The relationship between media and power — whether in the form of governments, business corporations, or institutions with large followings such as churches — has always been problematic. The media are almost always the first targets of repression, whether in Indonesia during the 1965 coup and the decades that followed it; in Thailand in the…
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Unless the Aquino administration rouses the Philippine National Police from its lethargy and forces it to find and investigate the killers of journalists; unless it lights a fire under the Department of Justice to see to their prosecution; and unless it does something to encourage the courts…
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Filipinos are under siege. Not by an external enemy, but by the enemy within. Everyone is under threat, but among the most frequently targeted are journalists and media workers, who, since 1986, have found their community increasingly at risk. The Aquino administration’s predecessor still holds the record…