Category: Media

Claims that the Philippines is a “war zone” all DISCREDITED. So what’s next?

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Claims that the Philippines is a “war zone” all DISCREDITED. So what’s next?

Despite a vast international fear mongering initiative mounted by Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to paint the Philippines as a blood-soaked “war zone”, very few are convinced that the Philippines is a bloody mess. Indeed, what actually came out of all that are revelations that Ressa lied about her claim that she knew a thing or…

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Crime, Media

Ph media should focus on reporting about the #2019SEAGames and not on making THEMSELVES the news

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Ph media should focus on reporting about the #2019SEAGames and not on making THEMSELVES the news

After making an ass of themselves slandering the effort to prepare for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the Philippine media have a lot of work to do to redeem themselves. To do this, they will need to prove that they are worthy of re-earning the public trust that they had lost. This means they need…

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Glitz and Glamour, Media

It’s Funny When Propagandists Mistakenly Accuse News Media of Fake News

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It’s Funny When Propagandists Mistakenly Accuse News Media of Fake News

On Twitter a friend in the public relations circle pointed out an exchange between Trixie Cruz Angeles and Nic Gabunada which he found funny. I looked it over and found it a bit ironic. If you didn’t know these people, you’d think it was just one popular Twitter user talking to another popular Twitter user…

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Media

Why “journalism” will NEVER be the right channel for delivering reliable FACTS

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Why “journalism” will NEVER be the right channel for delivering reliable FACTS

If people think imposing more controls on social media will change the fortunes of Big Traditional Corporate News Media, they’ll likely be in for a shock. The truth about “journalism” is that it is a profession that relies on a rather primitive aspect of the human condition — emotionalism. “Journalists” are in constant search of…

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Media

Time for Globe and Smart to stop giving Filipinos unlimited Facebook access

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Time for Globe and Smart to stop giving Filipinos unlimited Facebook access

It’s time. Many Filipinos and their “thought leaders” have been criticising the role social media giant Facebook had supposedly been playing in skewing political chatter. Many argue that it had become a platform for “disinformation” and “fake news”. More importantly — in particular, to the oligarchs who are losing money in their once-profitable media businesses…

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Lifestyle, Media, Tech Talk

Leni Robredo’s MOUTH is her worst enemy

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Leni Robredo’s MOUTH is her worst enemy

Leni Robredo got herself into another embarassing pickle again. Back on the 23rd October, Reuters published the report “Philippine vice president says time for Duterte to halt failed drug war”. Most political observers would agree that this headline pretty much sums up Robredo’s position on the matter. In a subsequent statement translated to English by…

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Government, Media

Red Alert! The Inquirer puts up COMMUNIST women as “representives” of Filipino women, youth, students, and journalists!

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Red Alert! The Inquirer puts up COMMUNIST women as “representives” of Filipino women, youth, students, and journalists!

Has anyone noticed that commie “activists” have never denied their links to the terrorist New People’s Army? That’s because they can’t. They’ve already lied enough to Filipinos over the last century, but the silence that surrounds their links to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its terrorist arm, the New People’s Army (NPA)…

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Education, Lifestyle, Media

For Good Publicity Deal with Doris Bigornia, MMDA GM Jojo Garcia Throws Spox Celine Pialago Under The Bus

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For Good Publicity Deal with Doris Bigornia, MMDA GM Jojo Garcia Throws Spox Celine Pialago Under The Bus

Far from being Solomonic, word has it that MMDA General Manager (GM) Jojo Garcia has thrown MMDA Spokeswoman Celine Pialago under the bus in exchange for good publicity for himself from ABS-CBN News reporter Doris Bigornia. In a letter written by Garcia to Bigornia, the MMDA GM described Pialago’s complaint on Bigornia’s attack on her…

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Media