crisis coverage Archives | CMFR

• (PART 2) Reporting ‘Yolanda’: More needed from the media

  Media should always learn from past experience, but climate change and the unprecedented magnitude of recent disasters signal a new level of learning. The media mind set needs to... Read more

• (PART 1) Reporting ‘Yolanda’: More needed from the media

  "The media have roles to play before, during, and after a disaster. In many incidents, journalists are among the first to arrive on the scene and report on events... Read more

• A Year After: The Press and the Aug. 23 Hostage Taking

  One year after the bloody Aug. 23, 2010 hostage taking incident in Manila, has the Philippine press learned any lesson from the coverage? Read more

• Self regulation vs. government intervention: CMFR holds RTD on crisis coverage guidelines

  The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) gathered news managers and reporters from several news organizations last Sept. 8 to discuss the media’s need to firmly adopt and... Read more