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 Matrix: Guidelines in Reporting Hostage-Taking and Other Crisis Situations In light of the August 23 hostage taking in Manila, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) held a roundtable discussion last Sept. 9 on the media coverage of crisis situations. CMFR prepared a matrix of guidelines applied and/or suggested by several international journalism groups and news organizations... Newsbreak to fund investigative health reports Online newsmagazine Newsbreak is offering six fellowships for journalists interested in doing investigative reports on health. Under the Maggie de Pano Fund for Investigative Reporting for Health, journalists may avail of funding for reports on health. The reports may be on issues such as the misuse of public health funds, policies... Probe offers Media fellowship on Population and Development The Probe Media Foundation Inc. (PMFI) is inviting media practitioners to submit entries to its “Mulat Pinoy Media Fellowship Program: Philippine Population in Focus”. The fellowship, according to an official news release, seeks to maximize traditional and new media to get more Filipinos aware of how population is intertwined with... APJC invites Asia Pacific journalists in two-week seminar The Asia Pacific Journalism Center (APJC) invites journalists in the region to apply for its two-week fellowship program. The fellowship, themed “Challenges to stability and development in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore”, will be held from Nov. 8 to 26. The Australia-based APJC is a nonprofit organization that conducts programs for... 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... Let the press do its job in Thailand CMFR/PHILIPPINES-The Manila-based Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) supports the call of media advocacy groups and other concerned sectors to spare media organizations and journalists from threats and attacks while covering the clashes between Thailand’s security forces and protesters. Violence related to the occupation of portions of Central... 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 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 candidates, the candidates’ views, and their party platforms if any. Information on developments related to the... « Previous1…34567…36Next »
