I was forwarded an interesting e-mail today. It was an invitation to a “virtual press conference” with officials of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia. The press conference will tackle the scheduled unveiling later this month of The Philippines 2030 Roadmap and the Public Governance System. The press conference will be held at the “Presscon… Continue reading Invitation to a virtual press conference
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The glass cannot be half-full
Either there is press freedom or not, according to Sun.Star’s pooled editorial. The editorial points out the danger of making police the evaluators of media. Why do cops make poor evaluators? They don’t know the craft and its nuances. Their mind-set is that of victims, whipped frequently by media for lapses and offenses. The paper… Continue reading The glass cannot be half-full
A call for solidarity
For a few years now, the global media community has named the Philippines among the most dangerous places for journalists. In the past two years, our country has been second only to Iraq in the number of media killings. Philippine journalists have fought hard to roll back the tide of violence. Today, however, the Philippine… Continue reading A call for solidarity
Listing of top Philippine news sites
The government-owned Philippine News Agency listed yesterday the top mainstream Philippine news websites based on Netcraft ranking. The data is taken from browsing habits of users of the Netcraft toolbar. I don’t know how big and representative that user base is. I also don’t know how PNA compiled the list, I tried looking for a… Continue reading Listing of top Philippine news sites