Government behind majority of red-tagging cases involving journalists

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For the study, the NUJP conducted a survey and focus group discussions among journalists who were red-tagged under the Marcos and Duterte administrations

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. As recentlyby the Supreme Court , red-tagging is the use of threats and intimidation to “discourage subversive activities.” The SC also noted that red-tagging is a threat to one’s life, liberty, and security. The NUJP also said that of the 159 incidents, there were only six cases or 3.7% where the journalists’ respective news organizations took a concrete step to address the red-tagging of their journalists.In the study, the NUJP said that mental health impacts, such as fear and anxiety, were evident among journalists during the interviews. However, red-tagging affected student journalists the most, who said it “messed with their head and led to serious cases of depression.

For journalist Atom Araullo, red-tagging also affects personal relationships. Araullo has a pending legal battle against Lorraine Badoy, former spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict , whom he sued for red-tagging him.

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