By BENJIE OLIVEROS
“Will we be holding the same forum discussing the same topic next year?”
Journalists urge Aquino government to act now to end impunity
Tags: Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility
‘Order of Battle’ Suggests Murder of Journalists Part of Official Policy — NUJP
The National Union of Journalists in the Philippines, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, and the Reporters Without Borders condemned what they called as an “abomination,” the military’s Order of Battle, the latest version of which included the NUJP and journalist Carlos Conde, a correspondent for the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, and GlobalPost.com.
Media Killings Prompt Journalists to Become Activists
The burning of an ABS-CBN van last January 11 reflects the state of Philippine mass media. Various interest groups try to harass and intimidate journalists, even to the point of silencing them forever. It is important at this point to reiterate the importance of social involvement among journalists in order to not only stop the…