Newsbreak (magazine)

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Newsbreak
CategoriesNews magazine
First issueJanuary 24, 2001
Company Public Trust Media Group, Inc.
Country Philippines
Website www.rappler.com/newsbreak

Newsbreak is an online news and current affairs magazine published in the Philippines. It began publication as a weekly magazine on January 24, 2001, [1] and converted to its current format in 2006. Newsbreak is now described as "the investigative and research arm of Rappler". [2]

Contents

Newsbreak has published stories covering various issues that concern Congress, the presidency, security sector, judiciary, the media, local governments, elections, business and the economy. The magazine is most notable as a watchdog, having published investigative reports on social ills and corruption. [3] Newsbreak's writers have consistently been nominated for the Ongpin awards since its inception.

Since its migration to online publication, Newsbreak has come out with various special editions covering topics such as the 2007 Philippine Elections, the scandal-laden Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, and Corporate Social Responsibility, to name a few (see links below). It is currently a partner of the media corporation, ABS-CBN, where they manage the website of its news and current affairs division, abs-cbnNEWS.com.

Awards

On June 25, 2009, the Newsbreak magazine issue on large-scale mining entitled "The Big Dig" edited by Roel Landingin was given special mention at the 20th Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism. Miriam Grace Go, for her story "A Policy of Betrayal" for abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak, earned special distinction at the 20th Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism, while Aries Rufo was a finalist for his report "The Many Faces of Bribery" for abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak. [4]

Newsbreak, on June 26, 2008 received the top awards at the 19th Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism, the most prestigious award for journalism in the Philippines. [5] Glenda Gloria's "Trapped in a Web of Lives" and Roel Landingin's "The Battle for Manila's Gateway," both published in Newsbreak magazine, won the top prizes. The Canadian Embassy gave the Marshall McLuhan Prize to Gloria for Newsbreak. Her prize included a study tour of Canada. The Australian Embassy bestowed the Australian Ambassador's Award, a travel grant, to Newsbreak's Landingin. [6] [7]

Roel Landingan won the first Media Awards given during National Statistics Month, for his Newsbreak article "The Hidden Job Crisis". [8]

Newsbreak also won the Jaime V. Ongpin Award in 2001 for its investigative reporting on the unexplained wealth of Makati City mayor Jejomar Binay. The piece was written by its current assistant managing editor, Miriam Grace Go. In 2007, Newsbreak's Carmela Fonbuena won the JVO Award for Explanatory Writing Category for her article "Seeing Red." Aries Rufo also gained recognition from the same award-giving body in 2004 for his work, "Sins of the Father."

Go and Rufo placed third in the Asian Development Bank in its Developing Asia Journalism Awards, which was held in Tokyo in 2004.

Recognition

Newsbreak's co-founder and editor-in-chief, Marites Dañguilan Vitug, was named number forty-five in the Eurasia Group Global Leaders 50 of 2006. Ethical Corporation also gave recognition to Newsbreak's Business Editor, Lala Rimando, as one of the 15 leaders who made a difference in 2007, sharing the limelight with the likes of former US President Bill Clinton and former US Vice President Al Gore. [9]

In its review of the magazine, The New York Times characterized Newsbreak as a publication that challenges taboos. [1] Likewise, Foreign Policy described Newsbreak as "comprehensive... and helps place the ordinary lives of Mindanao’s people in a political context." [10]

Special editions

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References

  1. 1 2 Bonner, Raymond (25 July 2005). "Editors Tackle Taboos With Girlish Glee". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Newsbreak". Rappler . October 23, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ↑ Cruz, Carmela (October 12, 2009). "Muckraking in Manila". Foreign Policy . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "PCIJ, Vera Files win top honors in JVO awards - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism -. 2009-06-25. Archived from the original on 2024-12-22. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  5. ↑ Coombs, Rhyen (June 26, 2008). "Investigative reporters honored in the Philippines". Reveal, The Center for Investigative Reporting . Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Abs-Cbn Interactive, Newsbreak wins top investigative journalism awards [ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "JVOAEJ Winners announced". Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  8. ↑ "Authentication challenge pages". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  9. ↑ Ethical leaders: Best of the best – 15 leaders who made a difference in 2007 Archived May 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Goodno, James B. (November 2, 2009). "Staying Alive in Mindanao". Foreign Policy . Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Newsbreak Online - Post 2007 Elections Special - Contents
  12. ↑ Newsbreak Online - Trafficking Special Issue - Contents
  13. ↑ Newsbreak Online - Transparency in Government: Newsbreak’s Special Edition
  14. ↑ Newsbreak Online - Naia Special Issue - Contents
  15. ↑ Newsbreak Online - Special Edition on Corporate Social Responsibility: Giving Strategically
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