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Challenge to the dominant press

THE PHILIPPINES has a long alternative press tradition that goes back to the reform and revolutionary movements of the late 19th century—from Marcelo H. Del Pilar’s Diariong Tagalog, to... Read more

The CMFR Monitor of the News Media Coverage of the 2010 Campaign and Elections:Conclusions and Recommendations

The official election campaign starts today. How can the media raise the level of discourse in this year's campaign? Read more

Part 1: The fate of print…

I think I’m reconciled to the idea that I belong in the last generation of writers and readers on paper. Indeed, what I see is no mere generational gap,... Read more

Part 1: The fate of print…

A whole new culture, nay, a whole new world is risen, and it’s a world that has no use for paper. Read more

FOI for the Filipino people

It does not look like the Fifteenth Congress will be able to claim the honor of finally giving the Filipino people their Freedom of Information (FOI) law. Putting together reports... Read more

Broadcaster receives threatening text messages

A radio broadcaster in Camarines Norte received a series of threatening text (SMS) messages last 19 and 21 January 2013. Camarines Norte is approximately 300 kilometers south-west of Manila. Read more

Propaganda or public information?The blocktiming landscape in Pampanga

IN JULY 2012, Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin surprised his town mates when he turned his back from his known ally and friend Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and... Read more

Being pro-active

JOURNALISTS AND media advocacy groups have for years been urging a stop to the Philippine National Police and other government investigating bodies’ long-standing practice of presenting crime suspects to... Read more

Being pro-active

JOURNALISTS AND media advocacy groups have for years been urging a stop to the Philippine National Police and other government investigating bodies’ long-standing practice of presenting crime suspects to... Read more

Media Damnation (updated)

THE PHILIPPINE news media have a problem: how to make what’s turning into one of the most boring elections in Philippine history interesting as well as meaningful to a... Read more