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Batanes earthquakes: Media must look into lapses in disaster preparedness

TYPHOON RESILIENT Batanes proved no match to earthquakes. Two tremors, one of magnitude 5.4 at 4:16 a.m. and another of magnitude 5.9 at 7:37 a.m. on Saturday, July 27,... Read more

Negros Killings: Important issues in “lawless violence”

THE WAVE of killings in Negros Oriental has stoked talk of martial law in the province. From July 18 to 27, at least 21 people have been gunned down... Read more

The boxing champ as legislator: Are journalists concerned?

FILIPINOS CHEERED Manuel “Pac-man” Pacquiao’s latest victory against American boxer Keith Thurman, when he clinched the World Boxing Association super welterweight title via a split decision on their July... Read more

Five Months of the Rice “Tariffication” Law: Impact on Farmers, Public Missing

FIVE MONTHS after its passage, the Rice Liberalization Act (RA 11203) is back in the news. Signed in February, RA 11203 was set to address the shortage in affordable... Read more

Covering the Race for Speaker: Cheers to ANC and TV5

CHEERS TO ANC’s Early Edition and TV5 Aksyon’s explainer for reports that underscored the importance of legislative independence in the lower chamber of the 18th Congress. Most of the... Read more

Silent on Local Polls: TV Still Hot on the National Campaign Trail, Puff Pieces Still Dominate Print

THE LOCAL campaign kickoff on March 29 helped increase election-related reports, but brought little improvement to the reportage on the campaign. Most of the reports on TV were still... Read more

Media on the Quakes: Missing the Science of It

ON APRIL 22, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Luzon, its epicenter in Castillejos, Zambales, resulting in 18 fatalities and PHP505 million worth of infrastructure damage. The following... Read more

Hasty Reporting of the “Narco” List

EXPRESSING HIS “trust in the government agencies who (sic) have vetted and validated the narco-list,” President Rodrigo Duterte read the list of politicians who were alleged to be involved... Read more

All Aboard the Campaign Train: Nothing New, Hardly Relevant Coverage

FEBRUARY 12, the official start of the 2019 campaign, pushed into high gear media’s coverage of the May 19 midterm elections. But there was little that actually helped the... Read more

Media Warned About Spurious “Survey Results”

ON MARCH 8, five Manila broadsheets –The Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, Manila Standard, The Manila Times and Daily Tribune — reported that the senatorial candidate, Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go... Read more