by mediatimes | Feb 3, 2017 | Feature Stories, Media Monitor
The Peace Process: Communists Come to the Table by John Paul Omac Coverage of the talks was limited to reporting of events as if they are separate from each other. News reports provided limited context and background on the issue despite its complexity being the...
by mediatimes | Feb 3, 2017 | Feature Stories, Media Monitor
Election 2016: The Rise of Rodrigo Duterte by Melinda Quintos de Jesus The media template for campaign coverage is pretty straightforward, it involves little more than following the candidate’s campaign. Such coverage noted details about where the candidate went, who...
by mediatimes | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Media and Federalism Rodrigo Duterte’s advocacy for the shift to federalism gave him entry to the 2016 presidential campaign. But the issue of federalism itself did not figure in the decision of many voters to vote for him. For one, there is no one way of doing...
by mediatimes | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Media and the War on Drugs RODRIGO DUTERTE’s resolve to rid the country of illegal drugs won him the votes as Filipinos cheered the tough-talking local politician to do what he had done as mayor of Davao City, which he proclaimed among the safest of cities in the...
by mediatimes | Jan 30, 2017 | Feature Stories, Media Monitor
State of Calamity: Government Response and Media Reporting in a Disaster-prone Country by Albert Lawrence Idia Yolanda’s devastation exposed several opportunities for improving government response. The NDRRMC’s commemorative book “Y it happened: Learning from Typhoon...
