Abbreviation | NUJP |
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Formation | 1986 |
Founder | Tony Nieva |
Founded at | Quezon City |
Region | Philippines |
Secretary General | Ronalyn Olea |
Chairman | Jonathan de Santos |
Website |
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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, CNN Philippines, Central Luzon Television, SunStar, [1], IBC and TV5 ( Interaksyon). [2] It has campaigned in support of journalists it sees as being under attack, such as Maria Ressa of Rappler [3] and organizations such as ABS-CBN. [4] It is often quoted in the Philippine and international media in relationship to press freedom issues in the country. [3] [5] [4] [6] [7]
The organization was founded in 1986 [8] by Tony Nieva. [9] Between then and 2013, they documented the murders of 167 Filipino journalists. [8]
NUJP was chaired by Jose Jaime Espina from 2018 until 2021. [1] [2] [10] Its current chair is Jonathan de Santos, and its secretary general is Ronalyn Olea. [11] Its directors are elected at a biennial congress. [1]
Abbreviation | NUJP |
---|---|
Formation | 1986 |
Founder | Tony Nieva |
Founded at | Quezon City |
Region | Philippines |
Secretary General | Ronalyn Olea |
Chairman | Jonathan de Santos |
Website |
www |
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, CNN Philippines, Central Luzon Television, SunStar, [1], IBC and TV5 ( Interaksyon). [2] It has campaigned in support of journalists it sees as being under attack, such as Maria Ressa of Rappler [3] and organizations such as ABS-CBN. [4] It is often quoted in the Philippine and international media in relationship to press freedom issues in the country. [3] [5] [4] [6] [7]
The organization was founded in 1986 [8] by Tony Nieva. [9] Between then and 2013, they documented the murders of 167 Filipino journalists. [8]
NUJP was chaired by Jose Jaime Espina from 2018 until 2021. [1] [2] [10] Its current chair is Jonathan de Santos, and its secretary general is Ronalyn Olea. [11] Its directors are elected at a biennial congress. [1]