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Floored by flour THE MANILA Times failed to clear the air insofar as lingering fears about products imported from China are concerned. The Times reported the complaints of the... Read more

Death by interview INSTEAD OF shedding light on issues surrounding transsexuals, GMANews.TV’s Aug. 22 webcasts fostered sexist views through unnecessary and crass questions. The interviewer was so unprepared for... Read more

TV Monitor

Solid reporting ABS-CBN’s Bandila did a good job in its June 22 exclusive report on the Maguindanao elections. Its news team saw two election returns (ERs) obtained from a... Read more

Print Monitor

Who’s afraid of Amalia Fuentes? THE PHILIPPINE Star yielded front-page space to a showbiz news story that stood out for its lack of balance and crassness. Last July 20,... Read more

TV monitors

The missing links SENTRO REPORTED the allegations of poll fraud by opposition senatorial candidates Panfilo Lacson and Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III last May 29 but did not press the... Read more

Print Monitors

The missing story SOMEONE WAS sleeping on the job at the Philippine Daily Inquirer last June 15. The Inquirer story, “Ping seeks revival of Jose Pidal probe,” had nothing... Read more

Print Monitors

Another press release THE MANILA Bulletin was a virtual collection of press releases and one-source stories during the last elections. Take for instance its April 26 report, “Palace open... Read more

TV Monitors

Irrepressible fan BROADCASTER CHINO Trinidad wore several hats—that of reporter, compatriot, and fan—when he covered the bout between boxer Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Jorge Solis last April 13. Reporting... Read more

Online monitors

Covering a word war SUN.STAR CEBU looked at the bigger picture in the word war between Cebu City south district congressional candidate Jonathan Guardo and the ruling party Bando... Read more

Print Monitor

A unique retirement plan NEWSBREAK REPORTED an interesting trend in the May 2007 elections—an increasing number of former military and police officials were seeking public office. The April 13... Read more