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Facing the Media: A Speaker's Guide - Communicating the BARMM Story

This booklet is a comprehensive resource to prepare communicators and spokesperson for media interviews. The material focuses on Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) but can be used by others. It covers various aspects of media engagement including interview preparation, conducting effective interviews, and crafting impactful messages that resonate with hearts and minds of the audience. (2024) The guide is supported by The Asia Foundation (TAF) under the Activate Bangsamoro Phase 3 Program funded by the British Embassy Manila. Copyright © 2024 Probe Media Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without the prior written permission of the copyright owner, except for the use of brief quotations. To request permissions, contact pmfi@probefound.com. Printed book: ISBN 978-621-06-1340-7 Ebook (downloadable PDF): ISBN 978-621-06-1341-4. Link to published resource: https://ins-poas.nlp.gov.ph/index.php/node/2203

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Fact Sheet for Reporters on Web Safety for Children

The #WebSafeandWise Fact Sheet was developed for Filipino journalists and media practitioners by PMFI with ChildFund Philippines for the #WebSafeandWise launch on World Safer Internet Day on February 2023. It provides a summary on children's use of the internet, the risks and dangers, the legal framework in the country, and steps to protect children from online harms.

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Reporting on our Stressed Planet: 16 Concepts

A tool for journalists and storytellers by Reporting ASEAN's Johanna Son (illustrations by Chan Thinh). This 44-page tool focuses on the concepts and terms that a journalist, or any communicator will find handy for reportage, analysis, and further inquiry into today's most urgent stories - the climate emergency and the sustainability crisis. The project is implemented by Reporting ASEAN Sustainability Series project, hosted by PMFI and supported by the Heinrich Boll Foundation Southeast Asia.

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Gender and Development Glossary by IPS Asia Pacific (2010)

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From the NCD Media Fellowship "Protecting Kids from Harmful Food Marketing" - Philippines

BY DINNA LOUISE C. DAYAO, VeraFiles. Child overnutrition has become an epidemic in the Philippines, with cases of overweight and obesity rising among the Filipino youth. This is amid the widespread marketing of unhealthy food and beverages towards children, contributing to a food environment that encourages the consumption of highly-processed, salty, sweet, high-calorie, and low-nutrient products that can put children at risk of gaining weight and developing NCDs like type 2 diabetes. This feature article for the NCD Media Fellowship tackles this issue of child-directed marketing of unhealthy food in light of a recently passed ordinance in Taytay, Rizal that regulates such marketing within the municipality. Through interviews with a teenaged case study and a variety of resource persons on child health and nutrition, the story shows the ways marketing create cravings for unhealthy products like fast food, the effects of an unbalanced, nutrient-poor diet on a child’s health, and the potential impact of government legislation regulating the marketing.

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Kabataan News Network Youth Films for Peace

The Kabataan News Network (KNN): Youth Films for Peace is a video production workshop series for 40 young people, aged 13 to 21, from different parts of Mindanao. The participants took part in intensive workshops on peacebuilding and video production in General Santos City from Cotabato City in August and September 2010. The young people produced ten (10) short video stories on different themes related to peace and understanding, including personal contentment, love and friendship between people of different religions, children in evacuation centers, and the impact of war on children and youth. The project was funded by the Japan Foundation Manila Office and organized by the Probe Media Foundation in cooperation with the Kids for Peace Foundation. See projects page for a detailed description (www.probefound.com/projects/kabataan-news-network-youth-films-for-peace)

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From the #WebSafeandWise Media Fellowship - "Ano ang Cyberbullying" (Part 1 of 6)

BY MARCO ROMAS, PREX NINO LAROCO, and MICHELLE NICOMEDES, GMA Network. This is the first of a six-part digital safety campaign produced by the Media Fellows, titled under the “Need to Know” segments of GMA News Online published/aired on Feb 2024. The series tackles cyberbullying definitions, laws, reporting instances of cyberbullying, role of parents and guardians, protecting social media accounts and focuses on cultivating and promoting responsible online behavior. Given the alarming prevalence of cyberbullying, the campaign is designed to transform social media into a safer space for children.

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From the NCD Media Fellowship - "Diabetes cases surge, necessitating action" - Fiji

BY KREETIKA KUMAR, FBC News. Diabetes is currently the top killer of Fijians, and as cases continue to rise, the burden grows heavier on Fiji’s population health, national development, and economic growth. This online news article and video report looks into the factors that affect the prevalence of NCDs such as diabetes in the country. According to the Fijian health ministry, among the significant risk factors are the overconsumption of sugar, sweets, and drinks, and the insufficient daily consumption of healthy food such as fruits and vegetables.

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Internship Program Application

Online application form for the PMFI Internship Program.

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Apply for the Nagbabagang Kuwento Media Fellowship Cycle 5

The Nagbabagang Kuwento: Covering a Smoke Free Ph Media Fellowship Cycle 5 is a program that provides media practitioners with the opportunity and support to produce media stories that are focused on tobacco control and contribute to the discourse on a smoke-free Philippine environment. The program has been implemented by the Probe Media Foundation Inc. (PMFI) since 2016 with the support of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK). Filipino journalists and media practitioners working in print, television, radio, online/multimedia, podcasting, audio and video production (freelance or employed) are invited to apply for support for stories that have a focus on the many concerns related to the Philippine smoke-free environment. This may relate to health, regulations and policies (smoke-free bill), lifestyle, nature and environment, education, youth, business, economy, COVID-19, and other aspects.

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Join Our Media Skills Survey

PMFI launched a study entitled "Probing the Key Skills of the 21st Century Pinoy Media Practitioner." We hope to identify the essential competencies and attributes needed by beginning journalists and media practitioners to work and survive in today's media environment. The study is based on the Poynter Institute for Media Studies "Future of Journalists Competencies Survey" and "Core Skills for the Future Journalist" by Finberg and Klinger (2014). PMFI hopes to use the results to contribute to further conversations towards the creation of innovative interventions that prepare aspiring media practitioners for a future career in the profession. We seek respondents who work, teach, or study in media and communication-related fields. The survey is for Filipino journalists, content creators, communication officers, media and communication teachers, and students enrolled in media and communication courses. We invite you to respond to our online questionnaire.