MANILA, Philippines -- Five media professionals finished successfully in November 2025 the five-course Diploma in Visual Journalism (DVJ) offered by the Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ) at the Ateneo de Manila University, capping 10 months of hybrid class work with on-campus trainings, a forum, and project presentations. READ MORE>>
MANILA, Philippines — Veteran reporter Ron Lopez has been named coordinator of the Diploma in Visual Journalism (DVJ) program of the Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ) at the Ateneo de Manila University for the upcoming 2026 cycle. The appointment will see Lopez leading the program period from February to November. READ MORE>>
Delegates and speakers of the 2025 Asian Women Journalists for Media Freedom Regional Conference gather at the end of the morning session.
MANILA, Philippines -- At least 100 Asian women from various news organizations, the academe, communication and media advocacy sectors gathered morning of Aug. 8, 2025 at the PLDT-Convergent Technologies Center Building of the Ateneo de Manila University for the ‘Asian Women Journalists for Media Freedom 2025’ (AWJMF2025), the regional conference organized by the Ateneo-based Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ). READ MORE>>
Dean Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, Dr. rer. soc.
Ateneo de Manila RGL-SOSS
Arlene Burgos
Director, ACFJ at the Ateneo
Atty. Jaymie Reyes
Senior Policy Officer - Political
and Human Rights/Law,
The Embassy of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands
Atty. Emerlynne Gil
Legal Manager,
Trust Law/ Legal Service for Independent Media (LSIM)
Atty. Richard Paat Palpal-latoc
Chairperson,
Philippine Commission
on Human Rights
Chair Ermelita V. Valdeavilla
Chairperson,
Philippine Commission
on Women
MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino women journalists face more physical than online intimidation, harassment and abuse. It is an experience encountered so frequently that it is seen as an expected part of their jobs. This is from a research to capture a snapshot of current-day female journalists, and which surveyed 129 practitioners online from May 2 to July 15, 2024.
The findings was among those shared during the Asian Women Journalists for Media Freedom regional conference at the Ateneo Aug. 8, 2025 by Dr Christine Cox, chair of the Department of Communication. READ MORE>>
New Chairman of the ACFJ Board
New Board Member
New ACFJ Director
The Indian journalist Syed Nazakat has been elected chair of the Asian Center for Journalism in a meeting of the board on May 28, 2025. He takes over from veteran journalist Jaime Florcruz who is currently serving as Philippine ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
Also named to the ACFJ board are the Indonesian academic Dr. Nurul Hasfi, and Filipino journalist Arlene Burgos who is also ACFJ’s new executive director. READ MORE>>
