Journalism Review Archives | Page 135 of 173 | CMFR

  • CMFR releases Report on News Media Coverage of 2010 Campaign and Elections

    The Philippine press registered a number of improvements in its coverage of the 2010 campaign and elections.  The leading media organizations broadened their coverage of independent candidates and small... Read more

  • Media coverage of the Reyes Suicide: Breaking all the rules

    by Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo Published in the January – February 2011 issue of PJR Reports When news broke in the morning of Feb. 8 that former cabinet secretary and... Read more

  • Timelines

    Cheers to abs-cbnNEWS.com for creating a timeline about the Philippine Airlines (PAL) labor issue. (See: “Interactive timeline: PAL labor woes”, Dec. 15, 2010) The timeline, which was built using a... Read more

  • “Special” mention

    Cheers to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for looking into the lack of proper attention to special children mired in poverty. The last in a three-part series on... Read more

  • Nasty spin

    Jeers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for its spin on a story that turned out not to be as shocking as the Inquirer made it appear. The Nov. 3... Read more

  • A story’s cost in lives

    By DJ Yap It was sunny and steaming when I came rushing to the Quirino Grandstand that morning. By nightfall, the skies were in a rage. Until the last... Read more

  • RH Discussion: Derailed by “Damaso” episode

    by Rupert Francis Mangilit and Ruby Shaira Panela A health center carries a chart on modern birth control methods. The RH bill aims to enhance information dissemination and access... Read more

  • Reporting goals (un)met

    Cheers to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a report evaluating how the Philippines is faring in achieving the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In time for... Read more

  • Explanation please

    Jeers to the Cebu Daily News for failing to explain and provide context in its report on the extension of the zero-tariff policy on wheat and cement. The Sept.... Read more

  • Helpful backgrounders

    Cheers to the Philippine Daily Inquirer for regularly publishing background sidebars with some of their stories, particularly those that might have been long forgotten by the public. One example... Read more