August 2006 Archives | CMFR

  • Editor’s Note: Form and Substance

    With the invasion by computers and the Internet of almost every aspect of modern life, a change in the lifestyles and habits of those who use them is bound... Read more

  • Speaking of Media

    Flagging Bandila “Bandila eschews the hysterics and hyperactivity of the usual news broadcast. Korina, Ces, and Henry do not engage in vocal histrionics and they make an effort to... Read more

  • FEEDBACK: From a DOJ reporter

    Dear PJR Reports editors, I am a reporter of Malaya covering the Department of Justice (DOJ), Supreme Court (SC), and Court of Appeals beat. I take strong exception to... Read more

  • Monitors: online

    Not just waiting for eruptions If you want to get comprehensive information about the volcanoes in the country that have been showing increased activity, just click on GMA-7 website... Read more

  • Monitors: TV

    Minding the children Media gave special attention to the worsening child labor situation in the country last June. On June 27, ANC started a series on child workers but... Read more

  • Monitors: Print

    Hearing just one voice Was it an oversight or a simple case of bias? In a story on July 20 (“One Voice has P252-M advertising ‘war chest’”), Manila Standard... Read more

  • Monitor

    Dangerous mistake Can a case of mistaken identity be deadly? For the lumad and migrant settlers of sitio Bendum in Bukidnon, it could be. On June 17, media inaccurately... Read more

  • Some Guidelines: Covering Women

    As early as 1993, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, together with the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, organized a workshop on reporting of crimes... Read more

  • COMMENTARY: Coverage of the Subic rape case – A Trial Becomes a Telenovela

    COMMENTARY By Rachel E. Khan Coverage of the Subic rape case A Trial Becomes a Telenovela The coverage of the ongoing trial of the Subic rape case is two-edged.... Read more

  • A recipe for hard times: The free papers are here

    By Hector Bryant L. Macale THEY’RE SHORT, colorful, fun, and easy to read. But can the country’s free commuter newspapers save what would appear to be a declining newspaper... Read more