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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'
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
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
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
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.
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
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'
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
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
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
Newsbreak Chats: Will ABS-CBN survive Duterte?
On Thursday, February 27, the Newsbreak team will sit down to discuss the quo warranto petition against the network giant, the role of Congress in the controversy, and its implications on the fight for press freedom
Ex-SC justice refutes DOJ: ABS-CBN needs franchise, not permit, after May 4
The network's franchise woes show an apparent clash between legal jurisprudence and executive command
Syrian journalist Raed Fares receives 2020 Courage in Journalism Award
'Fares was keenly aware of the risks he was taking but continued to use his voice to build the foundations for a free, democratic Syria,' says the Legatum Institute of Raed Fares, who was killed on his way to cover a protest in November 2018
After media giants, campus publications also 'unsafe' – student groups
‘If media giants are threatened, what is stopping the government from doing the same to campus publications?’ Philippine Collegian editor-in-chief Beatrice Puente points out
Newbie senator Bong Go thinks Drilon's ABS-CBN reso reeks of politicking
'Being a neophyte senator, he may not be aware of our tradition and our rules,' says Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, a 4-time Senate president
Duterte accepts ABS-CBN’s apology
Does this mean the end of the broadcast network’s franchise troubles? The President says it’s up to Congress.
House panel ‘enjoins’ NTC to grant ABS-CBN provisional authority to operate
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano believes this letter would be 'sufficient' for the NTC to allow ABS-CBN to keep operating beyond May 4
Drilon files resolution seeking ABS-CBN operations beyond May 4
If adopted by the Senate, it will serve basis for the National Telecommunications Commission to grant ABS-CBN a provisional authority to continue its broadcast operations after the franchise expires
Scenarios: What's next for ABS-CBN's franchise after Senate hearing?
We tackle 4 scenarios for the beleaguered broadcasting company
EXPLAINER: What are legal grounds for ABS-CBN to air after May 4?
There's a gap in the law, but there are legal grounds that authorities can use to possibly close it. But is this more political than legal?
PCOO meeting with Reporters Without Borders not so 'fruitful' after all?
Daniel Bastard, Reporters Without Borders Asia Pacific desk head, recalls telling Communications Secretary Martin Andanar that they can agree to disagree
FALSE: Protesters against ABS-CBN shutdown 'were paid P10,000'
The claim uses a clip cut from a live video posted by the 'It's Showtime' Facebook page, which mentions its 10,000 viewers
Joint resolution extending ABS-CBN's franchise to June 2022 filed in House
(UPDATED) Cebu City 1st District Representative Raul del Mar says extending the validity of ABS-CBN's franchise would allow lawmakers to protect public interest in the grant of franchises
CA reinstates, awards back wages to GMA workers fired for protesting
(UPDATED) The Court of Appeals also awards backwages to 35 talents whose contracts were not renewed, saying it is a case of constructive dismissal
The Duterte-ABS-CBN duel: This week's outlook
Will Duterte blink before the company that gave him – in his long stint as Davao mayor – a broadcast platform where he mastered the art of pulpit politics?
EXPLAINER: ABS-CBN's defense in the Supreme Court quo warranto case
Look at the point-by-point explanation in ABS-CBN's 58-page comment to Calida's quo warranto case
Senate hearing on ABS-CBN: No breach of laws, franchise terms
Government officials clear the network over issues of taxes, labor conditions, pay-per-view service, and Philippine Depositary Receipts
Recto: If ABS-CBN had violations, impose penalties but not 'death penalty'
Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba says ABS-CBN has no standing penalties with the commission
Cayetano: House notice to NTC 'sufficient’ to allow ABS-CBN to keep operating
The Speaker says the House leadership is talking to the National Telecommunications Commission to help secure a provisional authority for ABS-CBN
'Pinuno' asks his ex-bosses in ABS-CBN: 'Galit ba si Presidente sa inyo?'
A rare appearance of Senator Lito Lapid elicits laughter at the Senate hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise as he tries to ask his former bosses a hard question
ABS-CBN asks Supreme Court: Don't let Calida gag us
The TV network says a gag order would be prior restraint, which has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in previous cases
NUJP submits signature campaign for ABS-CBN franchise renewal to Senate
NUJP and various groups gather to fight for press freedom, democracy, and workers' rights as the Senate hears issues pertaining to the ABS-CBN franchise
LOOK: ABS-CBN stars, employees hold 'Walk of Faith'
Employees and stars walk around the ABS-CBN compound as the network's executives attend a Senate hearing on the issues surrounding its franchise
Guevarra won't issue formal opinion in ABS-CBN issue
(3rd UPDATE) Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra says he is deferring to Congress, an independent branch of government
Joel Lamangan on ABS-CBN shutdown threat: Who will tell the story of the Filipino?
The esteemed director emphasizes the implications of an ABS-CBN shutdown: if government can threaten a media giant, it can do the same to smaller companies and franchises
Bong Go: It's those anti-Duterte ads on ABS-CBN that got the boss’ goat
(3rd UPDATE) ABS-CBN CEO Carlo Katigbak says 'sorry if we offended the President'
