Journalism Review Archives | Page 112 of 174

Binay’s ho-hum “counter-SONA”

A WEEK AFTER President Benigno Simeon Aquino III appeared before a joint session of the Congress and spoke to his “bosses” for his last State of the Nation Address... Read more

Covering the Iglesia Ni Cristo Controversy: Imbalanced and unfair reports leave audience still uninformed

The media, by using limited and biased sources without analysis provided reports of doubtful accuracy, leaving the public as uninformed as it was before the controversy erupted. Read more

Distorting the truth about IDPs

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for failing to verify a press statement that gravely misrepresented the position of a UN official. Read more

Protecting the seas

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s Failon Ngayon for putting the spotlight on the dangers a mining company poses to a protected part of the sea in Batangas. Read more

Celebrity ‘news’

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for a report on a celebrity wedding masquerading as relevant news. Read more

Publishing someone else’s story

JEERS TO Rappler for republishing an article without the permission of its original publisher VERA Files and the articles’ coauthor. Read more

One-sided and editorialized

JEERS TO The Daily Tribune for publishing a one-sided and editorialized report on Vice President Jejomar Binay’s interview with ABS-CBN’s Noli De Castro. Read more

BSA’s love life—again

JEERS TO Manila Bulletin for once again elevating President Benigno Aquino III’s rumored romances to national news status. Read more

Reporting the South China Sea Dispute: Lack of context still at issue

Associate Justice Carpio’s public lecture provided the necessary historical and empirical context to shed light on the causes of the dispute and explained the significant stakes involved and the... Read more

Front page PR for lothario drink

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing on its front page a story that carries to new heights reportage on trivia. The subject: how several lawmakers seem... Read more