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…
Reinventing the newspaper
A series of articles that CJJ hopes will set off a conversation among practitioners and students of journalism as well as media consumers on the…
What happened to the newspaper market and how print may meet the needs of the new audience
People say time’s up for the newspaper every time a new media platform comes to life. But newspapers survived radio, television, and cable. It has…
Survival action: Transform. Innovate.
Surviving the crisis requires two actions: Transform. Innovate. In today’s multi media landscape, transformation and innovation aren’t options but requirements — part of a sustainable…
What kind of content will work? A UP forum kicks the idea around
What kind of content works? A panel of UP graduates kicks around ideas for print media It has been some time since observers within the…
Remember the newsboys? They may have been forgotten in the age of digital media
Painfully absent in the conversation about how newspapers are transitioning to digital and the evolution of the next printed media product is the erstwhile loud…
The impact of new media on newspaper circulation in selected countries
By Tessa Aguilar In nine countries covered by a study, print media show how to beat the crisis High internet penetration, which makes it easy…
