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Tag: Media

  • 013023 FALSE GMA Network closure
    Categories FACT CHECK FB FC

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcos NOT closing down GMA Network

    By VERA Files  |  Jan 31, 2023 2:06 PM

    A YouTube video’s headline and thumbnail claim President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos ordered the closure of media giant GMA Network Inc. This is not true, but a mere clickbait.

    GMA Network, Media

  • 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

  • 072921-false-dt-on-abs-cbn (4).png
    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB post’s claim that ABS-CBN owes gov’t billions NEEDS CONTEXT

    By VERA Files  |  Aug 03, 2021 11:09 AM

    The FB post and PNA’s July 26 report both need context, as Duterte’s claim is not true and has already been refuted by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) at least twice last year.

    ABS-CBN, Duterte, Media, Rodrigo Duterte

  • thumbnail_sona2020-media.jpg
    Categories News SONA 2020 Promise Tracker

    SONA 2020 Promise Tracker: Media

    By Celine Isabelle Samson  |  Jul 22, 2021 10:06 AM

    In his State of the Nation Addresses (SONAs) since 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte has only made seven promises related to media: five on state-controlled media, one concerning access to information and one addressing media killings.

    Duterte, Media, SONA 2020, SONA promise tracker

  • 063021-false-mainstream-media-on-pnoys-death (1).png
    Categories FACT CHECK

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: FB page FALSELY claims mainstream media silent on Aquino admin failures

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 03, 2021 12:04 PM

    Local news outlets, in writing about the death and legacy of the former chief executive, also cited the criticisms and controversies that marked his presidency.

    Media, Noynoy Aquino

  • 02_thumbnail.jpg
    Categories News

    Media systems in Southeast Asia vulnerable to some forms of disinformation

    By Enrico Berdos  |  Jan 16, 2021 9:50 AM

    Experts from the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila and the Australian National University (ANU) reported that different types of media systems in Southeast Asia (SEA) are vulnerable to specific kinds and sources of disinformation.

    forms of disinformation, Media, media systems, southeast asia

  • thumbnail-media.png
    Categories News SONA 2019 Promise Tracker

    SONA 2019 PROMISE TRACKER: Media

    By Jo Comuyog  |  Jul 24, 2020 2:40 PM

    More than halfway into his six-year term, President Rodrigo Duterte has neither made new promises nor followed through on previous ones related to the media since his 2016 state of the nation address. Yet there was no let-up in his clashes with, and tirades against the media.

    Duterte, Media, SONA 2019, SONA promise tracker

  • 2019 PTI Trust in Media.jpg
    Categories Commentary

    Declining trust in media and the selling of the President as a brand

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Sep 13, 2019 9:04 AM

    The sharp decline of the public trust in media based on the findings of 2019 Philippine Trust Index survey is not surprising but something to be concerned of.

    Media, survey

  • 2017-EON-PTI-Executive-Summary-cover page.png
    Categories News

    Survey shows church, government remain highly trusted; trust in media sharply declines

    By Jil Danielle Caro  |  Sep 11, 2019 4:11 PM

    Since the last PTI trust rating survey in 2017, trust in the church declined to 90 percent. Confidence in government went down to 76 percent. But the decline was sharper for media, which fell to 69 percent from 78 percent.

    Media, trust ratings

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