On the 5th Death Anniversary of journalist Marlene Esperat
IT HAS been five years since journalist Marlene Esperat was killed. Five years have not made it any easier to accept her death. While the conviction of her gunmen somewhat…
Sued for libel, journalist receives death threat
CMFR/PHILIPPINES - After a Supreme Court justice filed 13 counts of libel against her in connection with an article she wrote last year, journalist Marites Dañguilan Vitug received death threats…
Lest We Forget
A hundred days have passed since the massacre of 32 journalists and media workers in Maguindanao, Southern Philippines, together with 26 others. The principal suspect has been indicted. But the…
Covering Maguindanao: Terror, fear hinder journalism
THERE was a time my colleagues at the PCIJ threatened to print shirts that said “I am not JJ” in front and “Neither is she my friend” at the back.…
Deadly Attack in Pakistan “Signals New War on Media” Warns IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists today vigorously condemned a deadly bomb attack on the Peshawar Press Club in Pakistan and warned that it is a sign of a new “war…