Aksyon Archives | Page 13 of 15

PWDs and the Law

CHEERS TO several television news programs for looking into the plight of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Read more

Disrespecting the deceased

JEERS TO several media organizations for their gory reports on a crime involving a minor. Read more

Reporting the House vote on the BBL: Legitimizing media bias

CMFR MONITORED the reporting on the debates and voting on the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) from March 18 to 20. Read more

Reminding people about Climate Change

CHEERS TO Aksyon for reminding Filipinos of the Philippines’ vulnerability to climate change, and what can be done to make the country more resilient. Read more

News reports or PR pieces?

JEERS TO several media organizations for publishing and airing stories that are PR pieces on the possible presidential candidates in the 2016 elections. Read more

Insensitive—again

JEERS TO several news organizations for their insensitive treatment of the coming out story of American Olympic champion Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner. Read more

Information or entertainment?

THE CENTER for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) conducted a 24-hour monitor of the three major television networks— ABS-CBN 2, GMA 7 and TV 5 – on April 27,... Read more

Sidebar | May 4 News: Pacquiao and others

THE HIGHLY anticipated Pacquiao-Mayweather fight was aired by the broadcasting networks ABS-CBN 2, GMA-7 and TV5 on May 3. Read more

REPORTING THE PAPAL VISIT: Transmitting charisma, faith and spirituality

On July 29 last year, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) made official the dates for the visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines, less than five... Read more

PNoy on second term: Loss of context and meaning

THERE WERE two parts to PNoy’s answer to the question that fired up such heated reactions to the idea of a second term for PNoy. Apart from some political... Read more