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Tag: Journalism

  • McLuhan fellows and veteran journalists in a forum during the 2023 PJRC at the UP College of Mass Communication on Friday, May 5.
    Categories News

    Conference highlights role of the press in social media and disinformation age

    By Rhoanne De Guzman  |  May 06, 2023 4:42 PM

    Amid the rising prevalence of social media and the persisting dilemma of disinformation, aspiring journalists are reminded that the role of the press in a democratic society remains indispensable and is needed now more than ever.

    2023, chit estella awards for journalism, Journalism, PJRC

  • Migz Zubiri
    Categories FACT CHECK NED FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Zubiri falsely claims PH has ‘very free media’ compared to Malaysia, Singapore

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 14, 2022 4:49 PM

    Press freedom in the Philippines does not fare better than Singapore and Malaysia, according to the Paris-based World Press Freedom Index of Reporters Without Borders.

    ABS-CBN, Impunity, Journalism, Malaysia, Media, Migz Zubiri, Philippines, Press Freedom, red-tagging, Reporters Without Borders, Singapore, Vietnam

  • Migz Zubiri
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Zubiri na may ‘napakamalayang media’ ang PH kumpara sa Malaysia, Singapore hindi totoo

    By VERA Files  |  Nov 14, 2022 4:49 PM

    Iginiit na “hindi patas” ang ginawa ng Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) ng United Nations na ipahayag ang kanilang mga alalahanin sa mga ulat ng mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao sa bansa, kabilang ang pagkakapatay sa mamamahayag na si Percy Lapid, maling iginiit ni Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri na ang Pilipinas ay may “napakamalayang media” kumpara sa mga bansang tulad ng Malaysia, Singapore at Vietnam.

    ABS-CBN, Impunity, Journalism, Malaysia, Media, Migz Zubiri, Philippines, Press Freedom, red-tagging, Reporters Without Borders, Singapore, Vietnam

  • Categories Commentary

    A journalist’s tribulations under a democracy

    By Tita C. Valderama  |  May 23, 2022 12:04 PM

    Hours after the unofficial counting of the May 9 election votes showed Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. winning by a wide margin in the presidential race over Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo, a reader told me to stop writing because the former senator’s apparent victory just proved that readers don’t believe what I write.

    Journalism

  • Call_for_Proposals_2019.png
    Categories Editor's Pick News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    APPLY NOW: The Road Safety Journalism Fellowship Phase 4

    By VERA FILES  |  May 21, 2019 3:08 PM

    Deadline: June 30, 2019

    #SafeRoadsPH, Journalism, road safety

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    Categories Arts & Culture News

    Underreported issues top Chit Estella Journalism Award 2017

    By VERA Files  |  May 06, 2017 12:24 PM

    Stories on drug abuse, persons with disabilities and scrap metal workers dominated this year’s Chit Estella Journalism Student Research Award.

    AJRC, Chit Estella Journalism Student Research Award, Journalism, University of the Philippines, Vera Files

  • Categories Chit's Desk The Chit Estella Road Safety Page Top Stories

    Studies on pork scam, human rights win journ research awards

    Mar 14, 2015 4:21 PM

    THREE outstanding journalism research papers undertaken by university students bagged this year’s top awards of the Philippine Journalism Research Conference 2015. The awards, named after the late University of the Philippines-Diliman journalism professor and VERA Files trustee Chit Estella, went to: Southern Luzon State University’s Beejay Alegria Castillo for his research on the pork barrel […]

    Chit Estella Awards, Journalism, PJRC, Research

  • Categories Banner Chit's Desk The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    UP students win big in Chit Estella journalism awards

    Mar 06, 2014 7:59 AM

    UNIVERSITY of the Philippines journalism students hauled in the top prizes at the 2014 Philippine Journalism Research Conference (PJRC) at the University of the Philippines on Wednesday. Aiming to highlight commendable researches of journalism students, this year’s PJRC gave the Chit Estella Memorial Awards for Journalism Research to students with the most excellent work. UP […]

    Journalism, Research, University of the Philippines

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