{"id":4536,"date":"2021-01-02T18:52:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T18:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=145561"},"modified":"2021-01-02T18:52:31","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T18:52:31","slug":"former-rappler-reporter-carmela-fonbuena-is-new-head-of-pcij","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/02\/former-rappler-reporter-carmela-fonbuena-is-new-head-of-pcij\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Rappler reporter Carmela Fonbuena is new head of PCIJ"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pacific Media Watch<\/a> newsdesk<\/em><\/p>\n The Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)<\/a> has named former Rappler<\/em> reporter and book author Carmela Fonbuena as its next executive editor, reports Rappler.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very pleased that Carmela has decided to be at the helm of PCIJ at a time when journalism in the Philippines and elsewhere is facing challenges on multiple fronts,\u201d the PCIJ said in a statement.<\/p>\n The transition comes at a time when freedom of the press is under siege in the Philippines<\/a> by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, whose allies have sought to bring down independent news outlets critical of his administration.<\/p>\n Fonbuena succeeds Malou Mangahas<\/a>, who led the PCIJ for 11 years, visited New Zealand as guest speaker of the Pacific Media Centre during its 10th anniversary celebration, and retired in early 2020.<\/p>\n Floreen Simon, who stood in as acting executive director during the transition, will become the deputy executive director while still heading PCIJ\u2019s training desk.<\/p>\n Fonbuena\u2019s work<\/strong>
Fonbuena has been a journalist for 17 years, and has co-written four books on Philippine elections and government contracting.<\/p>\n