Newspapers -- Lord of the press -- Reporting on communities -- The cloning of the sun star -- Death of journalist -- First person: in jail for libel -- The dowager's decline -- Dar Xerex -- The empire strikes back -- Interview: Eugenio Gabriel Lopez III -- The battle over ratings -- Hoy! missing! -- Bankrupt but (almost) free -- Squabbling over spoils -- The media as kingmaker -- Loren Legarda-television's child -- Rene Cayetano: the myth of compañero -- Crossing the line -- Dirty Harry goes to TV -- We love Lucio -- Buying the news -- The good, the bad, and the ugly -- Pens for hire -- Commercial break: and now, a word from our newscasters -- Furor over Flor -- Dissent on the net -- Long live the webolution! -- Online advocacy -- Netizens vs. PLDT -- The telco takeover -- Linking the provinces -- Wiring the news -- Local goes global -- Web wet dreams -- Cyberspace filipiniana -- Electronic campaigning