Six media groups from five Southeast Asian countries formed a regional collaboration to strengthen their fight against the deteriorating state of press freedom in the region.
Category: Media
Groups assail conviction of Baguio journalist Frank Cimatu for cyber-libel
“Frank Cimatu’s case is proof of how government officials use libel as a weapon to harass and intimidate journalists.”
Why journalists, media literacy advocates oppose anti-fake news bills
Fighting disinformation and misinformation does not necessarily include legislative intervention. Recent attempts to pass legislation to counter the spread of false information, journalists fear, will all the more threaten the state of press freedom in the country.
Bacolod court denies journalist plea to quash planted evidence against her
“With no other case to throw against her and other activists, Anne is charged with fabricated cases restricting her from doing her work as a community journalist and labor organizer.”
Court resets promulgation of cyberlibel raps vs. Baguio journalist
“NUJP reiterates its demand for the decriminalization of libel. Defamation laws in the Philippines are inconsistent with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.”
After 13 years, kin of Ampatuan massacre victims continue to call for justice
“We take note of the administration’s commitment, communicated through the OPS, that the government will not forget this heinous crime and hope, along with the families, that full justice will not take another 13 years.”
Attacks vs media asked to be tackled in UN review on PH
In an effort to highlight the attacks against press freedom in the international community, alternative media groups have submitted their complaints to experts from the United Nations on Friday, Nov. 11, in Geneva Switzerland.
How administrative intervention cripples a student publication
“The publication started because there is a need for local coverage in the university and an agenda shift to bridge campus, local, and national issues for the students. It’s an initiative born out of student volunteerism.”
‘Recent journalist killings raise fears that climate of impunity may endure under Marcos Jr.’
Under a Marcos Jr. administration, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said that the climate of impunity may continue to persist in the Philippines, following the recent killings of two journalists.
Bulatlat receives ‘Award of Distinction’ for championing voices of the marginalized
The CMFR said it was to recognize the alternative news agency’s commitment to “keeping true to the honored tradition of the alternative press, of giving the marginalized and disempowered a voice that can be heard.”
Journalists union denounces red-tagging of officer
“However silly the term ‘operatibang internet operator’ sounds, the attempt to link Ms. Olea to the CPP-NPA-NDF for her work in Bulatlat and in NUJP shows how hollow the claim made by Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla before the UN Human Rights Council that red-tagging is simple criticism that is ‘part of a democracy.'”