Bandila Archives | Page 2 of 2 | CMFR
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Insensitive, inhumane
JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2 for its insensitive coverage of the plight of former child actor Jiro Manio who was found roaming the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3... Read more
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Departing from the usual
CHEERS TO two news programs for giving attention to those sector often marginalized by the media, and for airing a digestible backgrounder on the Moro struggle. Read more
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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
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Careless and reckless
JEERS TO several media organizations for their careless and reckless reporting of a crime involving a minor. Read more
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Unverified, sensationalized reporting (UPDATED)
JEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s Bandila for blatantly violating the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas’ (KBP) Broadcast Code of the Philippines and the network’s own internal “Standards Ethics Manual”... Read more
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Covering the Sin Tax Bill: Mostly focused on Policy Issues
PROMINENTLY IN the news in October and November this year was the “sin” tax bill (now known as Republic Act No. 10351 or An Act Restructuring the Excise Tax... Read more
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Boy Abunda and the “entertainmentization” of news
Showbiz news used to consist only of a segment and were usually aired near the end—after the “hard” news on politics, business, and social issues. Today’s showbiz news is no... Read more
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Rallying Behind Bandila
ABS-CBN performs ‘act of leadership’—but who’s following? Rallying Behind Bandila By Hector Bryant L. Macale It promised leadership. When ABS-CBN announced it was reformatting its late night news, viewers... Read more