Broadcaster Shot Dead in Agusan
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CC Hidalgo | Ashton Kutcher and the Knight in Twittering Armor
CC Hidalgo | Ashton Kutcher and the Knight in Twittering Armor
The point of all this is that there’s no point in social media comparing itself to the news media, let alone proclaiming that Twitter can do a better job than CNN in bringing news to the masses of the world.
CC Hidalgo | The New Stars of Journalism
CC Hidalgo | The New Stars of Journalism
Regardless of its flaws, the news media remains the only institution capable of performing the very important task of verifying the flood of information let loose by social media, and to put all of it in context.
CHR to Military: Explain Continued Use of ‘Orders of Battle’
CHR to Military: Explain Continued Use of ‘Orders of Battle’
In forum, CHR officials and journalists from the NUJP bewail the use by the military of OBs. CHR chairperson Leila de Lima says the AFP claimed to have stopped using OBs but replaced these with “watch lists” – and military officials could not explain to her the difference.
2010 Elections: ‘Caught in the Middle’: A Journalist Witnesses Violence in Lanao del Sur
2010 Elections: ‘Caught in the Middle’: A Journalist Witnesses Violence in Lanao del Sur
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA / Kodao Productions / Bulatlat.com
I was caught in the middle of a gunfight that lasted hours in Tugaya, Lanao del Sur while covering the country’s first-ever automated elections. I don’t know if being ‘caught in the middle’ is a correct description because I was there as a journalist and had prior knowledge that that town is a poll hotspot. But I use it nonetheless because I did not want the gunfight to happen, much less witness it up close.
Philippines improves ranking in Press Freedom Index
Philippines improves ranking in Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders today released its Press Freedom Index for 2009. In it, the Philippines ranks 122, compared to last year's 139. This suggests that press freedom in the Philippines has improved, regardless of the many killings, attacks and intimidation being faced by Filipino journalists. But over the years, the country's rankings in the index indicate a worsening of press freedom.
Welcome to Bulatlat's group blog
Welcome to Bulatlat's group blog
Welcome to "On the Fringes," the group blog of the staff of Bulatlat.com.
Here, the staff of one of Philippines's most credible alternative online publications will blog about people's issues that are rarely tackled in the mainstream press. This blog will complement Bulatlat's reporting, featuring posts and stories that cannot be found in the main site.
We hope this blog would encourage dialogue between the staff and our readers.
Enjoy your visit.
Benjie Oliveros
Managing editor
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