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 Manila-based newspaper charged with inciting to sedition CMFR/Philippines—The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the publisher and two columnists of Manila-based newspaper The Daily Tribune, a known critic of the Gloria Arroyo administration, with inciting to sedition for allegedly publishing articles that encourage the people to rise against the government. Article 139 of the Revised Penal... Welcome to the Philippines, one of Asia’s deadliest for journalists The Philippines was one of the most dangerous places for journalists in Asia in 2006, according to the annual report made by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. WORLD: ‘Philippines, Afghanistan deadliest for journalists’Committee to Protect Journalists announces the deadliest places for reporters in 2006Source: AsiaMedia The Philippines... US media icon dies at 87 US media icon Charles E. Scripps, scion of a legendary media family and the board chairman of The E.W. Scripps Co. for more than four decades, died Saturday of natural causes at age 87. According to this article, as board chairman from 1953 until 1994, Scripps presided over the... Quezon City court drops editor’s libel cases against actress TWO LIBEL cases, this time filed by a journalist against an actress, were dropped on 30 January 2007 after both parties reached an out-of-court settlement. Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 88 Judge Rosanna Fe Maglaya junked journalist Jo-Ann Maglipon’s suits against actress Claudine Barretto after confirming that the... 2006 a dismal year for media; 2007 looks like it’s not going to be better — RSF The year 2006 was dismal year for the media, with a high number of journalists and media workers killed or thrown in prison around the world. The year 2007 looks like it is no different from the previous years, as six journalists and four media assistants have been killed... Quezon City court drops editor’s libel cases against actress CMFR/Philippines—TWO LIBEL cases, this time filed by a journalist against an actress, were dropped on 30 January 2007 after both parties reached an out-of-court settlement. Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 88 Judge Rosanna Fe Maglaya junked journalist Jo-Ann Maglipon’s suits against actress Claudine Barretto after confirming that the... Case against suspected killers of journalists reopened CMFR/Philippines—A resolution by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on 16 January 2007 ordered the reopening of the murder case against the suspected killers of radio broadcaster Rolando Ureta, who was killed on 3 January 2001 in Aklan, a province south of Manila. The defendants’ alibis were insufficient, said the... Provincial governor warns journalists Governor Josie Mendoza dela Cruz of Bulacan, a province north of Manila, warned journalists on 22 January 2007 that she will file libel charges against them if they report “unsubstantiated news to malign her reputation.” “Anticipating various tactics of political mudslinging pending the coming May elections dela Cruz declared... Case against suspected killers of journalist reopened A resolution by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on 16 January 2007 ordered the reopening of the murder case against the suspected killers of radio broadcaster Rolando Ureta, who was killed on 3 January 2001 in Aklan, a province south of Manila. The defendants’ alibis were insufficient, said the... ABS-CBN report on axed ABC-5 programs a case of speculative journalism? ABC-5 did not just cancel its public affairs programs Frontlines and Dokyu, but has in fact axed its entire public affairs programming, Alecks Pabico posted in Inside PCIJ last January 23. Contrary to an earlier ABS-CBN report on the issue, the reasons for the cancellation of the programs and... « Previous1…2122232425…36Next »
