by mediatimes | Feb 11, 2018 | Feature Stories
PRESIDENTIAL FLIP-FLOPS FLIP-FLOPS ARE favored footwear in the Philippines. No one really cares much anymore that people wear them to church or to restaurants. Flip-flops as a policy style however is a different matter altogether. Everything that a president...
by mediatimes | Feb 5, 2017 | Feature Stories, Media Monitor
A Covert but Ceremonial Burial for a Dictator: Marcos' Resting Place in the Libingan ng mga Bayani by Luis Adrian Hidalgo Covering issues involving the Marcos family can be a challenging work. But to be able to report it effectively, reporters must be knowledgeable...
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 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...
