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GMA collects 7 medals at NYC TV, film awards
Media giant GMA Network wins big for the Philippines, bringing home a total of seven medals —including one World Gold medal—at the 2024 New York Festivals TV & Film (NYF) Awards. This marks the first time all the GMA shortlisted entries won in their respective categories. At the virtual Storytellers Gala held on April 17, multi-awarded GMA […]
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Women & Media launch features Pinay journalists from NYT, WaPo
By Marivir Montebon On June 21, 2024, brace yourselves for the launch of a social platform for mutual support for conversation and action of women leaders and media in New York – the Women & Media (WAM) Café. Organized by Marivir Montebon of Awesome Media, Ltd. and Cristina DC Pastor, founding editor of TheFilAm.net, WAM […]
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February 27 is declared GMA Network Day in N.Y. State
For “invaluable contributions to the Filipino community” February 27 was declared GMA Network Day in New York State. The proclamation was bestowed by the Office of New York State Assemblymember Steven Raga. In ceremonies at the New York State Assembly in Albany, Raga lauded Joseph T. Francia of GMA International and GMA First Vice President and Head of International Operations, […]
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Journalists decry unsolved murder of radioman Percy Lapid
By Marivir Montebon Amid dreary economic and political times, Filipino journalists say the recipe for justice remains the same: sticking to facts and accuracy and strengthening communities of support and collaboration in holding power to account. Veteran journalists senior editor at the Asian American Writers Workshop Noel Pangilinan, Columbia University Journalism school professor Sheila Coronel, […]
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Maria Ressa to teach at Columbia in 2024
Maria Ressa, the Nobel laureate and Filipino-American journalist known for her pioneering efforts to protect media freedom in the Philippines, will join the Columbia SIPA faculty in July 2024 as a professor of professional practice. In the interim she will serve as a distinguished fellow this fall at the School’s forthcoming Institute of Global Politics […]
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Anne del Castillo steps down as MOME commissioner, joins DCLA as senior advisor
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on June 29 the appointments of four senior administration officials, including a new role for Filipino American Anne del Castillo as senior advisor at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the largest local funder of art and culture in America, supporting more than 1,000 nonprofits […]
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A Mexican girl, a trans hacker, and a diverse cast of characters in Ramon Gil’s comic books
Ramon Gil’s latest middle grade graphic novel features a diverse cast of characters in terms of ethnicity, gender identity, and neurodiversity. Since 2014, Ramon Gil’s comic stories have featured people of color — often Asian — as lead characters. As an immigrant himself, he has a soft spot for the newcomer or the outsider. “I’ve […]
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When journalists become the news
The FilAm Editorial The classic definition of a journalist is that he or she is read, but not seen or heard. That definition has of course been stretched beyond recognition by personalities who have taken outsized roles in the public arena. They have helped define what is news and taken sides in issues where often, […]
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Conscientious journalism comes at a price
By Allen Gaborro Subjected to social and political pressure in the Philippines, Filipino American journalist, writer, and co-founder of the candidly disquisitive Rappler digital news website, Maria Ressa has exhibited nothing less than fearlessness and resoluteness in the face of it all. In the intro of Ressa’s memoir “How to Stand Up to a Dictator: […]