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Twin Jeers of the Month

Flawed coverage JEERS TO the Manila press for its flawed coverage of the latest impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The Manila broadsheets and much of television news... Read more

Editor’s note: Situation Normal

SINCE 1986 journalists have been killed in this country with such regularity that the killings came dangerously close to being regarded as normal. Indeed, until the number of killings... Read more

OFWs and Labor Migration: Anemic Reporting and Other Woes

By Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo and Edsel Van DT. Dura LABOR MIGRATION, which began as a temporary solution to the country’s economic woes, continues to play a critical role... Read more

A Scary Coverage: “Ghost-whispering”

By JB Santos JEERS TO broadcasting and cheers to print in their coverage of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day holidays last November. Though there were bright... Read more

The local press on U.S. elections: Peaks and Pitfalls

By Hector Bryant L. Macale THE LOCAL press coverage of the Nov. 4 U.S. elections had bright spots, but these were few and far between. From Oct. 27 to... Read more

The “Euro Generals” Scandal: A Cover-up or a Lapse in Judgment?

By Edsel Van DT. Dura THE PRESS generally took on the he-said, she-said method at the onset of its coverage on the Philippine National Police (PNP) official who was... Read more

Press Freedom Continued to Decline in 2008

By JB Santos PRESS FREEDOM again took a beating in 2008 as the number of journalists killed in the line of duty, one of the most telling indicators of... Read more

Reporting Mindanao: ‘A series of unfortunate events’

By Jose Torres Jr. A series of unfortunate events”— from “bad beginnings” in the past to what could be the “penultimate peril” lately —can best describe the situation in... Read more

“Successful” dry run

In addition to the peace talks between the Arroyo administration and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the resurgent Mindanao conflict, the press also reported the first fully... Read more

Out of Context

One of the long-established principles of journalism is that of providing context. It’s a companion principle of accuracy, which in addition to requiring that journalists get the names, dates... Read more