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A decade of promoting journalism for the people

On October 10, 2014, a meeting of independent, alternative media outfits and progressive institutions and individuals gave birth to Altermidya - People’s Alternative Media Network. The aim was to unify alternative newsrooms scattered throughout the country and strengthen independent reporting...

Anti-fake news bill: Dangerous – and unnecessary

Anti-fake news bill: Dangerous – and unnecessary

AlterMidya Statement on the "Fake News'" Bill (Senate Bill 1492) WHILE the proliferation of fake news is admittedly damaging to citizen discussion and debate on public issues, if passed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1492 would be even more detrimental to free expression...

Oppose threats of media censorship

Oppose threats of media censorship

WE AT THE Altermidya denounce the Philippine military's threat to censor the press, including social media, during the implementation of martial law in Mindanao. AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla on Friday told the media that the military will exercise its...

Provision on exceptions in FOI EO worrying

Provision on exceptions in FOI EO worrying

ANY INITIATIVE TO assure access to government-held information is a step towards greater transparency. For so long, the lack of a strong mechanism to ensure transparency in government records and transactions has allowed corruption and the culture of impunity to...

AlterMidya Statement: Journalists are Not the Enemy

AlterMidya Statement: Journalists are Not the Enemy

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte errs in declaring that most journalists are being killed for being corrupt and in implying that only corrupt journalists have been killed in the Philippines. While corruption is a continuing problem in the press and media, it is simply...

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