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No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression and of the press and the right of people peaceably to assemble to petition the government for redness of grievances
Bill of Rights - Article III, section 4
The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official arts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development shall be afforded to the citizen, as subject to such limitations as may be provided by law
Bill of rights - Article III section 7
Democracy comes from the greek word?
demoktratia which means rule of people
are held accountable for their words, actions, and decisions as public officials.
Political leaders
traditionally referred to as the FOURTH ESTATE is the branch of power representing people
Press
Acts as the people’s watchdog ‘’ Fiscalizers
Media
has also given people direct ways to petition the government
Social media
The government is prohibited from restricting the freedom of the press but it has put in some legal boundaries to this right among them are laws that impose penalties for
Libel or slander
The biggest threat to press freedom in the philippines is the?
violence against journalist?
means freedom from interference by government
freedom of the press
Media is a must exists to serve people
Basic journalistic principle and practices
Fair and balanced reporting
Editorial independence
Plurality and diversity
This includes attribution and data triangulation
Fair and balanced reporting
Neutrality doesn’t mean that journalist is prohibited from having a personal opinion; rather, it means that the methods used in reporting a news story must be objectives
fair and balanced reporting
Great efforts must be made to pursue, verify, and present different facts and angles of a story
Fair and Balanced Reporting