Fake News: View of a non-journalist
By Rev. Fr. Ramon D. Echica [Based on his talk at the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) media forum during Cebu Press Freedom Week 2019,…
By Rev. Fr. Ramon D. Echica [Based on his talk at the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC) media forum during Cebu Press Freedom Week 2019,…
It is new only because the invitation comes from China through “private organizations.” For decades a similar grant, but for trips to the United States,…
The amendment to the Sotto Law, also known as Press Freedom Law, expanding the protection to journalists, has finally been approved. The law now covers…
Their work has shifted from newsroom to public information office; from reporter to publicist; from being watchdog of public officials to protector of the officials’…
Most elected public officials affirm the often-avowed policy of staying “open and transparent” to the public through media. But, as new leaders in their respective local…
Abstract How does the press regulate itself? Through document research, key informant interviews, and participant observation, the researcher studied how the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC)…
CCPC attendance at Timor Leste meeting enables it to share, and compare, its experience on press councils with other media groups in the region By…
Mayors, mostly of LGUs outside Metro Cebu, complain that their projects and programs have not been publicized by mainstream media. “They send out reporters…
While some mayors lament media “under-coverage” of towns and cities in far-flung areas, which afflicts even urban centers in Metro Cebu that are outside Cebu…
In Manila, the almost-four-decade career of Godofredo M. Roperos, 88, covered assignments in reporting, magazine editing, and literary writing. It was interrupted by his work…
List of journalists and others working with Cebu news media who were victims of physical violence, threats, and other forms of harassment. TRACKER by Cebu…
Motive is crucial to determining whether the violence or intimidation is work-related and aimed to impair the function of the press. Whatever the reason for…