Rappler's latest stories on journalism
9 in 10 Filipinos value independent journalism – Reuters Institute survey
63% believe it is the duty of journalists to call out lying and misleading politicians
Russian journalist avoids jail but given huge fine in 'terror' case
'The biggest success is that I was not forbidden from working in my profession,' the journalist tells the crowd, sporting a T-shirt that says 'We will not shut up'
Only 1 in 5 Filipinos would miss local newspapers ‘a lot’ if these go bust
Media advocates say collaboration and staying relevant can help community newspapers survive
Philanthropists save Australia's AAP newswire from closure
The investor consortium, which includes former News Corp chief Peter Tonagh, tells staff in an email they shared 'a common goal – a desire to protect media diversity in Australia'
Study shows news media still reliable source amid COVID-19 'infodemic'
All sources of information – from media to politicians to social media platforms – should work together to better inform the public about the coronavirus, says the lead author of a Reuters Institute study done in 6 countries
U.S. tightens rules on 4 more Chinese state 'propaganda' outlets
The State Department says it is reclassifying 4 outlets – China Central Television, the China News Service, the People's Daily, and the Global Times – as foreign missions rather than media outlets
Trump appointee shakes up U.S. broadcasting, raising fears
'This kind of blatant political interference has long been the norm in the developing countries with which I'm most familiar, but not in the US,' Janet Steele, director of the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication at George Washington University
Outrage after Bolivian TV broadcasts COVID-19 death
'We lost a lot of things with this virus, including empathy,' says journalist Maria Trigo
Interest in news high, but trust low in the Philippines – 2020 Digital News Report
Filipinos' low trust in news could be due to the attacks that the media faced over the last year
Top Russia newspaper editors quit, denouncing censorship
While the daily newspaper focuses on business and industry news, its editorial section has become a vital space for dissenting voices and debate on political life in Russia
Forum on the cyber libel verdict against Maria Ressa, Rappler
(UPDATED) The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 is scheduled to hand down its verdict on Rappler, its CEO Maria Ressa, and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr in the high profile cyber libel case on Monday, June 15
[PODCAST] Making Space: Braving the anti-terror bill as student-journalists
With the youth and students at the forefront of speaking truth to power, how are they dealing with the threat of the pending anti-terror bill?
NYT editor resigns after backlash over senator's hardline op-ed
Some 800 Times staffers sign a petition in protest of the publication of 'Send in The Military' by Republican US Senator Tom Cotton
Quarantine curbs access to information
The Philippines is among many governments in the world that had to suspend the processing of freedom of information or FOI requests because of the pandemic
[OPINION] As the world collapses, the 4th estate is under threat
'We need to know what the slums look like, what a broken education system looks like, what hunger looks like – because they all have a face'
Anxiety rises over attacks on media covering U.S. protests
A tally by media watchdog groups cites 192 press freedom violations during the latest wave of protests including 131 assaults, of which 108 were by police
Journalists covering U.S. protests find themselves under attack
A black CNN journalist is arrested by police in Minneapolis – even as he reports live on camera following the death of George Floyd
Facebook denies sidelining research on site's 'divisiveness'
Facebook defends itself against a report that says the company sidelined research that showed that its algorithms, if left unchecked, would feed users more and more divisive content to gain user attention
Newsbreak Chats: Doing journalism under lockdown
On Thursday, May 28, the team discusses how journalists navigate a restrictive quarantine and deal with the challenges it poses
LIVE: Senate hearing on non-expiration of franchises
Watch the Senate hearing live on Rappler
Advertising slump during virus crisis hits media jobs
Several media workers around the world experience layoffs and wage cuts amid the COVID-19 pandemic
FALSE: Photo of former NUJP chair 'connects' her to CPP-NPA-NDF
The photo of Rowena 'Weng' Carranza-Paraan was taken at an all-women media safety training in Cagayan de Oro City in March 2013
Former NUJP chair red-tagged in social media post
The post tries to link former NUJP chair Rowena 'Weng' Carranza-Paraan to the New People’s Army using a photo at a media safety training in 2013
Virus 'eminently capable' of spreading through speech – study
Scientists estimate that each minute of loudly speaking can generate more than 1,000 virus-containing droplets capable of remaining airborne for 8 minutes or more in a closed space
Gov’t platforms being used to attack, red-tag media
Supposedly at the helm of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security, the PCOO reposts misleading content against media from an anti-communist government page
Public should balance 'news diet' during coronavirus pandemic
'Your life depends now literally on the information that you are receiving…. The people need to act like their lives depend on the information they are getting,' says Steve Herman of Voice of America
How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the media
Journalists and media workers are still covering the COVID-19 pandemic despite budget cuts, threats to press freedom, and risk of possible infection
Here's the story behind the #StarMagicStandsWithABSCBN campaign
The country's biggest and most iconic stars earlier donned white and wore an RGB ribbon pin to rally behind the media giant. Here's what those colors and symbols mean.
New York Times leads the way at 2020 Pulitzers
The Times collects 3 awards, including for Brian M. Rosenthal's investigative report into New York City's taxi industry that revealed predatory loans that took advantage of vulnerable drivers
IFCN launches WhatsApp chatbot for fact checking
The International Fact-Checking Network launches an easy-to-use tool for WhatsApp users who want to check COVID-19 rumors
Introducing Lighthouse: Rappler's new platform
We reimagined Rappler from scratch, considering its pillars: data and technology, journalism, and community
Google launches 'journalism relief fund,' following Facebook
Google says its would give 'low thousands of dollars' for the smallest operations to 'low tens of thousands for larger newsrooms'
4 acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder rearrested pending appeal
Pearl was the South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal when he was abducted in Karachi in January 2002 while researching a story about Islamist militants
How is this pandemic changing you?
Let’s look at some of the challenges that this pandemic is forcing us to face and which are changing our world in incremental ways
60 Australian newspapers to stop printing
'The coronavirus crisis has created unprecedented economic pressures and we are doing everything we can to preserve as many jobs as possible,' says News Corp Australasia Executive Chairman Michael Miller
Taiwan says U.S. media expelled from China are welcome
'I'd like to welcome you to be stationed in Taiwan – a country that is a beacon of freedom and democracy,' Taipei's foreign minister tells journalists expelled from China
Fighting coronavirus requires efforts to help the poor – PCIJ report
The COVID-19 battleground is not just about hospitals, but also about the poorest communities that lack the means to feed and protect themselves. Protecting these communities means protecting everyone else
China expels U.S. journalists in biggest crackdown in years
American journalists at The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal are told to hand back their credentials within 10 days
Journalists call on PCOO to rescind lockdown accreditation requirement
A PCOO ID for media practitioners is unnecessary during the Luzon lockdown because a valid press ID should be enough, say the UP Department of Journalism, PPI, PCP, and the CCJD
[OPINION] Pens and placards: On campus journalists as student activists
'To be an activist does not require one to be physically present in rallies and street protests. It can be done through the formidable power of the written word.'
NTC will allow ABS-CBN to operate beyond May 4 unless courts intervene
The National Telecommunications Commission says the provisional authority that will be granted to ABS-CBN will be valid until the end of the 18th Congress
LOOK: Ricky Lee, Yeng Constantino join other artists in ABS-CBN's Friday protest
The artists show their support for ABS-CBN as the network's franchise renewal hangs in the balance
Senate: ABS-CBN should continue operations pending franchise renewal
(UPDATED) The Senate approves a resolution expressing its sense on the continued operations of ABS-CBN beyond franchise expiry on May 4
House to finally start hearing ABS-CBN franchise renewal on March 10
(UPDATED) Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano says ABS-CBN executives will not be invited yet, as the hearing on March 10 will focus on the National Telecommunications Commission
China threatens retaliation over U.S. 'bullying' of state media
Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said China 'strongly opposes and condemns' the US decision to require Beijing's state-run media to cut the number of Chinese nationals employed in the US
LOOK: Maymay Entrata, Edward Barber join fan clubs in prayer rally for ABS-CBN franchise renewal
Fan clubs come together and march around the ABS-CBN compound
LOOK: Stars attend prayer rally for ABS-CBN franchise renewal
Gerald Anderson, Nikki Valdez, and Elmo Magalona join ABS-CBN employees in calling for the renewal of the network's franchise
FALSE: Comparison of rally photos from ‘ABS-CBN report’ and social media
The crowd image attributed to ABS-CBN is not in any of the media outlet’s published reports
IBP head warns gov't: NTC permit to ABS can be challenged
Even Justice Secretary Guevarra recognizes that his own solution could be brought to court. At least, he says, Congress can 'provide a tougher armor.'
Cayetano: Duterte deferring to Congress means ABS-CBN likely to get NTC permit
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano also insists it would 'do more harm than good' to ABS-CBN if the House would squeeze in a hearing on its franchise renewal before Congress takes a break in March
