Includes index.

Part 1. The teacher taught -- By way of introduction: freedom's burden -- Notes on the education of journalists -- Ethics and the culture of impunity -- The Philippine media landscape -- Benign neglect -- English as quick fix -- Against technicism -- The education of journalists -- Teaching journalism -- (Re)Defining news -- Defining advocacy -- A broadcast curriculum for the Philippines -- Legal or ethical? -- Covering crimes against women -- If a man bites a dog -- The masters of media -- Part 2: The terrors of a free press -- backdoor Mindanao -- Press freedom and social responsibility -- Much ado about nothing - almost -- Broadcasters or performers? On a learning curve -- Shared responsibility -- Out of context -- "Eming" versus "Ping" -- Empowerment and the media -- The Philippine media system: contradictions and ironies -- Redefining news: the Philippines in Western media -- The Philippine press under siege -- A two-way street: responsible coverage of political crises -- Press gate: pearly teeth, dirty laundry, and a book deal -- Part 3: The fourth estate -- Covering governance and corruption -- The press as the fourth estate -- Covering the elite game -- Politics and the press: the Philippine context -- Elections 2004: More of the same -- The media and the 2007 elections -- New media and old in EDSA II -- Terrorism, government, and media -- The terrors of a free press -- Anti-terrorism and human rights in the Philippines -- The Ampatuan Massacre in Context.

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