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The Media and Terrorism: Critical Failure in Critical Times

By Luis V. Teodoro THE DIFFERENCE between the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) interpretation of the June 2 Resorts World Manila incident as a robbery attempt rather than an act... Read more

Maute in Marawi: Hazy Information at the Outbreak of Crisis

VIOLENCE STRUCK the province of Lanao del Sur anew when government troops clashed with the Maute group in Marawi City on the afternoon of May 23. Residents of... Read more

The cost of war in Mindanao

CHEERS TO Rappler.com for taking a closer look at the history and cost of war in Mindanao from the administration of Ferdinand Marcos to that of Benigno Aquino III. Read more

MEDIA ON MINDANAO: Revisiting Mamasapano and the BBL

AT LEAST 50 journalists and media practitioners based in Manila and Mindanao attended the forum “Beyond Mamasapano: Reporting on the Bangsamoro Peace Process” in Cotabato City last July 24-25.... Read more

Reporting education and peace in the south

CHEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer for publishing news reports on some underreported stories on education and peace in Mindanao. Read more

Coverage of the BBL (7-14 April 2015): Bias and Prejudice against Bangsamoro

FORM APRIL 7 to April 14, the Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR) recorded 71 reports in three major newspapers in the country (Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer and... Read more

Another alarmist headline about Mindanao

JEERS TO the Manila Bulletin for its Feb. 28 banner headline that proclaimed that a “New Mindanao war begins”. Read more

The costs of wars in Mindanao

CHEERS TO News5 for reminding war-mongering politicians of the human and economic costs of the Mindanao wars in the past four decades. Read more

Media coverage of the Mamasapano Clash: Unethical, inflammatory and sensationalized

Misinformation and even disinformation, sensationalism, as well as lack of context characterized the coverage — the kind of reporting that for its ethical lapses inflames an already volatile situation... Read more

Out of context

By Luis V. Teodoro EVERY REPORTER is—or should be—familiar with the who, what, where, when, why and how of news writing. What happened, to whom, where it happened, how, why... Read more