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Addressing issues much of the media missed

CHEERS TO SOLAR Network News’ Opposing Views and ABS-CBN 2’s Beyond Politics for looking deeper into the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) and addressing issues most of the news... Read more

Repeating the same mistakes

JEERS TO SEVERAL news organizations for committing the same old errors in much of media coverage of suicide. Read more

Unethical and unprofessional (UPDATED)

JEERS TO GMA-7’s Arnold Clavio for his behavior during the morning program Unang Hirit last November 5. Read more

Beyond the numbers

CHEERS TO GMA-7’s 24 Oras, Solar TV’s Solar Network News, and Rappler for providing a more in-depth coverage on the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Central Visayas last October... Read more

Once more, with feeling: Conflict of interest

JEERS TO the Philippine Daily Inquirer and its columnist Conrado de Quiros for violating a fundamental ethical principle in journalism—independence, which can be compromised by conflicts of interest. Read more

Beyond hate crime reporting

CHEERS TO GMA-7’s Balitanghali and 24 Oras for going beyond the usual reporting of "hate crimes". Read more

Evaluating the programs of the Aquino gov’t

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN Corporation and GMA Network for keeping tabs on the performance of President Benigno S. Aquino III based on his campaign and inaugural promises as well as... Read more

The pros and cons of cash grants

CHEERS TO ABS-CBN’s Cheche Lazaro Presents for its in-depth review of the state of the government’s human development plan called Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps. (Sunday’s Best, ABS-CBN... Read more

Agusan Del Sur Hostage-taking: Lessons from the Past

By Karlin E. Galao, Mari Joie A. Ladia, and Norman Lee Benjamin Riego Unlike the coverage of the Ducat and Mendoza hostaging incidents, the media coverage of the Agusan... Read more

Shoot first, ask questions later

Jeers to The Philippine Star for shooting first and asking questions later. Last April 11, the Star claimed that President Benigno Aquino III had fired his aunt, Margarita “Tingting”... Read more