Archive for November, 2010

November 23, 2010 · Posted in: Journalist Killings, Media, Videocasts

Maguindanao: Isang Taon

In memory of the 58 victims of the Maguindanao Massacre, the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) produced a 25-minute documentary entitled Maguindao: Isang Taon. The documentary is really one segment of a five part documentary series on...

EXACTLY a week to the first anniversary of the massacre of 58 civilians, including 32 media workers, in Maguindanao, the international advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday released its exhaustive report on many other cases of human...

November 12, 2010 · Posted in: Health Issues, The Internet

Sex education in cyberspace

Back in the eighties, there was this popular TV ad featuring a pre-“Ms. Saigon” Lea Salonga (complete with shoulder pads and teased hair) and the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo (whose youngest member was an almost pre-pubescent and likewise...

IN two weeks, journalists both from all over the country and around the world will commemorate the first anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre, the world's worst single incident of violence involving newsmen. But as journalists remember and honor...