As the world faces a “perfect storm of crises” ー the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks on media credibility, and online disinformation ー it is even more important now for young journalists to verify information they share online and in telling stories.
Journalists Patricia Evangelista of Rappler and Christian Esguerra of ABS-CBN bagged the top awards in the 2019 Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism announced after a seminar conducted by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) Thursday.
VETERAN journalist Eileen G. Mangubat is the 2013 Marshall McLuhan Fellow. The Embassy of Canada, which is behind the Marshall McLuhan Fellowship, said Mangubat, publisher and acting editor-in-chief of Cebu Daily News, is being recognized for her noteworthy efforts to steer and maintain an independent and professional community press in Cebu. She is the third community
