Massacre shocks two who might have been victims
Two East-West Center media alumni were invited to cover a major political story in the southern Philippines. One was too busy, another was worried about security.
They both turned down the opportunity, decisions that may have saved their lives.
Thirty journalists who covered the story were killed in the deadliest attack on media ever recorded by the international Committee to Protect Journalists.
Malu Cadelina Manar, a 2007 Senior Journalists Seminar alumnus, has provided a report for MediaLine on the massacre, including the outrage it has sparked among journalists and human rights groups. Continue Reading »






