by mediatimes | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
FIRST PERSON Cacophony of facts-only churnalism CAMILLE DIOLA Diola is the editor of Philstar.com and Interaksyon. Her views do not reflect those of her employer. THE FLURRY of headlines has been overwhelmingly of tired templates — sound bite angles,...
by mediatimes | Mar 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
MEDIA ON ELECTION "GLITCHES" All Eyes on Comelec by Ana Catalina Paje THE ELECTIONS of 2019 should be remembered for the glitches which were left unexplained, and their significance dismissed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) eager to claim another electoral...
by mediatimes | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
CRISIS WATCH by Ana Catalina Paje THE DUTERTE administration has claimed significant economic development. But in 2019, its policies nevertheless led to a number of crises involving, among others, basic commodities and social services affecting millions of Filipinos,...
by mediatimes | Mar 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
THE VIRAL THREAT 2019 Media's learning curve by Luis Adrian Hidalgo HEALTH AUTHORITIES and other relevant agencies have had their hands full with the emergence of at least three threats to public health in 2019. Since the Dengvaxia scare in 2017, the public health...
by mediatimes | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
SIDEBAR: Rappler: A Test Case for Press Freedom THE ONLINE social news site Rappler has been under attack and could be the first casualty of President Duterte’s war against the press and press freedom. Rappler was one of several media organizations that began tracking...
by mediatimes | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Federalism and Charter Change: All Politics in the News by Ana Catalina Paje A quick review of Duterte’s Project Federalism shows up the idea as a campaign promise which served as an excuse for the politician from Davao to tour the country. In 2015, the candidate...
