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Vietnam jails journalists for 'propaganda' critical of state

Reuters
Posted at Jan 05 07:40 PM

A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state propaganda. Read more »

Palace: Fresh push for ABS-CBN franchise is 'sole prerogative' of Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 03:43 PM

The fate of a fresh bill seeking to grant ABS-CBN Corp a broadcast franchise is "a sole constitutional prerogative of Congress," Malacañang said on Tuesday, nearly half a year after a House panel dominated by President Rodrigo Duterte's allies rejected the network's license application. Read more »

'Respect' each other's policies, Palace says after US sanctions officials threatening journos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 05:41 PM

States "must learn to respect each other’s domestic policies," Malacañang said on Wednesday, after the US approved sanctions for other governments' officials who threaten or wrongfully imprison journalists including Maria Ressa of Rappler, which has reported extensively on President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs. Read more »

21 journalists victims of 'reprisal' killings in 2020: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 02:21 AM

NEW YORK - At least 21 journalists have been victims of reprisal killings so far this year, more than double the number from last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a report Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 11:57 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 18, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Chilling effect

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 01:59 PM

A seat is symbolically reserved for arrested journalist Lady Ann Salem during a press conference and launch of the Free Lady Ann Salem Network at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City on Friday.  Read more »

Rights body urges PNP to address 'doubts of anomalous arrests'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 12:17 PM

The Commission on Human Rights on Sunday urged police to address allegations of "anomalous arrests" as it denounced the apprehension of journalists and trade union organizers on International Human Rights Day. Read more »

Hukom na tila 'pabrika ng warrants' pinaiimbestigahan ng Makabayan bloc

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 08:21 PM

Isinusulong na imbestigahan si judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert, na nagmistulan na raw pabrika ng warrants laban sa mga aktibista. Read more »

19 journos killed in 4 years of Duterte admin - watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 07:20 PM

Nineteen journalists have been killed in the 4 years of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, a watchdog said Monday, as attacks on the media continue due to what it alleges as a culture of impunity that prevails in the country. Read more »

Palace says justice served 11 years after Maguindanao massacre; victims' kin say fight not over

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 05:24 PM

Malacañang said Monday justice has been served 11 years after the Maguindanao massacre, even as relatives of the country's worst political slaughter kept up their legal battle against suspects.  Read more »

11 years on, kin of Maguindanao massacre victims say fight not over despite guilty verdict

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 06:59 PM

Families and lawyers of victims of the 2009 Maguindanao massacre on Monday vowed to keep fighting for justice despite a guilty verdict on some members of the Ampatuan clan for the carnage that left at least 57 people dead, mostly media workers. Read more »

Journalists must fact-check newsmakers: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 07:47 AM

Journalists must fact-check news subjects' statements as it is part of their duty in informing the public, a media and law ethics professor said Thursday. Read more »

NUJP blasts red-tagging of Inquirer reporter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 11:21 PM

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines expressed concern over the red-tagging of a reporter of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Read more »

PH out of top 5 deadliest countries for journalists after 10 years, but still 7th most dangerous

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 07:26 PM

The Philippines has improved its ranking in terms of solving the cases of slain journalists in 2020, 10 years after being shortlisted among the top 5 deadliest countries for journalists, this year’s Global Impunity Index showed.  Read more »

Amal Clooney to receive press freedom award as lawyer of embattled journalists

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 05:40 PM

The award, given by the Committee to Protect Journalist’s board of directors, recognizes the recipient’s “extraordinary and sustained commitment to press freedom.”   Read more »

Titans of PH news to discuss the state of journalism in the country

ANCX Staff
Posted at Oct 22 07:17 PM

Some of the country’s most formidable journalists will discuss the clear and present threats to today's media, among other topics. Read more »

ANC’s Christian Esguerra on being an anchor: “You remain relevant by doing your homework”

Jerome Gomez
Updated as of Oct 22 08:20 PM

The “Matters of Fact” host and this year’s Marshall McLuhan fellow says he’s not a fan of guests asking for questions in advance. “That, to me, turns the program into a mere ‘show.’”  Read more »

UNESCO heeds appeal, tags Ampatuan massacre case as 'ongoing/unresolved' despite court verdict

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 07:45 PM

MANILA - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) heeded the appeal of stakeholders to reclassify its earlier assessment of the Ampatuan Massacre.  Read more »

Major banks moved vast sums of illicit money: ICIJ

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 01:43 PM

Massive sums of allegedly dirty money have flowed for years through some of the world's largest banking institutions, said an international journalism investigation published Sunday, which denounced shortcomings in sector regulations. Read more »