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Cebu Citizens-Press Council Saturday, July 27, 2019 Senator Sotto’s bill doesn’t define ‘false content’ and grants arbitrary power of virtual censorship to government bureaucrats. The…
How metro mayors and the governor deal with media
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…
Media Self-regulation through Media Literacy: Insights from the Cebu Citizens-Press Council (CCPC)
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)…
THE 2019 DILI DIALOGUE FORUM
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…
In his 50s, FCE (1927-2019) showed peers what grit looked like
For many years, alone with his editor while already in his 50s, and with one junior reporter when he was pushing 70, Fred C. Espinoza…
CCPC cautions public in assessing “media plot”
“A matrix presented by public officials could lead to something more than a verbal attack from those criticized. In the campaign on illegal drugs, many…
Under-coverage of local governments: public officials’ gripes, media’s explanation
Mayors, mostly of LGUs outside Metro Cebu, complain that their projects and programs have not been publicized by mainstream media. “They send out reporters…
Public officials miss media when they trumpet success. They’re glad reporters are not around when scandal breaks.
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…
Godofredo Roperos: A long love affair with writing
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…
Cerge Remonde: the ‘probinsyano’ beat reporter who became Press Secretary
He spoke truth to power as a newspaper columnist and radio commentator. But in a reversal of roles, Remonde defended power as press secretary to…
