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The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility Monitor of Media Coverage of the May 2010 Elections (For the period Feb 9-27, 2010)

As expected, coverage of the first three weeks of the 2010 election campaign focused on the leading presidential contenders. In contrast, coverage of vice-presidential candidates, political parties, and party-list... Read more

Incoherent

Cheers and Jeers to GMA-7’s Case Unclosed June 4 episode, “Danyos”, which looked into how the government has failed to indemnify the victims of human rights violations during the... Read more

PING PONG COVERAGE OF A GOLFERS’ BRAWL

By Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo THE MASSIVE online interest on the fight between the families of Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman Sr. and businessman Delfin De La Paz at... Read more

The “Alabang boys” controversy: WHO BRIBED WHOM?

By Edsel Van DT. Dura THE MEDIA coverage of the suspected bribery of government officials for the release of three drug suspects lacked the critical information needed to help... Read more

Unsafe

CHEERS TO various news organizations for providing background reports on the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) instead of the usual day-to-day coverage of the revived issue. Pending a... Read more

Cold line

CHEERS TO abs-cbnNEWS.com for a Feb. 3 report that demonstrated in practice journalism’s being a discipline of verification. The story reported that the “24/7” hotline of the Department of... Read more

OFWs and Labor Migration: Anemic Reporting and Other Woes

By Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo and Edsel Van DT. Dura LABOR MIGRATION, which began as a temporary solution to the country’s economic woes, continues to play a critical role... Read more

A Scary Coverage: “Ghost-whispering”

By JB Santos JEERS TO broadcasting and cheers to print in their coverage of the All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day holidays last November. Though there were bright... Read more

The local press on U.S. elections: Peaks and Pitfalls

By Hector Bryant L. Macale THE LOCAL press coverage of the Nov. 4 U.S. elections had bright spots, but these were few and far between. From Oct. 27 to... Read more

The “Euro Generals” Scandal: A Cover-up or a Lapse in Judgment?

By Edsel Van DT. Dura THE PRESS generally took on the he-said, she-said method at the onset of its coverage on the Philippine National Police (PNP) official who was... Read more