Media

PressOne.PH launches advocacy campaign to test effects of fake news on children

PressOne.PH has launched an advocacy campaign to raise awareness about the adverse effects of fake news on the younger generation, with Redbin Philippines as its creative agency partner.

Advocates urge news media to shun sensationalized reporting on HIV

Advocacy groups and the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Nov. 29, released a media guide to help Filipino journalists and news outlets to shift from sensationalized to a more “truthful, empowering, and human-rights based” approach in reporting about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Filipino journalists, media practitioners team up for media literacy campaign

Filipino journalists and media educators joined forces for a media and information literacy (MIL) campaign formally launched Friday, Oct. 6 at the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) in Diliman, Quezon City.

Rappler founders name new leaders to key positions

MANILA, Philippines – Rappler’s founders announced on Friday, October 6, the appointment of Natashya Gutierrez as company president. Among the pioneers of Rappler, she was also former editor-in-chief of Vice News Asia-Pacific.

31st Grand AdClash unlocks new milestones, ends with groundbreaking success

Manila, Philippines — The 31st Grand AdClash, Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ (PUP-DAPR) most prestigious Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) case competition, officially marked its victorious end last July at SM City Manila, defying all the challenges of the return to physical implementation with utmost precision.

Anti-cybercrime center warns public amid ‘growing’ social media phishing scams

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) warned the public of growing cases of phishing scams in most social media platforms.

Analyst cautions vs ‘over-humanizing’ AI

A cybersecurity analyst has cautioned against the tendency of over-humanizing artificial intelligence (AI) as it can distort people’s understanding of what it can do and lose control over AI technologies.

YouTube’s termination of Quiboloy’s channel only a small step – veteran journalist

Veteran journalist Manny Mogato said Youtube’s move to terminate Apollo Quiboloy’s Youtube channel was just a small step to combat disinformation.

31st Grand AdClash partners with TechLife: Redefining lifestyle through ‘Smarter Ways’

After years of virtual activities, the event is making a triumphant return with a physical implementation on July 19, 2023, at SM Manila.

PCS to hold international symposium on AI and media and communication education

Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) deepen the digital and social divide? What steps need to be taken to integrate AI in media and communication education in the Philippines? Will AI contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals? A distinguished panel of experts will tackle these and other burning questions in a hybrid international symposium on June 28, 2023, Wednesday, at 12 noon online via Zoom Webinar and onsite at the PSSC Auditorium on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City,

Media criticism linked to low trust in news—Digital News Report 2023

An overwhelming majority of adult Filipinos have come across people criticizing journalists or the news media in the country, with nearly half of them tagging politicians and ordinary people as the leading sources.

Experts to chart AI integration into media and communication education

The webinar will be held via Zoom and broadcast live on the Facebook pages of PCS and TVUP and on TVUP’s YouTube channel at 12 noon on May 31, 2023.

USAID, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, and Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice Launch Pioneering Program to Protect Journalists

USAID, which has a long history of fostering the growth of independent media across the world, plans to work with Congress to contribute up to $9 million in seed funding for this groundbreaking new program to support media outside the United States.