by mediatimes | Jan 31, 2024 | Media Times 2023
FIRST PERSON The hope that I lost in The Hague I have aged in the justice beat alongside the ICC investigation; and since I started, I am now more honest about the limitations of international justice, its colonial framework, and its vulnerability to politics. But...
by mediatimes | Jan 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
De Lima’s Detention: A Cautionary Tale of How Laws Were Weaponized and How Media Could’ve Covered It Better For what it’s worth, De Lima’s almost seven-year detention is a lesson to Philippine media: When the full force of the government is used to go after critics,...
by mediatimes | Jan 31, 2024 | Media Times 2023
Journalism’s jackpot: Why an active bet on local news is worth placing While initiatives and alternatives are growing, local journalism by and large still needs a financial savior. If attempts so far in the U.S. serve as any indication, the lack of resources and...
by mediatimes | Jan 31, 2024 | 2023 in Media
Climate change and the challenge to government and media By Andie Canivel The media must find ways of engaging the public, and promote awareness about how people can do their part. Climate change is the collective result of damage from unchecked human activities that...
by mediatimes | Jan 31, 2024 | 2023 in Media
Beyond Duterte’s “peace and discipline”: Media’s proactive review of education woes By Leah Perez Media must continue to report on education, because of its primary importance in society and in the future of the country. But it cannot be reported with passive news...