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Personal attacks in the Senate: Media caught up in Marcos-Lacson verbal feud

JEERS TO the news organizations that carried the word war between Senators Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, Jr. and Ma. Imelda Josefa “Imee” Imee Marcos. The squabble was irrelevant to the... Read more

Media fuel Castro-Duterte word war but fail to discuss issues

JEERS TO the media for allowing the “word war” between the Malacañang and Vice President Sara Duterte to take up as much space and time as given in their... Read more

A week with the Villars: Inquirer, Bulletin boost Villar candidacy with “puff pieces”

JEERS TO Inquirer.net and Manila Bulletin Online for the publication of puff pieces on Senator Mark Villar and his sister Camille Villar, Representative of Las Piñas City who is... Read more

Media let pass Go’s lies on extrajudicial killing

JEERS TO media outlets for failing to fact-check Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s two false claims on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs. Media reports also missed the opportunity to... Read more

Missing context in reports on 107th birthday of Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

JEERS TO the media outlets that failed to include historical context in reports about the Marcos family’s celebration of the birth anniversary of their patriarch, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. on... Read more

Duterte done with politics? Inquirer.net runs non-story

JEERS TO Inquirer.net for picking up Harry Roque’s remark about Rodrigo Duterte’s political plans, or lack of it. Read more

Tribune enables red-tagging, mum on SC decision

JEERS TO the Daily Tribune for its dubious position on red-tagging. It was the only newspaper that did not report on the landmark ruling of the Supreme Court defining... Read more

Mood meter journalism: In rare, exclusive interview, GMA-7 decides to go easy on the President

JEERS TO GMA Integrated News for its interview with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that failed to tackle critical issues about his policies, public statements, and governance. GMA-7 decided to... Read more

Irresponsible and unethical: Philippine Star, Inquirer.net parrot unverified allegations against de Lima

JEERS TO The Philippine Star and Inquirer.net for uncritically parroting allegations by former officials of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte that Judge Gener Gito, who granted bail to Leila De Lima,... Read more

Public approval for free tuition is not news; Poor lead distracts from real story

JEERS TO the news outfits that used survey results showing overwhelming public support for free tertiary education as its lead, calling attention to something that is hardly news. Read more

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