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President Rodrigo Duterte. AP File Photo<\/p><\/div>\n

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) on Monday expressed alarm over the continuous threats that journalists were receiving over reports that \u201cdo not sit well\u201d with supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n

\u201cThreatening journalists when their reportage is disagreeable or erroneous is criminal, as is helping spread these threats, especially if any harm should befall the subjects of such opprobrium,\u201d NUJP said in a statement. \u201cWe are worried over the continued vilification of media and attempts to lay the predicate to muzzle freedom of the press and of expression.\u201d<\/p>\n

NUJP was reacting to online threats against Reuters reporters Karen Lema and Manuel Mogato, who were being tagged in memes as \u201cthe real culprits behind the fuss\u201d over Duterte\u2019s controversial remarks that drew parallels with Adolf Hitler\u2019s killing of Jews and the government\u2019s bloody war on drugs.<\/p>\n

The posts accused the veteran journalists of \u201cdeliberately misreporting\u201d Duterte\u2019s Hitler remarks, saying that \u201cmalicious and irresponsible journalists are the true enemies of democracy\u201d and that they \u201cshould be punished with the full force of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

What started as an anonymous post became a meme containing the photos of Lema and Mogato, which circulated with comments calling for punitive action and control on freedom of the press.<\/p>\n

Noting that journalism is not a crime, the NUJP expressed solidarity with the Reuters reporters and lamented that Duterte\u2019s supporters seemed to \u201chave fallen on deaf ears\u201d despite the President\u2019s personal appeal not to threaten journalists.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe stand by Manny Mogato and Karen Lema, and all other colleagues facing threats and other pressures because of the work they do, and are sure that all colleagues who take pride in the profession and serving the people\u2019s right to know will do the same even as they continue to carry on their duties despite the risks and dangers they face,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Duterte\u2019s injunction to his supporters not to harm journalists and leave them to pursue independent reporting about his government seems to have fallen on deaf ears, drowned by the overflowing zeal of an army of social media warriors who are quick to deflect the slips in judgment and pronouncements he has made as if he is infallible,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

The group said journalists would welcome any criticism as an opportunity to hone their craft, but noted that threatening them for doing their jobs is criminal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is doubly unfortunate and ironic that among those who have joined what is practically an online lynching mob are people who are or have worked in media or the performing arts and related professions, and even activists, who would not have been able to thrive if not for the very same freedom of the press and of expression they are now suggesting should be suppressed,\u201d NUJP said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have said again and again that the media, and journalists, are not immune from criticism and, in fact, will always welcome it \u2013 no matter how harsh or even insulting \u2013 both as a means to engage with their audiences as well as to learn from them, especially when we do commit mistakes. Calling out those errors not only serve to better journalism practice but also enrich the public discourse. But threatening journalists when their reportage is disagreeable or erroneous is criminal, as is helping spread these threats, especially if any harm should befall the subjects of such opprobrium,\u201d it added. JE\/rga<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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