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 Same cast takes center stage in weeks 4 and 5 of the election coverage THE CMFR MONITOR OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2010 ELECTIONS BROADCAST NEWS TIMEKEEPING REPORT FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1-12, 2010 In the first three weeks of the monitor, many trends became apparent in the way broadcast news media were reporting the elections. The media focused  most stories  on the... Remembering Marlene Esperat A Press Statement of the Esperat family on the 5th Death Anniversary of journalist Marlene Esperat 24 March 2010 IT HAS been five years since journalist Marlene Esperat was killed. Five years have not made it any easier to accept her death. While the conviction of her gunmen somewhat... Sued for libel, journalist receives death threat CMFR/PHILIPPINES – After a Supreme Court justice filed 13 counts of libel against her in connection with an article she wrote last year, journalist Marites Dañguilan Vitug received death threats she believes to be connected with her book on the judiciary. Vitug, editor of the media organization Newsbreak and... Government TV covered Teodoro most, ignored bottom dwellers THE CMFR MONITOR OF MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE 2010 ELECTIONS BROADCAST DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (For the Period Feb. 9-26, 2010) The programs monitored were 24 Oras, Teledyaryo, and TV Patrol World. The programs 24 Oras (GMA-7) and TV Patrol (ABS-CBN 2) are the leading early evening newscasts in the country.... Radio blocktimer found dead in General Santos City CMFR/PHILIPPINES – Local police in General Santos City are investigating the killing of a radio blocktimer and columnist at a radio compound last 13 March 2010. The lifeless body of blocktimer Chito Abuzo was found at around 11 p.m. (local time) at a building in the compound of dxGS... Supreme Court justice sues journalist for libel CMFR/PHILIPPINES – An associate justice of the Philippine Supreme Court has filed libel charges against a journalist who wrote about his alleged role in his son’s seeking an elective post. This is the first time that a Supreme Court justice has filed a libel case against a journalist.  Supreme... CMFR Monitor of News Media Coverage of the 2010 National and Local Elections (February 10-27): Aquino the most covered presidential candidate in print AQUINO WAS THE MOST COVERED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Print focused on the presidential campaign to the neglect of the senatorial and party list elections The Liberal Party’s Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Cojuangco Aquino III was the most covered candidate in the country’s three biggest newspapers during the first three weeks of... CMFR Monitor of Media Coverage of the 2010 National and Local Elections (Feb 9-27, 2010):The Most Moneyed Candidates Were Also the Most Covered by Television News This year as in past elections, the candidates with the most resources were getting the most exposure via political ads. But they were also the most covered in the regular news programs. Former President Joseph Estrada and Sen. Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr., already among the most covered presidential candidates... Cebu’s Bisaya-language Press Covered Local Politics Most In First Three Weeks of the 2010 Election Campaign For the first three weeks of the national campaign, Cebu-based Bisaya dailies Banat and SunStar Superbalita focused more on the local elections in Cebu than the presidential elections. Even less attention was given to the senatorial, party-list, and vice-presidential elections. Of the candidates for president, Manuel “Manny” Villar Jr.... The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Monitor of Media Coverage of the May 2010 Elections (For the period Feb 9-27, 2010) As expected, coverage of the first three weeks of the 2010 election campaign focused on the leading presidential contenders. In contrast, coverage of vice-presidential candidates, political parties, and party-list groups during the same period proved wanting. Hardly surprising as well was the focus of Cebu’s English-language dailies on issues... « Previous1…56789…36Next »
