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PH digital economy at P2.1-T in 2022, is 9.4 pct of GDP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 01:35 PM

The country's digital economy, valued at P2.08 trillion, contributed 9.4 percent of the Philippines' total gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2022, according to the data from the state statistics bureau Read more »

McLuhan fellows rally vs. disinformation

Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 01:28 PM

Three seasoned journalists have reiterated the importance of facts and holding social media platforms accountable for the spread of disinformation. Read more »

Marcos to launch digital literacy campaign vs. fake news

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 04:23 PM

The administration of Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be implementing a digital media literacy campaign to battle disinformation, Malacañang said. Read more »

Meme wars on social media being used to 'evade' regulation - analyst

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 03:38 PM

Dr. Jonathan Ong, an associate professor of global digital media at the University of Massachusetts, said 'meme wars' are being strategized online because it looks 'more organic.' Read more »

Pinoy fans can watch B.League games through TapDMV

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 11:06 PM

The B.League on Wednesday announced that it will air its games in the Philippines through Tap Digital Media Ventures platforms. Read more »

Pandemic increases trust in news among Filipinos—Digital News Report 2021

Yvonne T. Chua
Posted at Jun 23 10:33 AM

The COVID-19 health crisis has spurred an increased overall trust in news among Filipinos but has led to waning interest in news products. Read more »

ABS-CBN Shutdowns: Then and Now

Boo Chanco
Updated as of May 06 04:19 PM

Boo Chanco, a former Vice President and News Director of ABS-CBN and Dean of the Journalism School of ABS-CBN University, talks about his experience going through two shutdowns of ABS-CBN: during martial law and in 2020.  Read more »

'Our hearts are broken': ABS-CBN News' 'digital go-to guy' passes away

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 25 07:26 PM

Abraham 'Abe' Baladad, Jr., head of Technical Production Systems of ABS-CBN News Digital Media, died a day before Christmas after battling cancer. He was 58. Read more »

ABS-CBN statement on Youtube channel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 09:33 AM

We are aware of the problem of accessing ABS-CBN News channels on YouTube. We are currently investigating this and working closely with YouTube to resolve the problem.  Read more »

Google's war on all fronts over media, competition and tax

Vanessa Carronnier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 21 06:58 AM

Californian internet giant Google faces a growing list of battles around the world, from tussles in Europe and Australia over fair compensation for media outlets to competition probes on both sides of the Atlantic. Read more »

Interest in news high, but trust low in the Philippines—2020 Digital News Report

Yvonne T. Chua
Posted at Jun 16 10:41 AM

Interest in news and belief in the importance of independent journalism run high in the Philippines but are accompanied by a low trust in news and high levels of concern over misinformation. Read more »

The future of media: more digital and more economic pain, says study

Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 08:15 AM

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a significant increase in news consumption but the economic turmoil is forcing news businesses to accelerate their move to digital, The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism said.   Read more »