Calls to #DefendPressFreedom and to bring back ABS-CBN grow louder as government begins implementation of Anti-Terror Law
Tag: press freedom
Why We Fight for ABS-CBN
A Kapamilya reporter explains why they will continue to push for the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise.
‘Journalists are Partners for Truth, Not Enemies’
PNP always says they respect press freedom, but can they walk the talk?
Jose Rizal: The Foremost #DefendPressFreedom Campaigner
Jose Rizal arose in our reckoning as a writer, and as with many of the Filipino propagandists in Spain at the time, press freedom was very close to his heart.
Editoryal: Patay na ang Tagapagbalita
Wala na ang pinakamalaking tagapagbalita sa Pilipinas. Matapos tulugan ng Kongreso ng may kung ilang buwan ang aplikasyon ng ABS-CBN para sa bago nitong prangkisa upang patuloy na makapagpasahimpapawid, alinsunod sa Saligang-Batas, tinuluyan nang tuldukan ng National Telecommunications Commission ngayong gabi ang pagpatay sa Channel 2, mga kapatid nitong istasyon sa iba’t ibang probinsya pati…
A Crossroad in Press Freedom and a Golden Chance
I remember watching from my room in 2007 the footage of journalists handcuffed in plastic bands and shoved to a bus during their coverage of the Antonio Trillanes IV-led siege at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati. I was a 2nd year journalism student in UST. I think that was one of the first defining…
Pressuring Press Freedom
One of the core principles of journalism is to be the watchdog of authority figures, especially the government. It aims to provide transparency and break the walls between power and the people. Shenanigans, propaganda, and all that — trust the media to find that out. Given this, it is not surprising when a government official…
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