by mediatimes | Feb 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
FIRST PERSON Photographs: The Pain and Punishment of Memories by Raffy Lerma There are a hundreds more I remember in this war on drugs — fathers, mothers, sons and daughters who have now been reduced to numbers. I HAVE a bad memory. I am bad with...
by mediatimes | Feb 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
REVISTED PERSPECTIVE ON CONFLICT Unanswered Questions on the Marawi Siege and Violent Extremism in the Philippines by Dana Batnag If there is anything that the Marawi siege proved, it is that the government can control the flow of information, and mainstream media can...
by mediatimes | Feb 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Human Rights Reporting and Duterte’s Drug War by Carlos Conde As a former journalist myself who had reported on human rights issues, I know the difficulty of navigating this difficult terrain. Translating cases or events into stories runs the risk of either...
by mediatimes | Feb 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Journalists Looking Back to 2016 THE BEST AND WORST OF TIMES IT WAS, for journalists, the best of times and the worst of times. Presidential election years are times of challenge and opportunity for citizens, politicians and journalists. Fresh mandates, a renewal of...
by mediatimes | Feb 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Journalists Looking Back to 2016 MEDIA IN THE DEFENSIVE IF AT all journalism is a capitalist venture, its currency for investment ought to be no less than unassailable integrity, and the much sought-after return on investment, no less the public trust. This is...
by mediatimes | Feb 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Journalists Looking Back to 2016 THE YEAR 2016 was not only about the national elections and the subsequent administration of President Duterte. The spotlight also shone on the media that covered these events. It was a busy year for stories, fact checks and...
