Category: Media

People shrieking about ‘fake news’ are starting to sound like The Boy Who Cried Wolf

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People shrieking about ‘fake news’ are starting to sound like The Boy Who Cried Wolf

People who keep shrieking about “fake news” are overdoing it. They are now starting to come across like The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The tale of The Boy Who Cries Wolf concerns a shepherd boy who repeatedly tricks nearby villagers into thinking wolves are attacking his flock. When a wolf actually does appear and the…

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Media, Society

Trillanes TV meltdown a fatal blow to the credibility of the Philippine Opposition

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Trillanes TV meltdown a fatal blow to the credibility of the Philippine Opposition

Following the “burning” of Philippine “senator” Antonio Trillanes IV on live TV in the BBC talk show HARDtalk, attention now turns to a beleaguered Opposition faced with the hard question: What now? Trillanes, after all, had been one of if not the most aggressive of the Philippine Opposition’s attack dogs. Now reduced to a national…

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Media, Politics

Trillanes exposed as fake democracy advocate by BBC journalist Stephen Sackur

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Trillanes exposed as fake democracy advocate by BBC journalist Stephen Sackur

Philippine Senator Antonio Trillanes cemented his infamy after his disastrous interview with Stephen Sackur on his BBC program HARDtalk. He became the laughingstock among Netizens for failing to give rational answers to simple questions. It was very obvious that Sackur did his homework in digging up information about Trillanes’s past criminal activities particularly his two…

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Crime, Government, Media

BBC journo Stephen Sackur exposes idiocy of “senator” Antonio Trillanes on live TV!

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BBC journo Stephen Sackur exposes idiocy of “senator” Antonio Trillanes on live TV!

Journalist Stephen Sackur shows the rest of the world’s “journalists” how it’s done on his BBC talk show HARDtalk where he put Philippine “senator” Antonio Trillanes IV through the wringer. Trillanes is one of the harshest critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and, by far, the most rabid — like a dog with a bone…

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Government, Media, Politics

Philippine society cannot change unless Filipinos change the way they think

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Philippine society cannot change unless Filipinos change the way they think

Recent events have once again proven how important information is. Now an overused cliché, it is still worth reminding, in this age of the Internet and social media, how fast information can spread. While the human mind is wired to respond quickly to stories, it is not particularly well-equipped to evaluate data outside of an…

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Culture, Development, Media, Politics

Sorority blog @RapplerDotCom stood alone in screaming “TERRORIST!” during the Resorts World attack

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Sorority blog @RapplerDotCom stood alone in screaming “TERRORIST!” during the Resorts World attack

In hindsight, it was “social news network” Rappler.com that stood alone as the only key organisation of significant influence screaming bloody terrorism and shrieking “ISIS!” as Resorts World burned. 37 innocent people died that night, not because they were infidels but because they unwittingly had already been trapped by circumstance when they first entered the…

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Crime, Lifestyle, Media

Resorts World siege made deadlier by irresponsible media reports and lapses in building safety compliance

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Resorts World siege made deadlier by irresponsible media reports and lapses in building safety compliance

The Resorts World Manila siege on the 2nd of June that resulted in the deaths of 37 and injured more than 50 people highlighted yet again how unsafe the facilities are and how precarious the security situation is in the Philippines even inside world class establishments.  The incident also shows the role media plays in adding to…

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Crime, Government, Media

Why do Filipino activists complain more about Martial Law than terrorism?

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Why do Filipino activists complain more about Martial Law than terrorism?

Ask anyone and they will agree that Terrorism directly equates to innocent people’s unnecessary deaths and suffering. So in light of recent days’ events, it is baffling the way certain “activists” screech so loudly about Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of Martial Law. A quick-and-dirty sampling of social media content shows that Martial Law-related tweets…

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Government, Media, Politics, Society