Journalism Review Archives | Page 120 of 173 | CMFR

  • Trivializing the reality of violent crimes

    JEERS TO The Philippine Star for publishing on its front page the scantily clad photo of a transgender woman to accompany a story on her killing. Read more

  • Reporting Mindanao: A Dangerous Place?

    JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for an irresponsible headline which generalized Mindanao as a dangerous place for travelers. Read more

  • Understanding and coping with climate change: Not the media’s responsibility alone

    On September 19, Tropical Storm Mario (international name: Fung-Wong) hit the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The state weather agency, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), placed... Read more

  • Setting a good example

    CHEERS TO ABS-CBN 2’s Failon Ngayon for exploring the issue of “hulidap” (arrest hold-up) which led in turn to the investigation on the allegedly unexplained wealth of the Police... Read more

  • Careless

    JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin and ABS-CBN 2's TV Patrol for yet another careless suicide report. Read more

  • DAP didn’t do it

    CHEERS to ABS-CBN 2's TV Patrol and ABS-CBNNews.com for examining the impact of several programs funded through the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) on the Philippine economy. Read more

  • Biopiracy

    CHEERS TO GMA-7’s Balitanghali and State of the Nation with Jessica Soho for looking into the issue of biopiracy in the Philippines. Read more

  • Reporting Aquino’s fifth SONA

    THE PRESIDENT of the Philippines appears before a joint session of Congress and speaks to the public every year to report on the state of the nation. By tradition,... Read more

  • Deliberate misunderstanding

    JEERS TO philstar.com for misunderstanding a report, and then carelessly highlighting a comment to support its conclusion. Read more

  • FOI and the right to know

    CHEERS TO Rappler.com for reviewing freedom of information (FOI) laws worldwide, and the state of access to information in the Philippines and the right to know. Read more