DUMAGUETE City -- The Task Force Newsman is being revived here following the series of extrajudicial killings involving media personalities in different parts of the country.

Dumaguete City Police Office officer-in-charge Chief Insp. Errol Garchitorena recently met broadcast and print journalists in an effort to revive the task force following a directive from Camp Crame.

It was also agreed that a separate logbook will be used to document threats to media personalities, so that in case something bad happens, the police will have something to start with in their investigation.

The police may not be able to provide each media personality with the necessary security, but a “tracer” of what they believe as threats to their lives is of great help, Garchitorena pointed out.

But to avoid threats to one's life, the city’s top cop enjoined practicing mediamen here to be fair in their radio commentaries and news reports.

Designated as point person of Task Force Newsman is SPO3 Luis Lakandula, the police community relations officer at the city police office. (PNA)