Journalism Review Archives | Page 113 of 174

Serious charges, unidentified sources

ON MARCH 5, the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (BID) issued an order to deport an alleged Chinese crime lord named Wang Bo who is being sought by the... Read more

An incident becomes a war

IN THE afternoon of June 18, a group of University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman students armed with baseball bats and lead pipes attacked two others inside the campus.... Read more

An ad masquerading as a report

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for making an advertisement look like a news article. Read more

Instant celebrity

JEERS TO The Manila Times for publishing on its front page a report on Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s guesting at a primetime comedy-variety show that belonged more in... Read more

Careless and simplistic about suicide

JEERS TO several news organizations for another careless coverage on a suicide case. Read more

PR in Op-Eds

JEERS TO three major newspapers for publishing opinion articles that seemed to have been based on press releases. They not only used the same words; they also served the... Read more

Misleading

JEERS TO The Daily Tribune for its misleading story on the cause of further delays on the Pag-asa Island repairs. Read more

Aquino’s hair

JEERS TO The Philippine Star for publishing a report on President Benigno Aquino III’s jokes in his speech during the graduation rites of the Technical Education and Skills Development... Read more

Front page ‘love affair’

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for prioritizing a dating scandal over pressing issues. Read more

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