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We are still waiting for @MariaRessa to “take back the Internet”

Posted on December 29, 2017January 20, 2022 By benign0 7 Comments on We are still waiting for @MariaRessa to “take back the Internet”
We are still waiting for @MariaRessa to “take back the Internet”

Recall the famous call of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to “take back the Internet” (or something to that effect) more than a year ago. It was a call dripping in self-righteous pomposity which my colleague ChinoF wrote about… One of the country’s prominent mainstream media personalities in this country posted, “Time to Take back the…

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Media

A desperate Maria Ressa blames Facebook for Rappler’s inevitable demise

Posted on December 29, 2017 By benign0 27 Comments on A desperate Maria Ressa blames Facebook for Rappler’s inevitable demise
A desperate Maria Ressa blames Facebook for Rappler’s inevitable demise

Maria Ressa, CEO of “social news site” Rappler has gone too far. Rather than own up to her failure to build a credible news media organisation that could compete in the free market of ideas, she, instead, takes it upon herself to appoint Facebook as “the new gatekeeper to information” and then proceed to accuse…

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Media, Politics

Ica Policarpio mirrors the plight of an entire society that remains lost and has yet to be found

Posted on December 27, 2017 By benign0 11 Comments on Ica Policarpio mirrors the plight of an entire society that remains lost and has yet to be found
Ica Policarpio mirrors the plight of an entire society that remains lost and has yet to be found

Following days of vigorous discussion around the much-publicised disappearance and “rescue” of Ica Policarpio, a statement was released yesterday by her family through a Facebook post by her sister, Bea Policarpio. This was after the large number of Netizens who had responded to an appeal issued by Bea to assist in the location of her…

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Culture, Media, Society

A lesson for Ica Policarpio’s family: When you appeal to the public for help, you owe them closure

Posted on December 25, 2017December 26, 2017 By benign0 127 Comments on A lesson for Ica Policarpio’s family: When you appeal to the public for help, you owe them closure
A lesson for Ica Policarpio’s family: When you appeal to the public for help, you owe them closure

A lot of people are annoyed. A social media storm was successfully raised after 17 year old Ica Policarpio “went missing” which kicked off a series of events — and the heavens being “stormed with prayers” — that led to her being “found” alive and unharmed today. It started with an appeal for help posted…

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Media, Society

Will a China-owned telco operating in the Philippines spy on Filipinos?

Posted on December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 By benign0 19 Comments on Will a China-owned telco operating in the Philippines spy on Filipinos?
Will a China-owned telco operating in the Philippines spy on Filipinos?

For one thing, it is a bit presumptuous to think spying on the minutiae of day-to-day lives of ordinary Filipinos is an important enough main objective for a multi-million dollar investment in network infrastructure and telco service delivery capability. There really isn’t much to learn from data collected from Filipino Internet users beyond what Facebook…

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Media, Society, Tech Talk

‘Resibo Queen’ Jover Laurio represents the demise of free speech on social media

Posted on December 12, 2017 By benign0 6 Comments on ‘Resibo Queen’ Jover Laurio represents the demise of free speech on social media
‘Resibo Queen’ Jover Laurio represents the demise of free speech on social media

The way Rappler and the choir of social media “influencers” who surround it gush about Resibo Queen Jover Laurio, the “genius” behind Pinoy Ako Blog (PAB), you’d think she is God’s Gift to the Philippine Blogosphere. Of course in the eyes of the bleeding-heart liberals who dominate (and progressively devalue) the Philippine Opposition, anyone crowned…

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Media

Pinoy Low Standards Even Trickle Into NFL Viewing

Posted on December 9, 2017December 10, 2017 By Gogs 24 Comments on Pinoy Low Standards Even Trickle Into NFL Viewing
Pinoy Low Standards Even Trickle Into NFL Viewing

    I have lived in Manila for 17 years. In the past the NFL provided a respite from mass media stupidity from September to February every year. There have been episodes of drama where Sky lost ESPN and only Destiny had it as well as other incidents. In 2011 ASN ( All Sports Network…

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Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Media

Preview of Part Three of “The Real Enemies and Traitors of the Fourth Estate”

Posted on December 4, 2017 By P. Farol 3 Comments on Preview of Part Three of “The Real Enemies and Traitors of the Fourth Estate”
Preview of Part Three of “The Real Enemies and Traitors of the Fourth Estate”

Before I post Part Three of “The Real Enemies and Traitors of the Fourth Estate”, I believe I have to explain where I am coming from and why I am writing these series of exposes. When I was still an active journalist and working in the newsroom of RPN9 a lifetime ago, I took part…

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Government, Media, Uncategorized

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