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 The 2008 SONA: Predictable coverage of a ho-hum event Media provided the usual reports praising and criticizing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s last State of the Nation Address (SONA)–without offering much-needed analyses of the July 28 speech as well as the issues it raised.The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) monitor from July 27 to 30 found that... Fundamentals by Luis V. Teodoro IN THE last three weeks or so, PJR Reports has been accused of various offenses through letters to the PJRR editor as well as repeated text messages, phone calls and e-mails. PJR/PJRR has admitted its errors and promptly corrected them in the past, but will... Second issue of only refereed journal on journalism released THE second issue of the Philippine Journalism Review (PJR), the only refereed journal in Asia devoted to journalism concerns and issues, is now available, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has announced. Now an annual, the Philippine Journalism Review, or PJR, used to be a press monitoring... City Council withdraws “persona non grata” tag on journalist CMFR/PHILIPPINES – The Zamboanga City Council recalled on 12 August 2008 a resolution declaring a journalist “persona non grata” following his report on resistance to the formation of the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) in Mindanao. Zamboanga City is approximately 864 kms from Manila. The City Council decided to recall... Radio broadcaster in critical condition after being shot CMFR/Philippines—A radio broadcaster is in critical condition after being shot near a shopping mall in General Santos City, South Cotabato on 4 August 2008, at around 4:30 (local time). A gunman riding pillion on a motorcycle shot Dennis Cuesta of dxMD-Radio Mindanao Network (RMN) in General Santos along a... System failure Cheers to GMANews.tv for providing helpful reports on the recent M/V Princess of the Stars tragedy. Its July 21 report “Marina: Weighed and found wanting” discussed the poor performance of the Marine Industry Authority (Marina), one of the government agencies being investigated for the M/V Princess of the Stars... A dramatic rehash JEERS TO “Kidnap”, an ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs documentary aired last July 13, for putting drama above new information on the abduction of the Ces Drilon news team. “Kidnap” told the story of the abduction of senior correspondent Cecilia Victoria “Ces” Drilon, cameraman Jimmyfred “Jimmy” Encarnacion, and assistant... Filipino photojournalist bags scholarship Vicente Jaime “VJ” Villafranca, a 26-year-old former photojournalism student at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University, was recently named the 2008 Ian Parry Scholarship awardee. Villafranca bested works from other countries with his photo documentary of 12 black-and-white images of gang... The roots of the food crisis CHEERS TO GMA-7 for running a public affairs special last July 6 that looked at the continuing problem of food security. “Kalam” traced the roots of the food security problem to government’s lack of policy on self-sufficiency. Former Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary Arsenio Balisacan said that the government... Coverage of ARMM elections marginalized says poll watchdog CMFR/Philippines – In one more indication of the media’s tendency not only to neglect positive developments in the region, but also to remain focused on Manila issues, the approaching elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have yet to receive national media attention. Salic Ibrahim, chair of... « Previous1…1415161718…36Next »
