Journalism Review Archives | Page 105 of 173 | CMFR

  • Gratuitous link

    JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for taking a cheap shot at the Aquino government with a headline that gratuitously links administration projects and brothels in the area. On... Read more

  • Reviewing Party-list Performance

    CHEERS TO ABS-CBNnews.com and ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol for its effort to evaluate the performance of the 2013 elected party-list representatives in the 16th Congress. On February 12, ABS-CBNNews.com published Gigi... Read more

  • Presenting the Agenda of Presidential Candidates

      CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its series on presidential platforms to address issues of public concern. On February 9, the Inquirer started “Election 2016: Agenda of... Read more

  • Elections and Political Dynasties: Lack of Context, Wrong Focus

    JEERS TO ABS-CBN News for a report that relied mainly on one politician as its source, and which failed to locate the story in the context of dynastic politics... Read more

  • Mamasapano Revisited: The Press Got Played

      SENATE HEARINGS in aid of legislation are an important part of democracy. The very nature of these hearings – senators have subpoena and contempt powers and are immune... Read more

  • DNA Test: A Hoax, a Non-Story

      JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for a headline that misled the reader into thinking that the article was about an authentic document but, as the report itself said,... Read more

  • SSS: Failure of Public Policy Reporting

    CRITICISM RAINED on President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III for his veto of House Bill 5842 that sought to increase by PHP 2,000 the monthly Social Security System (SSS)... Read more

  • Mamasapano, a Year Later

    CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s TV Patrol and CNN Philippines’ Network News for exploring developments and other issues in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, a year after the clash between the Philippine National... Read more

  • Revisiting Arroyo’s Plunder Case

    CHEERS TO Rappler.com for its efforts to revisit former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s plunder case, coinciding with the fifteenth anniversary of the protest action known as “EDSA Dos” or People... Read more

  • RH Law Budget Cut: Ambushed and Out of the Loop

      THE SLASHING last December of the Department of Health’s billion-peso budget for family planning commodities caught reproductive health advocates off-guard. DOH Secretary Janette Garin said she herself was... Read more



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