#Cheers to @PCIJdotOrg's in-depth report, which described the nature of “allocable funds” and discussed the issues of transparency involved in the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the past years. #JournalismReview https://t.co/dUZfFK09hk

#Cheer: @PhilstarNews and @inquirerdotnet demonstrated the value of context, which should inform the family drama from the outset. These reports include the necessary background to situate the development in Philippine politics. #JournalismReview

#InPhotos: CMFR hosted #JVOJS2025 on Nov 27 at UP Diliman, Quezon City. The seminar honored journalists for their work and featured them as panel on current media issues and press freedom. 📸 See the highlights:

The #JVOJS2025 has officially concluded.

CMFR trustee Ed Lingao presents the certifcates to the #JVOJS2025 panelists.

As the forum ends, De Jesus remembers the late Jaime V. Ongpin's contribution to media and his ardent support of press freedom, offering "help [to] journalists who were facing libel charges, including those employed in other media companies." #JVOJS2025

When asked about how to become a good communicator, Chi advices that it begins with being an even better reader and to actively seek out content you admire and deconstructing it in order to learn from it. #JVOJS2025

#JVOJS2025 moves to the next part of the program, the open forum. Attendees are given the opportunity to ask questions to the panelists.

Guido emphasizes the need to make numbers understandable and digestible for audiences, translating data into something “that is felt into everyday issues.” #JVOJS2025

Buan on making people care: people are driven by self-interest, and for many Filipinos, that interest is centered on family. She notes that she applies this principle in writing human-interest stories, finding an anecdote that connects people what matters to them. #JVOJS2025

De Leon realized that there is also an audience appetite for understanding what journalists do behind the scenes. He shows audiences spreadsheets and data, explaining how he sources his stories. This separates journalists from content creators who do not observe standards.

Fonbuena on media collaboration: "There has also been an unwritten rule, among investigative journalists in particular, not to duplicate what one has already published. It presents an opportunity because if influencers relay information, we can focus on watchdog journalism."

Gutoman notes that since the monopoly of information is present in social media, one way to reach audiences is through community engagement. #JVOJS2025

Fonbuena says there is a need to understand our audiences and how we inform them in the manner that they want, for them to be interested enough. Fonbuena: "It's an attention economy — and that’s a reality." #JVOJS2025

Buan says that the meaning of news has not changed at all but the real challenge for now lies on how jounralists can break into the algorithm of social media. #JVOJS2025

De Jesus asks: With social media as a means of keeping up with news, has the meaning of news changed for you as journalists? #JVOJS2025

Guido saw the need for translating data and numbers for Filipinos to understand its impact on their everyday lives. #JVOJS2025

Gutoman recognizes that journalism is not a heightening job but a path that is chosen when one sees the necessity in it. #JVOJS2025

De Leon recalls his fulfillment when his first poem was published on his school newspaper at eight years old. He later realizes that journalism is more than awards and certificates, it is a huge responsibility that holds power into account. #JVOJS2025

To begin the discussion, De Jesus asks the panelists why they decided to become a journalist. #JVOJS2025