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Police free CNN reporter arrested live on TV covering Minneapolis protests

Reuters
Updated as of May 29 09:49 PM

WASHINGTON - The Minnesota State Patrol arrested a CNN reporter while live on television early Friday morning covering the Minneapolis protests, without giving any reason, and led him and three crew members away in handcuffs. Read more »

Solon's claims vs ABS-CBN need fact-check, journalism professors say

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 01:31 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Journalism educators on Wednesday called out a congressional leader over his allegations against ABS-CBN, warning that committee hearings on its application for a new broadcast franchise might be used to spread fake news against it. Read more »

Brazilian media boycott Bolsonaro residence due to harassment

Reuters
Posted at May 27 07:28 AM

Brazil's four largest news media outlets said they have withdrawn their reporters from coverage of right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro's official residence due to the lack of security to protect them from heckling and abuse by his supporters. Read more »

READ: California official appeals to Duterte, House to allow ABS-CBN to resume broadcast

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 10:54 AM

A county supervisor from San Mateo, California - which has a large Filipino-American population - wrote a letter urging President Rodrigo Duterte and the House of Representatives to issue a fresh 25-year franchise for ABS-CBN, the Philippines' largest broadcasting company. Read more »

ABS-CBN shares fall as it fights for fresh franchise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 09:44 AM

Shares of ABS-CBN Corp fell at the resumption of trading on Monday, as it moved to secure a fresh franchise and resume broadcast operations. Read more »

READ: Alliance for Journalists' Freedom letter of support for ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 09:46 AM

The closure of ABS-CBN makes the Philippines a less healthy society, and also undermines the ability of the region and the world to respond to this crisis.  Read more »

Social media platforms need to do more to combat disinformation, press freedom advocates say

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 08:53 PM

Lawyer Chel Diokno said social media platforms should be called to account to make sure that so-called online trolls do not monopolize the conversation on social media.  Read more »

OPINION: Duterte gov't unleashes its mad dog

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at May 11 11:18 PM

The Duterte government must be desperate. There’s a global condemnation of its order to close down ABS-CBN.  Read more »

Tax avoidance allegations vs ABS-CBN unfair for regulators: Tax expert

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 10:55 PM

Critics have alleged that the media giant used questionable tax credits, and employed domestic and foreign-owned subsidiaries to avoid paying higher taxes. Read more »

Senate journos back calls for broadcast resumption of ABS-CBN, granting of new franchise

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 06:39 PM

MANILA - Journalists covering the Philippine Senate on Monday backed calls for ABS-CBN to resume its broadcast operations and be given a fresh 25-year franchise. Read more »

13 senators push for bill granting ABS-CBN 'provisional franchise' until June 2022

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 05:11 PM

At least 13 senators on Monday filed a bill that will grant ABS-CBN Corp a "provisional franchise" while Congress is still tackling the media giant's bid for a fresh 25-year license to operate. Read more »

House panel asks NTC to explain ABS-CBN closure order or face contempt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 01:31 PM

The House committee on legislative franchises has asked the country's telecoms body to explain why it should not be held for contempt for reneging on its commitment to allow ABS-CBN Corp to continue its operations beyond its lapsed franchise, a document made public Monday showed. Read more »

READ: Statement of University of the Philippines Baguio on ABS-CBN broadcast closure

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 11:10 PM

Social justice is evinced by a free press. The University of the Philippines Baguio stands for democracy and press freedom for an enlightened society. Read more »

READ: Statement of Women Writers in Media Now on ABS-CBN broadcast shutdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 09:11 PM

We condemn before the world any suppression of media freedom and all despotic attacks on media institutions and journalists. The iron hand will not kill truth and freedom of expression. Read more »

READ: Statement of the UP Diliman Executive Committee on the ABS-CBN shutdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 07:24 PM

We cannot stress how important and critical a role mass media plays during this time of crisis. As COVID-19 spreads and worsens at the national and global scale, it is wrong to silence a vital channel of information such as ABS-CBN, which has become, after years of public service, a significant pillar of the media establishment. Read more »

READ: Statement of International Commission of Jurists on ABS-CBN closure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:48 PM

The NTC’s basis for issuing the order is that ABS CBN’s legislative franchise has expired on 4 May 2020 and action has yet to be taken on its renewal by the House of Representatives. The ICJ fears that the reasons for this delay may be politically motivated. Read more »

READ: Statement of the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines on ABS-CBN broadcast closure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:47 PM

This was a death of a media icon that everyone anticipated from day one of President Duterte’s election as President when he accused the television station of unfair election coverage. Thus, when the renewal of the station’s franchise was raised in 2018, the probability of the station staying afloat was diminished and the franchise renewal became its Achilles heel. Read more »

READ: The Bedan's statement on NTC closure order vs ABS-CBN broadcast

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:45 PM

Mariing kinokondena ng THE BEDAN, ang opisyal na pahayagan ng College of Arts and Sciences- San Beda University, ang nasabing hakbang ng NTC. Read more »

OPINION: A badge of honor for ABS-CBN

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at May 08 09:43 PM

Folks, if you have not yet done so, please let your voices be heard and join the various social media and online expressions of support for ABS-CBN’s rightful return to the ramparts of democracy and press freedom. Let us all celebrate a well-deserved second badge of honor! Read more »

READ: AMRP's statement on NTC's closure order vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 08:14 PM

The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines issued a statement on the National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) cease and desist order against ABS-CBN. Read more »