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Media sensitivity and awareness warranted in High Court’s landmark ruling on rape

AT THE end of Women’s Month, the Supreme Court (SC) in a 40-page decision ruled on the crime of rape, defining the act as consummated “however slight” the penis... Read more

Philstar.com report makes inflation understandable

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for explaining inflation, which affects everyone, starting with what it is, what causes it, and what the Philippine government can do to address it. Published on... Read more

Editorial cartoons and the long journey of political commentary

THE SLIDE of print as a source of news continues. And the decision to cut out cartoons from more Op-Ed pages is poignant. Read more

This Week in Media (August 22 to 26, 2022)

AFTER TWO years of a national school lockdown, schools opened with face to face classes on Monday, August 22. Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte... Read more

Rene Aranda, 66

CHIEF EDITORIAL cartoonist of the Philippine Star for 33 years since 1987, Rene Aranda passed away in his home in Pasay City on August 24 of lung cancer. He... Read more

Philstar.com amplifies calls for protection of indigenous culture

CHEERS TO Philstar.com for highlighting the concerns of indigenous peoples (IPs). The online news site’s August 9 report is a timely reminder of the multi-cultural quality of the country... Read more

Journalism or PR? Broadsheets promote public official’s image

JEERS TO three Manila newspapers for giving undue and uncritical media attention to an elected official. The Manila Standard, the Manila Bulletin, and The Philippine Star have published several... Read more

MEDIA AND ELECTIONS 2022

THE MEDIA community in the country and in many parts of the world have not engaged much in the collective exercise of questioning how journalists do their work, or... Read more

Various groups express woes amid transport crisis

THE TRANSPORT crisis, along with shortages in other basic needs such as food, water, and electricity have topped media headlines in recent weeks. Media showed long lines and counted... Read more

Print keeps Marcos Jr. on their front pages; online media spotlight issues on the ground

LESS THAN a month before election day, controversies and changes in candidate endorsements and in survey findings underscored developments in the presidential race, and kept it in print and... Read more