The media industry at present continues to face huge and daunting challenges. The print, broadcast, and online media have been affected by advances in digital technology, resulting in lower circulation and revenue. As we all know, this…
FIFTY years is a long time, long enough for memories to fade. But what happened on September 21, 1972, will stand out despite the years because the dictatorship that followed was not mere chismis (gossip). On that…
Note: This piece is published in major dailies in observance of the annual World Press Freedom Day. Rodrigo R. Duterte’s presidency has altered and controlled the public discourse so radically in its favor in ways rude and…