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"In this City of Hired Guns, Journalists
are Fair Game"
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, a founding member
of SEAPA has recently released a new series on the killings of Filipino
journalists. Set against the backdrop of Pagadian City, the Philippines'
most dangerous
places for journalists, the report attempts to look at the culture
of
violence, impunity, and unaccountable power that have given rise to
the killings. Four journalists have been murdered there since 2000.
The story is written by a well-respected journalist Jose Torres Jr.,
who is
a native of Zamboanga del Sur.
Read on at www.pcij.org
6.March.2005
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Last Update:
Mar 23, 2005
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Legal and media experts working to hammer out common reform
package on libel laws
Source: Southeast Asian Press Allaince
Jan 21, 2005
Thais working to hammer out common reform package on libel
laws
Thai legal and media experts are working to hammer out a common
agenda to reform the country's libel laws, but are split over
the question of whether or not libel should be decriminalised
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Disastrous
governance
Source: Southeast Asian Press Allaince
Jan 13, 2005
Tsunami denial shows Rangoon is the worst enemy of its people
In the wake of the tsunami that devastated South and Southeast
Asia, and amid the daze and gloom of a truly global calamity,
any bit of good news - every reason to hope - is obviously
welcome.
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UNESCO
Appeal for $ 600,000 Immediate Assistance to Restore Radio
Broadcasting in Aceh, Indonesia
Source: UNESCO
Jan 7, 2005
The programmes and projects relating to emergency relief
and post disaster response will have major difficulties if
there are no effective communication channels available to
disseminate information.
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Managing editor killed in southern Thailand
Feb 14, 2005
Source: Southeast Asian Press Alliance
(SEAPA/IFEX) - On the morning of 14 February 2005, Kiat Saetang,
managing editor of the bi-monthly newspaper "Had Yai
Post", was shot dead near a central market in the bustling
town of Had Yai, in Thailand's southern province of Songkhla.
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University questions student a second time over critical
articles
Feb 16, 2005
Source: Southeast Asian Press Alliance
(SEAPA/IFEX) - The Science University of Malaysia (USM) has
for the second time investigated Ali Bukhari Amir, a senior
communications major at the school, for his critical articles
on the university.
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Government orders eviction of major newspaper
Feb 18, 2005
Source: Southeast Asian Press Alliance
(SEAPA/IFEX) - East Timor's Land and Property Department has
ordered the country's major and oldest local daily, "Suara
Timor Lorosae", to leave its present premises in the
capital of Dili within 60 days.
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CONTENT ANALYSIS: DECONSTRUCTING MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE MINDANAO
CRISIS
The Center for Media Freedom & Responsibility (CMFR), a
SEAPA member organization, prepared a Content Analysis of Philippine
newspaper coverage of the Mindanao crisis. The study was sponsored
by the Mindanao Business Council and the Growth with Equity
in Mindanao (GEM) Program of US-AID.
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Political tension breeds anxiety, self-censorship in Cambodian
media
Source: Southeast Asian Press Allaince
Feb 24, 2005
Political uncertainty in Cambodia, underscored by recent
developments stripping three leading oppositionists of parliamentary
immunity, is creating anxiety among the country’s journalists
and giving rise to a troubling trend for self-censorship.
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Free expression in Southeast Asia suffers serious setbacks
in 2004
Source: Southeast Asian Press Allaince
Dec 27, 2004
Media advocates worldwide have arrived at one unanimous
conclusion for 2004: the past 12 months have been among the
deadliest for journalists worldwide, with monitored attacks
on press practitioners the highest it’s been in decades
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Everybody's Fight
THE Philippine Constitution lists press freedom as a basic
right of Filipinos, on par with the right to life, the right
to freedom of speech and expression, and freedom from involuntary
detention and torture.
In marking International Human Rights Day, Filipino print,
radio, television and web-based media practitioners join the
lament of all compatriots whose rights have been violated
in what is supposed to be one of Asia's most vibrant democracies.
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Ongoing Activities:
SEAPA monitors conditions for the press in Southeast Asia
and is engaged in dialogue with journalists throughout the region.
In addition, SEAPA has undertaken a number of public initiatives
since its founding.
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Investigative Journalism Course for Southeast Asian Journalists
THE Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
and Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) recently concluded
the “Investigative Journalism Course for Southeast Asian
Journalists” held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from July 28-August
1, 2004.
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SEAPA Awards Fellowships to Ten Journalists
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance has awarded fellowships
to 10 journalists in the region
who will produce stories on this year's programme theme, 'Towards
an Information Society in Southeast Asia'. (Continue)
SEAPA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAME
About the Program
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) is sponsoring a
SEAPA Fellows Program in Southeast Asian Journalism which
will bring mid-career journalists from Asian countries together
for the purpose of pursuing in-depth investigative reporting
projects and increasing interaction among media professionals
in the region.
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