front pages and the news programs was... Appeals Court reverses decision on a libel case CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Saying it would have “a devastating and catastrophic effect on the freedom of speech and of the press,” the Court of Appeals (CA) reversed on 28 August 2008 its 18 March 2008 decision which upheld a guilty verdict for libel on the staff members of a defunct... ‘Unethical practice’ is threatening journalism by Jose Torres Jr. Mr. Torres is the chair of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. He is also the editor in chief of the online news magazine GMANews.TV. Torres writes about the effects of unethical practices to journalism in the latest entry on the Eye on Ethics newsletter. There is... « Previous1…1314151617…36Next »
