Tag: Media
Killing a network in the Philippines
48 years after Marcos closed down ABS-CBN, together with all other media outlets in the country, darkness has fallen again for the broadcast network
Radio reporter shot dead in central Philippines
Still unidentified gunmen shot and killed a radio reporter in the central Philippine city of Dumaguete about nine o'clock in the evening of May 5.
Philippine government orders country’s largest broadcast network to go off air
ABS-CBN went off air early evening of May 5 after the government ordered the network to stop operations a day after its franchise expired.
Media: The other COVID-19 frontliners
Most affected by the pandemic are the freelancers, especially provincial reporters and photographers who are paid for every story or photograph used
Media groups call for release of jailed journalists in Asia
Media organizations from around the world have called on heads of states across Asia to release all jailed journalists amid the new coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope thanks journalists, media workers for sharing ‘stories of hope’
Pope Francis has expressed his gratitude to journalists, media workers, and those selling newspapers in the streets amid the pandemic for sharing “stories of...
Radio Veritas Asia connects Chinese Catholics to Manila’s poor amid pandemic
A church-run radio network was able to link Catholics in China with urban poor communities in the Philippines despite the global health crisis brought...
Philippines clamps down on critics as Duterte eyes lockdown extension
Rights groups have noted reprisals against journalists, local officials, and netizens who expressed criticism of govt response on the crisis
Myanmar charges journalist under terrorism law, blocks news websites
The nation’s army has filed several cases in recent years against reporters and news organizations covering the conflict in Rakhine
Rights groups warn Thailand against using coronavirus to clamp down on...
Thai govt has granted itself virtually unlimited powers under the guise of the COVID-19 crisis