National Union of Journalists of the Philippines

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National Union of Journalists of the Philippines
AbbreviationNUJP
Formation1986;39 years ago (1986)
Founder Tony Nieva
Founded at Quezon City
Region
Philippines
Secretary General
Ronalyn Olea
Chairman
Jonathan de Santos
Website www.nujp.org

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) is a Filipino non-governmental trade association that represents the interests of Filipino journalists. Among its leadership are representatives from ABS-CBN, DZMM, RPN, GMA, the Philippine Daily Inquirer , The Philippine Star , PBS-DZRB, PTV, Central Luzon Television, SunStar, [1] IBC and TV5 ( Interaksyon ). [2] NUJP is a member of the International Federation of Journalists. [3]

The organization was founded in 1986 [4] by Tony Nieva. [5] Between then and 2013, they documented the murders of 167 Filipino journalists. [4]

NUJP was chaired by Jose Jaime Espina from 2018 until 2021. [1] [2] [6] Its current chair is Jonathan de Santos, and its secretary general is Ronalyn Olea. [7] Its directors are elected at a biennial congress. [1]

It has campaigned in support of journalists it sees as being under attack, such as Maria Ressa of Rappler [8] and organizations such as ABS-CBN. [9] It is often quoted in the Philippine and international media in relationship to press freedom issues in the country. [8] [10] [9] [11] [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Us". National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Jose Jaime "Nonoy" Espina". Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. Columbia Journalism School. August 24, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Philippines: National Union of Journalists of The Philippines (NUJP) / IFJ". www.ifj.org. March 30, 2003. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Teresa Lorena A. Jopson (2013). "Silent Assault: Multilevel Censorship as Media Repression in the Philippines". Philippine Social Sciences Review. 65 (2). College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines.
  5. ↑ "NIEVA, Antonio Ma. Onrubia". Bantayog ng mga Bayani . November 29, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (July 7, 2021). "Nonoy Espina, 59".
  7. ↑ "About NUJP". National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Regencia, Ted (June 14, 2020). "Maria Ressa found guilty in blow to Philippines' press freedom". Al Jazeera . Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (May 13, 2020). "NUJP, other groups launch online petition to bring ABS-CBN back on air". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  10. ↑ Fonbuena, Carmela (February 10, 2020). "Philippines moves to strip biggest media group of its franchise". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  11. ↑ Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas (June 14, 2020). "NUJP: Rappler libel case part of gov't campaign to intimidate media". GMA News Online. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  12. ↑ "NUJP slams gov't news agency for uploading 'fake news'". INQUIRER.net. May 22, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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