June 2006 Archives | CMFR

  • Editor’s Note: From Fresh Eyes

    It is fast becoming a tendency that when one talks about journalists, one immediately thinks of the word “killings.” It’s the reflexive response one gets these days, not unlike... Read more

  • Speaking of Media

    Another journalist down “The Arroyo government may argue until it is blue in the face that a culture of impunity does not exist in the country. “It should tell... Read more

  • Monitors

    Travails with the Tribune In reporting on the announcement of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that “the destabilization plots by the anti-government forces, including a possible attempt... Read more

  • COMMENTARY – Journalist Killings: A Policy of Indifference

    Bangkok — A day after Fernando Batul, a radio broadcaster in Palawan, was shot to death by gunmen, Justice Secretary Raul Gon-zalez announced that that the government would allow... Read more

  • Children in the News

    Do journalists remember the do’s and don’ts? Children in the News By Rachel E. Khan and Elena E. Pernia According to the National Statistics Office, children below 18 years... Read more

  • From the Mouths of Babes

    A TV news program for—and by—the youth From the Mouths of Babes By Venus L. Elumbre The youth do make up majority of the country’s population. But seldom are... Read more

  • The Climb To The Top

    Was there—or was there not—a network war in the Everest expedition? The Climb To The Top By Don Gil K. Carreon ON MAY 17, Filipinos received the news that... Read more

  • ‘Mutya ng Masa’ No More

    A reporter clashes with employer ABS-CBN ‘Mutya ng Masa’ No More By Hector Bryant L. Macale FOR MILLIONS of television viewers, she was the “Mutya ng Masa”—the small, spunky... Read more

  • Crisis: National

    Palawan broadcaster shot dead Radio journalist Fernando “Dong” Batul was killed early morning of May 22 about 200 meters away from radio station dyPR where he worked in Puerto... Read more

  • Crisis: International

    Indon edition of Playboy suspended About 300 protesters broke into the editorial office of Playboy magazine in Jakarta in April, forcing the publication to suspend operations. Violent anti-pornography protests... Read more