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Editor’s Note: Elections and acts of terror

ELECTIONS HAVE always turned the spotlight on politicians, particularly the candidates. What they do—and what they don’t do—is the stuff that journalists write about. This issue of the PJR... Read more

The rewards and heartaches of photojournalism: Life behind the lens

By Mike Perez FLASH REPORT! Tatlo patay…” an announcer blurts out from an AM radio. It’s 8:30 a.m. Everyone pauses. Their attention is drawn to the radio the way... Read more

Obituaries

Modena, 58 ANTONIO MODENA, a diplomat and a former deskman of Malaya, died of pneumonia and heart complications on Feb. 17 in Pasig City. He was 58. Modena, who... Read more

Chronicle

CMFR publishes ethics manual AS A contribution to the efforts to further professionalize journalism practice in the Philippines, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has released an... Read more

Crisis: International

US gov’t muzzles scientists TESTIMONIES from several witnesses, including former government scientists, heard at the House of Representatives’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Jan. 30 described how... Read more

Crisis: National

Five journalists post bail; editor spends night in police station THREE editors, including one who was arrested and spent a night in a police station, a staff writer, and... Read more

The life and death of a crusader: The Ghost Of Dong Batul

By Yasmin D. Arquiza Despite his vehement denials, Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn is still haunted by the suspicion that he had something to do with the assassination of... Read more

Reporters Without Borders on the Philippine press:More Murders and a New Enemy

Despite new arrests of murderers, the autho-rities failed to stem the wave of vio-lence against journalists. At least six were killed in 2006. And the press also found itself... Read more

The UN envoy on the political killings: ‘In a State of Denial’

By Rachel E. Khan After ten days in the Philippines, Philip Alston, the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur for extrajudicial killings, found a way to describe the problem of... Read more

The way you sound tonight

DRAWING AN audience entails substantial research into the demographics of the viewing public. According to ABS-CBN’s current affairs head Luchi Cruz Valdes, the audience profile became more masa in... Read more