By DEE AYROSO
From The Vantage Point
Tags: alternative media
Violators of press freedom
By RENAN ORTIZ
#Bulatlat20 | Message of KAPATID on Bulatlat’s 20th anniversary
Whenever we are unsure about getting media coverage on problems of political prisoners, Bulatlat has always been there to bring our stories to print—as it does for other groups and communities similarly marginalized and voiceless.
Bulatlatan: Grassroots journalism in the time of crisis
In this week’s #Bulatlatan episode, journalists from Northern Dispatch, Radyo Natin Guimba, Dampig Katarungan, and Altermidya – People’s Alternative Media Network share the challenges they face as they continue to report the issues of the marginalized & oppressed sectors in their communities. Be inspired by their persistence & courage in telling the truth amid the…
Pooled Editorial | On the malicious arrest of Mindanao journalist Margarita Valle: STOP HARASSING JOURNALISTS
We in the alternative media denounce the unlawful arrest of Margarita Valle, veteran Mindanao-based journalist and a columnist of Davao Today. Valle was arrested at the Laguindingan airport on June 9 by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) reportedly based on two arrest warrants dated 2006 and 2011. She was forced to come with…
Tungkulin ng isang guro ng peryodismo
Mula pa noong dekada 90, nagtuturo na ako. Ang part-time sa simula ay naging full-time din nang magkaroon ng bakanteng posisyon sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (UP) Diliman. Marami sa mga itinuring kong “anak” sa loob ng klasrum ay may mga sariling anak na rin. Kaya nga sa pagputi ng buhok ko sa pagtuturo, mistulang “lolo”…
Contexts: The Rappler case
ASKED if he caused the February 13 arrest of Rappler CEO and editor Maria Ressa, President Rodrigo Duterte said he had nothing to do with it, and that he did not “relish picking on her.” He also said he did not know Wilfredo Keng, whose complaint that he had been libeled by the online news…
Under siege
By DEE AYROSO
Youth and students slam systematic attacks on media
MANILA — On Feb. 14, youth and students together with media practitioners trooped to the College of Mass Communication in University of the Philippines in Diliman denouncing the recent attack against press freedom. This is after the arrest of Rappler chief executive officer, Maria Ressa on Wednesday, Feb, 13. She was arrested by members of…
Down but not out
By DEE AYROSO
Media groups condemn threat against Davao broadcaster
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA Kodao Productions Media organizations slammed a death threat against a radio broadcaster in Davao City Monday, saying it is part of the ongoing crackdown against alleged critics of the Rodrigo Duterte government. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), People’s Alternative Media Network (AlterMidya) and the Philippine chapter of…