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Ka Leody to media: Don’t expect good treatment under Marcos presidency

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 09:22 PM

Ka Leody de Guzman warned media practitioners not to expect good treatment under the presidency of Bongbong Marcos. Read more »

Watchdog raises alarm on poll-related violence vs media

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 18 12:21 PM

A media watchdog on Friday raised concern about attacks and hostilities against the media in the run-up to the May 9 elections. Read more »

BBC halts reporting in Russia after anti-‘fake news’ law

Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 07:50 AM

The Russian parliament passed a law imposing a jail term of up to 15 years for anyone found to be intentionally spreading "fake" news. Read more »

Press advocates: Debates not meant to ruin candidates

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 02:33 AM

The Freedom for Media Freedom for All group said candidates participating in debates and forums help voters make informed decisions. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 10, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 12:04 AM

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

Muratov and Ressa feted before Nobel Prize ceremony

Torstein Boe, NTB via Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 11:58 AM

Muratov and Ressa, the first journalists to be awarded the prize since 1935, are being cited by the award-giving body on behalf of journalists in both countries fighting for press freedom. Read more »

Social media platforms jeopardize elections: Ressa

Nerijus Adomaitis, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 12 01:44 PM

Her co-laureate, Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov, said authoritarian leaders undermined democratic institutions at the peril of peace. Read more »

Ressa: ‘Integrity of facts’ gives democracy meaning

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 01:26 AM

Nobel Peace Prize winner Ressa says journalism and technology are ‘2 sides of the same coin,’ and are signifiers of the the state of a democracy. Read more »

Foreign journalists in China see 'rapid decline in media freedom' - survey

Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 02:09 PM

China used coronavirus prevention measures, intimidation and visa curbs to limit foreign reporting in 2020, ushering in a "rapid decline in media freedom," the Foreign Correspondents' Club of China said Monday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 19, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:46 PM

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

Free Salem

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 01:08 PM

Jasma Salem, sibling of Lady Ann Salem, editor of the Manila Today English-language news website, joins various rights groups at a protest in front of the Mandaluyong City Regional Trial Court. Read more »

Estudyanteng nag-aaral habang nagtitinda sa Parañaque hinangaan sa social media

Lady Vicencio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 03:47 PM

Nag-viral sa social media ang retrato ng 20 anyos na estudyanteng nag-aaral habang nagtitinda ng face masks at shields sa Parañaque City. 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 »

PH media urged to call out sources propagating falsehoods

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 03:50 PM

A board member of the CMFR on Friday urged the Philippine media to call out news sources propagating falsehoods and religiously fact-check claims as part of its duty in informing the public. Read more »

Duterte rant vs Facebook part of 'media suppression, repression': journalist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 09:13 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's rant against Facebook is "part of a long trend of media suppression and repression," veteran investigative journalist Sheila Coronel said Wednesday.  Read more »

OPINION: How fake democrats control and repress media

Robert Labayen
Posted at Sep 02 12:25 AM

They don’t even have to shoot journalists anymore. Read more »

Duterte health a matter of public concern: watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 08:51 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's health is a matter of public concern and a medical professional speaking publicly on the matter will allay speculations, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility said Thursday.  Read more »

With hacks and cameras, Beijing’s electronic dragnet closes on Hong Kong

Paul Mozur, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 26 09:40 AM

Hong Kong security forces are turning to harsher tactics as they close a digital dragnet on activists, pro-democracy politicians and media leaders. Their approaches — which in the past month have included installing a camera outside the home of a prominent politician and breaking into the Facebook account of another — bear marked similarities to those long used by the fearsome domestic security forces in mainland China.   Read more »

PH media urged to cover Duterte SONA post-facto: watchdog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 04:11 PM

The accountability of government has been "razed to a level at which most Filipinos should be deeply concerned about," a watchdog said Thursday as it urged Philippine media not to cover live President Rodrigo Duterte's penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA). Read more »

Filipino people to suffer if Congress denies ABS-CBN franchise bid: lawmaker

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 07:12 PM

The Filipino people will be the biggest loser if Congress decides to reject ABS-CBN's franchise bid, according to a lawmaker, who described the network as a "large contributor and driver of the economy" as well as a reliable partner in public service.    Read more »