‘Stand up for the truth’

Futch Anthony Inso 10/01/2017

CHALLENGE FOR BROADCASTERS THE celebration of the broadcasters’ month has ended on September 30, but the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) – Cebu Chapter ceaselessly reminds its members to always stand up for the truth.…

‘To combat fake news, do better in what you do’

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 10/01/2017

Siloy Campus Journalism In a sea of aspiring journalists learning how to effectively write news reports and feature articles, there was 12-year-old Myles Augustine Rosel seated at the farthest side of the room thinking of ways on…

The digital journalism shift

Morexette B. Erram 09/22/2017

CDN publisher shows how the digital age has transformed print journalism landscape Apart from fake news and social media trolls, journalists are faced with the challenge of writing and publishing news on a digital platform with shorter…

Rape complaint filed against lawyer-broadcaster

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/26/2017

The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) on Wednesday filed a rape complaint against the Cebu lawyer-broadcaster who was accused of sexually molesting a 13-year-old girl. Juril Patiño, 32, will undergo a preliminary investigation at…

Media heads tackle ‘fake news’ spread on web

Doris C. Bongcac 05/11/2017

“IT’S no longer enough that we meet deadlines.” Journalists should also be equipped to understand the use of technology to be able to compete with those that produce fake news, said Max Limpag, co-founder of InnoPub Media.…

Duterte’s tirades vs. media take highest office to ‘historic low’— CMFR

04/01/2017

President Rodrigo Duterte’s expletive-laden attacks on the media have brought the presidency to a historic low, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) said on Friday. “Made publicly and without any bases whatsoever, the president’s allegations…

Student journalists and the future of community news

Ryan Macasero 03/25/2017

While many aspiring journalists nationwide look to the capital to cover national events unfold, I did the opposite. I was already with a national news outlet and decided late 2015 that national news, listening to politicians repeat…

Cite your (credible) sources

Ryan Macasero 03/18/2017

“Cite your sources.” High school and college teachers would repeat this over and over and over again to students writing essays or research papers until they get it right. But many elected officials in the Philippines, including…

The women journalists who taught me courage

Ryan Macasero 03/11/2017

If women journalists in the Philippines participated in the global campaign “A Day Without a Woman” for International Women’s Day this year, most newsrooms across the country would be very empty. Well, we do have a gender…

My month at CDN

Ryan Macasero 02/11/2017

After leaving my job at a local digital start-up last November, Cebu Daily News’ editor-in-chief Edralyn Benedicto invited me to come try out CDN. I was hesitant at first because I “grew up” as a journalist with…

The smell of home

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 02/10/2017

I tried to maintain a confident stance when I entered the Cebu Daily News building in the middle of an oppressive summer heat of 2006. I was one of the six Mass Communication students from the University…

America’s Black History Month: If Ida B. Wells were alive today

Ryan Macasero 02/04/2017

Every February, the US celebrates Black History Month. While I’m not black, I grew up learning about leaders in the black community who fought for racial equality and justice there. Long before I decided to pursue a…

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