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Info-tainment can work: Check out Dapat Totoo series on voters education

CHEERS TO the #DapatTotoo series of GMA Integrated News for taking a fresh approach to voter education. Its Elections 2025 digital campaign “#DapatTotoo” has found an effective way to... Read more

PH Media’s lens on US Elections: Geopolitics, Populism, and Economic Impact

ALL EYES were on the United States (US) on November 4 to 8 as the Americans held what the US media had described as the most consequential election in... Read more

Journalist Joe Torres named new PIA chief

JOURNALIST JOSE “Joe” Torres Jr. has been appointed as the new director general of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA). An award-winning journalist and author, Torres will manage the country’s... Read more

Julian Martir and the news media’s rush to ride on virality

The story was as inspiring as it was jaw-dropping: A Filipino student – the son of a tricycle driver and vendor from Negros Occidental -- announced on social media... Read more

Marcos follows Duterte’s model of disinformation

NOT SURPRISINGLY, Rodrigo Duterte’s successor, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has followed the model set before him. The goal of the Marcos return to power was stated clearly by... Read more

Government ’s role in the spread of disinformation

EVEN BEFORE the pandemic, countries around the world showed up the symptoms of a social and political disease. Only a few have emerged unscathed from the affliction. Sadly, the... Read more

Rappler identifies anti-SOGIE Bill disinformation network

CHEERS TO Rappler for its in-depth report that uncovered and analyzed the online disinformation network against the SOGIESC (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics) Equality... Read more

Facts or Fake News: Identifying Sources and Earning Public Trust

NINE OUT of ten Filipino adults or 86% said “fake news” is a problem. This is according to the October 11 Pulse Asia Research Inc. survey on September 17... Read more

ANFREL offers media fellowship program on election reporting

THE ASIAN Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) is offering its media fellowship program that has a series of online intensive training sessions on fundamental election concepts and reporting techniques. Read more

Editorial cartoons and the long journey of political commentary

THE SLIDE of print as a source of news continues. And the decision to cut out cartoons from more Op-Ed pages is poignant. Read more