Defining the community press in the Philippines
July 21, 2010 · Comments Off
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (July 19, 10:20 p.m.) where I write a column (Philippine Fantasy).
A student from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman emailed a few questions about my involvement with the community press. Below are my answers.
What community presses have...
Source: Rising Sun
Proposed Freedom of Information Act and the potentials for its misuse and abuse
June 1, 2010 · Comments Off
A Thailand-based journalist emailed three questions on the proposed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). As you may already know, the latter was not ratified by the House of Representatives (HOR) when it suspended its session yesterday.
I had actually written about the proposed FOIA in the recent past....
Source: Rising Sun
Journalism Internship in Washington, DC
April 25, 2010 · Comments Off
Scripps Howard Semester in Washington Internship Program
Washington, DC
Website: www.icfj.org
Deadline: April 30 (for the September to December term)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Scripps Howard Foundation Semester in Washington internship program brings two international students per year to Washington,...
Source: Filipino Scholar . Com
International Journalism Fellowships
April 25, 2010 · Comments Off
Knight International Journalism Fellowships
International Center for Journalists
Website: www.icfj.org
Deadline: Varies
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Knight International Fellows work with partner organizations on media-development projects designed to produce lasting, tangible change in the public interest. Fellows...
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ASEAN media remain `not free’
April 23, 2010 · Comments Off
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (April 19, 9:35 p.m.) where I write a weekly column (Philippine Fantasy).
Three journalists from the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar emailed a few questions about the media situation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Allow...
Source: Rising Sun
Filipino journalists as candidates
March 2, 2010 · Comments Off
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (March 1, 6:00 p.m.) where I write a weekly column (Philippine Fantasy).
Is it ethical for a journalist to run for public office?
Legally, nothing prevents journalists from getting a seat in government as long as they meet the required citizenship,...
Source: Rising Sun
Philippine presidential candidates should have Media Agenda
February 23, 2010 · Comments Off
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (Feb. 22, 10:17 p.m.) where I write a weekly column (Philippine Fantasy).
It is easy for all Philippine presidential candidates to claim that they are advocates of press freedom. Who would dare impose restrictions on media whose favorable coverage...
Source: Rising Sun
Teaching journalism amid the culture of impunity
January 8, 2010 · Comments Off
N.B. – This was published in Asian Correspondent (January 4, 9:30 p.m.) where I write a weekly column (“Philippine Fantasy”).
How should journalism be taught at a time when journalists are killed with impunity and the government remains hostile to press freedom?
The following questions...
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Mass Media and Politics
January 4, 2010 · Comments Off
The press has always played an important role in Filipino society and government. Recently, however, some people have begun to feel that this role has expanded into areas where perhaps it has no place. How has this change come about? How have the Internet and other technological advances affected the...
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Wikang Filipino at makabuluhang peryodismo
December 28, 2009 · Comments Off
N.B. – A journalism student from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman who is finishing his undergraduate thesis emailed the following questions on the use of Filipino in media organizations in the Philippines. Allow me to share with you my answers, obviously written in Filipino.
Gaano...
Source: Rising Sun
