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'Misunderstanding' behind Customs 'no request, no interview' rule

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 03:19 PM

An instance of misunderstanding is to blame for a scrapped Bureau of Custom policy requiring journalists to get permission before interviewing officials, its spokesperson said Thursday. Read more »

US media in court showdown over White House access

Rob Lever and Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 07:58 AM

President Donald Trump's effort to revoke a CNN reporter's credentials went to court Wednesday, in what media groups said was a matter of press freedom -- while the White House argued it had a broad right to restrict access to the US president.  Read more »

Fox News says to back CNN in court battle with White House

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 02:22 AM

NEW YORK - Fox News said Wednesday it would join rival CNN in its legal battle to restore the access of White House reporter Jim Acosta, maintaining that press credentials "should never be weaponized." Read more »

Pence presses Myanmar's Suu Kyi to pardon Reuters journalists-official

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 06:21 PM

US Vice President Mike Pence pressed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi "multiple times" on Wednesday to pardon 2 Reuters journalists jailed in her country, a senior White House official said. Read more »

Filipina journalist dedicates Reporters Without Borders award to colleagues

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 05:42 AM

Filipina journalist Inday Espina-Varona who was honored in London by international media watchdog Reporters Without Borders dedicated her prize to colleagues facing threats, censorship, and violence.   Read more »

Claims Khashoggi’s body ‘dissolved’ after Istanbul murder

Raziye Akkoc with Daniel Lawler in Istanbul, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 03 03:48 AM

The claim echoed details a Turkish official had earlier given to the Washington Post that authorities were investigating a theory the body was destroyed in acid.   Read more »

One month on, where is Khashoggi's body?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 03:42 AM

As Saudi Arabia faces a torrent of international condemnation over the murder of the royal insider-turned-critic, the location of his body remains a mystery. Read more »

Khashoggi strangled and ‘cut into pieces’ in consulate: Turkish prosecutor

Fulya Ozerkan and Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 01 12:37 AM

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was "strangled" as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul under a "premeditated plan", Turkey's chief prosecutor said. Read more »

Filipino journalist in shortlist for Reporters Without Borders Independence Prize

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 05:39 PM

Filipino journalist Inday Espina-Varona is included in the shortlist for international organization Reporters Without Borders' (RSF) Press Freedom Awards. Read more »

Trump denies covering for Saudis on journalist, says truth out soon

Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 05:32 PM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied covering up for ally Saudi Arabia in the suspected murder of a critical journalist and said that he expects to learn the truth about Jamal Khashoggi's fate within days. Read more »

Turkey obtains recordings of Saudi journalist's purported killing: newspaper

Daren Butler, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 07:59 PM

Turkey's investigation into the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi revealed recordings made on his Apple Watch purportedly indicating he was tortured and killed Read more »

Erdogan, Trump step up pressure over missing Saudi journalist

Stuart Williams with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 06:50 PM

Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since October 2 when he went to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain official documents for his upcoming marriage. Read more »

Saudi Arabia to let Turkey search consulate over missing journalist

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 09:20 PM

The search will take place as part of the official investigation, which was being conducted "in an intense manner", a Saudi official said without giving any date. Read more »

Hong Kong leader refuses to explain journalist visa denial

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 09:04 PM

Victor Mallet, the FT's Asia news editor and a British national, angered authorities by hosting a speech by the leader of a tiny pro-independence political party in August. Read more »

Hong Kong press freedom in question as FT journalist denied visa

Anne Marie Roantree, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 09:31 PM

Authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong have said the notion of independence is inconsistent with the principle of "one country, two systems" under which the territory has been governed since Britain handed it back to China in 1997. Read more »

Reuters journalists get 7 years in prison

Stringer, Reuters
Posted at Sep 03 09:03 PM

Detained Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo leave Insein court after listening to the verdict in Yangon, Myanmar on Monday. Read more »

OPINYON: Ang katotohanan ay karapatang pangtao

Buddy Gomez — CYBERBUDDY
Posted at Aug 24 09:46 PM

Lagi nating tandaan: Ang katotohanan ay karapatang pangtao din! Read more »

US newspapers hit back at Trump, defend free press

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 02:49 PM

US newspapers big and small hit back Thursday at President Donald Trump's relentless attacks on the news media, launching a coordinated campaign of editorials stressing the importance of a free press. Read more »

Russian TV crew's fatal trip to Central Africa was dogged by communication mix-ups

Polina Nikolskaya, Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 09:57 PM

Russian officials have said the journalists were sent on the assignment with inadequate planning for such a dangerous environment. Read more »

Press freedom in PH on the 'downslide', says ex-Ombudsman Morales

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 06:58 PM

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Friday said press freedom in the Philippines seems to be "on the downslide." Read more »