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Philippines, 12 other countries cited for enabling 'impunity' in journalist deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 09:30 PM

More than 200 killings of journalists are unsolved in 13 countries cited by a media watchdog group for enabling "impunity" for the crimes. Read more »

Journos Jeff Canoy and Nadia Trinidad talk about the importance of mentors in the newsroom

ANCX
Updated as of Oct 29 08:45 PM

In this fourth of a series of videos on passing it on, journalist Jeff Canoy talks about finding a “tormentor” turned mentor in now ANC COO Nadia Trinidad. Together, they have produced some of the best new-gen broadcast journalism out there—often planned out over a serving of crispy pata Read more »

Suspek sa pagpatay sa radio broadcaster sa Kidapawan City sumuko na

Lore Mae Andong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 05:15 PM

Hawak na ngayon ng pulisya ang isa sa mga suspek sa pagpaslang kay Brigada News FM radio broadcaster Ed Dizon sa Kidapawan City noong Hulyo. Read more »

National Geographic journalist injured in shootout in Mexico: authorities

Delphine Schrank, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 01:00 AM

A National Geographic journalist was shot in the leg in Mexico late Friday while interviewing an alleged drug dealer, who was killed when four armed men stormed in on the interview, local prosecutors said. Read more »

Sandiganbayan upholds gov't ownership of secluded Batangas property

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 03:39 PM

The Sandiganbayan has upheld the government's ownership of a secluded property in Batangas which was acquired by businessman Ramon Quisumbing in 1991. Read more »

Tanzanian journalist arrested for publishing 'false' news amid media crackdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 08:24 PM

NAIROBI, KENYA - A Tanzanian journalist has been arrested for "publishing false information" after broadcasting a story about police brutality, his lawyer said Friday, the latest crackdown on free press in the country. Read more »

China detains critic of online censorship for 'provoking trouble'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 15 06:42 PM

BEIJING - China has detained a former journalist who gained prominence after urging the US to help "tear down" Beijing's online censorship regime during a 2014 meeting with top US diplomat John Kerry. Read more »

CHR calls for justice for slain Kidapawan radio broadcaster

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 08:46 PM

The Commission on Human Rights called on the government to solve the killing of a radio news anchor who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Kidapawan last Wednesday. Read more »

Radio anchor shot dead by riding in tandem in Kidapawan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 08:16 AM

KIDAPAWAN - Unidentified gunmEn shot and killed a news anchor of 97.5 Brigada News FM Kidapawan inside his own vehicle in this city Wednesday night. Read more »

Journalist in 'mistaken identity' arrest files rap vs police, military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 06:58 PM

A Davao-based journalist on Thursday filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against police and military officials involved in her "mistaken" arrest and detention last Jun. 9. Read more »

Trump ‘angry’ about Khashoggi murder, but says ‘no one’ blames Crown Prince

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 29 04:50 PM

The comments came despite a UN expert report that judged it "inconceivable" Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was unaware of the operation that assassinated Khashoggi in Istanbul. Read more »

UN 'paralysis' delaying justice for Khashoggi murder: expert

Nina Larson and Ben Simon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 03:33 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland—UN "paralysis" has prevented accountability for the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a rights expert said Wednesday, accusing Secretary General Antonio Guterres of failing to act in pursuit of justice.  Read more »

'Ganun na lang ba 'yun?': Davao journalist mistakenly arrested says apology not enough

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 07:06 PM

MANILA - Davao City-based journalist Margarita Valle said the trauma she went through as a result of her wrongful arrest in what police called as a case of mistaken identity cannot just be dismissed with a mere apology. Read more »

The problem with Manila restaurant reviews is that they don’t exist

Troy Barrios
Updated as of Jun 14 02:48 PM

While the world is just starting to figure out and appreciate Filipino cuisine, the Philippines struggles to be an international dining destination. One former food editor believes that one indicator for this is a lack of real dining reviews. Read more »

Davao journalist to file raps vs cops, officials behind arrest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 11:26 PM

A Davao-based journalist arrested by police in what they say was a case of mistaken identity rejects their apology and will pursue charges against them. Read more »

PNP-CIDG, nag-sorry sa mamamahayag na maling inaresto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 01:01 AM

Humingi na ng paumanhin ang PNP-CIDG Region 9 sa maling pagkakaaresto sa mamamahayag sa Mindanao na si Margarita Valle. Read more »

Duterte alleges journalist sought money from politicians to pay for cancer treatment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 09:13 AM

President Duterte alleged that journalist Ellen Tordesillas sought money from politicians to finance her cancer treatment, but Tordesillas said she is cancer-free. Read more »

Journalist shot dead in QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 04:52 PM

MANILA - Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed a journalist along Marcelino Street in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City on Thursday morning. Read more »

Clinton Palanca and the dilemma of the (un)hyphenated Filipino

Manuel L. Quezon III
Updated as of Sep 06 05:52 PM

How the esteemed writer became a scholar of an evolving identity, from Filipino Chinese to Chinese Filipino. Read more »

Journalist shot dead in Northern Ireland in ‘terrorist incident’

Paul Faith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 19 10:35 PM

A journalist was shot dead during riots in Northern Ireland in what police Friday were treating as a terrorist incident following the latest upsurge in violence to shake the troubled region. Read more »