Year: 2018

Maria Ressa continues to LIE about the “death” of “press freedom” in the Philippines

January 30, 2018 benign0 10 Comments

It’s been several weeks since the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a shutter order to “social news network” Rappler for violation of constitutional provisions banning foreign control of media businesses in the country. Over that period, RapplerCEO Maria Ressa has campaigned vigorously to spin this compliance violation into one around an imagined issue…

Crime, Media

The ‘Free Market of Ideas’ is not for mainstream media to control

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 benign0 7 Comments

Just like how “fake news” exists (supposedly) because many people couldn’t be bothered to check before “liking” or “sharing”, a branded witchhunt targetting “fake news” could gain steam because people couldn’t be bothered to check first before embracing the notion of “fake news”. Let me explain why I used the word “branded” to qualify the…

Media

Bringing Down or Ousting People never Solved Anything

January 29, 2018April 22, 2021 ChinoF 7 Comments

It’s clear that the so-called “opposition” is in favor of ousting President Rodrigo Duterte more than anything else. They want this based on the long-cherished but flawed belief that ousting people will lead to improvement in the country’s situation. The problem is, ousting people is anything but a solution, and it reflects lack of understanding…

Culture, Politics

Some members of mainstream media are the real enemies of the Filipino people

January 29, 2018December 12, 2021 Ilda 7 Comments

Who are the real enemies of the Filipino people? No, it’s not the Chinese nor Americans. In fact, we don’t need to look too far to see that the real enemies are Filipinos themselves – those who will do anything including betray their own countrymen just to achieve their own personal agendas. They are rotten to…

Media

Filipinos need an Opposition focused on REAL issues and not on Mocha Uson

January 26, 2018 benign0 37 Comments

To be fair, once “Noted Blogger” Manuel L Quezon III stopped blogging (or at least desisted from politically-controversial writing) whilst he was an undersecretary during the administration of former President Benigno Simeon ‘BS’ Aquino III. Much of what ails the communication machine of current President Rodrigo Duterte has to do with too many communication channels…

Government, Politics

The KEY to a truly intelligent political discourse that ordinary Filipinos can relate with

January 25, 2018 benign0 5 Comments

I came up with a new public relations (PR) concept for Malacanang. I call it the Flypaper Trick. To understand this trick, a brief explanation of how flypaper works is in order. Flypaper is a sheet of paper coated with a strong adhesive that attracts flies that happen to be buzzing around. A fly that…

Development, Economy, Money Talks

Journalists – or anyone after all – are not A Special Breed

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 ChinoF 2 Comments

All the recent hullabaloo about Rappler and similar journalists likely come from the opinion that journalists are a special breed. Because the self-declared mission of journalists is to uncover the truth, journalism is supposed to be a “special profession,” and journalists are “special,” and so they deserve “special” treatment and protection. Really, all sorts of…

Media

Does Maria Ressa want Facebook banned in the Philippines?

January 24, 2018January 31, 2018 benign0 6 Comments

Embattled Rappler CEO Maria Ressa seems to think it should be. According to Ressa, content allowed by Facebook to be shared on its site “threatens the country’s democracy.” Ressa adds… “We’re seeing our democracy eroding in front of our eyes and Facebook is the platform where it’s happening.” Ressa’s concern lies in planned changes to…

Media, Tech Talk

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