Press Freedom

She is a Filipino-American journalist. She is an advocate of press freedom and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?

• Karen Davila

• Maria Ressa

• Bernadette Sembrano

• Jessica Soho

Journalists are facing unprecedented levels of fear and danger. This statement is _______.

• True

• False

The following are the duties and responsibilities of a journalist EXCEPT for one.

• S/he gives a voice to the voiceless.

• A journalists' job is to report the truth.

• A journalist reports conflicts and resolutions.

• S/he puts personal judgment on the gathered information.

This is also known as the Philippine's Campus Journalism Act.

• Republic Act 7078

• Republic Act 7079

• Republic Act 7080

• Republic Act 7081

How many Filipino reporters were killed in 1992?

• 67

• 77

• 87

• 97

Libel, as strictly prohibited among journalists, is defined as...

• demoralising someone through private and secret conversation.

• defaming someone's character or hurting someone's reputation with false information in print.

• defaming one's character or hurting one's reputation with false information by speech.

• speculating on someone's behaviour and proving it with evidences.

Article 3, Section 4 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution states that...

• no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of expression.

• no law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed.

• no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offence without due process of law.

• no person shall be detained solely by reason of his political beliefs and aspirations.

According to the 2022 World Press Freedom Index, which country is termed as one of the most dangerous countries for media, with an average of 3-4 journalists being killed each year.

• Philippines

• India

• China

• Iraq

The Philippines ranked _____ in the World Press Freedom Index of 2022.

• 146

• 147

• 148

• 149

This UAE Federal Law is restrictive as it controls the Emirati media. The law enables censorship, prior distribution in the country, of national as well as international publications.

• Federal Law No. 15 of 1980

• Federal Law No. 25 of 1990

• Federal Legal Decree No. 5 of 2012

• Federal Decree Law No. 2 of 2015