Manila Bulletin Archives | Page 28 of 29 | CMFR
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Highlighting a policy need
Cheers to the Manila Bulletin for highlighting the need for a national policy on shelter development—something one does not see regularly in the Philippine press. It also reminded journalists... Read more
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Bulletin’s “miracle”
Jeers to the Manila Bulletin for a report that had its readers asking: “Wait, what?” Last Dec. 9, the Bulletin reported that a 90-year-old man in Aklan had reportedly died... Read more
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Context seriously missing
Jeers to the Manila Bulletin for failing to provide context in a Dec. 15 report on politician and political kingpin Luis “Chavit” Singson, who heads the Singson political dynasty... Read more
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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
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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
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Careless and reckless
JEERS TO several media organizations for their careless and reckless reporting of a crime involving a minor. Read more
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Crime as public spectacle
JEERS TO several media organizations for forgetting their responsibility to protect the identity and dignity of the dead. Read more
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Repeating the same mistakes
JEERS TO SEVERAL news organizations for committing the same old errors in much of media coverage of suicide. Read more
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Blown out of proportion
The incident involving celebrity-host Vhong Navarro gained massive media coverage which highlighted some failures of the press and raised questions on media coverage, news priorities, context and media perspective... Read more