Tag: journalism

Communist publications @PinoyWeekly and @Bulatlat BANNED; discredited Opposition “journalists” scramble to their defense

June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 benign0 8 Comments

Following an order issued by the Philippines’ National Security Council to block Internet access to “news sites allegedly linked to communist rebels”, various media groups and “journalists” associated with the Philippine Opposition and its communist allies are up in arms again invoking that all-too-familiar “attack on press freedom” trope. The cast of characters in this…

Crime, Media

Traditional “journalists”, suck it up: You no longer hold a monopoly over mass communication.

June 6, 2022April 28, 2023 benign0 19 Comments

One can quite understand why traditional “journalists” are going all shrill about the prospect of having to compete with bloggers for the privilege to reach a mass audience. After all, they once enjoyed a monopoly over that space. Before the advent of the Internet and, particularly, social media, mass communication was a capital-intensive activity. You…

Media

Why Rappler should be BANNED from covering Malacañang

May 27, 2022 benign0 71 Comments

President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ran under a “unity” platform and it seems he is making good on this. He is now putting together a diverse team to help run the new Philippine Government and has even included a strong economic team with a good number of noted and highly-qualified technocrats. This is contrary to…

Media

What next for the Philippines’ DISCREDITED mainstream corporate news media?

May 24, 2022 benign0 117 Comments

The Philippines’ mainstream news media is in a death spiral. Many of the country’s top media outfits led by ABS-CBN, Rappler, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and even relatively professional CNN Philippines went for broke in this year’s elections. They bet their entire reputations on the campaign of now-failed Yellowtard presidential candidate Leni Robredo. They tossed…

Media

If Professor Clarita Carlos is a “pet analyst”, then JC Punongbayan is a quack “economist”

May 22, 2022 benign0 125 Comments

Rappler kiddie “reporter” Lian Buan should be careful what she calls esteemed University of the Philippines Professor Clarita Carlos. A “report” she authored published on the disgraced “social news network” was headlined “UP political science department distances from Marcos pet analyst” effectively denigrating the qualifications of this veteran academic with no apparent bases. Buan uncritically…

Media

Literal Martial Law Crybaby: Lorenzo Legarda Leviste’s shrill tantrum vs. mom Loren published by Rappler

May 6, 2022 benign0 72 Comments

Opposition “social news network” Rappler has pulled Philippine “journalism” down to a new low after it featured an “open letter” penned by Lorenzo Legarda Leviste, son of Senator Loren Legarda. Legarda is currently running for re-election under the banner of administration presidential bet Bongbong Marcos. Reading his “open letter”, one could almost picture the Leviste…

Lifestyle, Politics

Reports that more than 40,000 participants attended Yellowtard rallies in Cavite and Bulacan are all LIES

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 benign0 56 Comments

Last week saw a spate of rallies conducted by the leading Yellowtard bloc of the Philippine Opposition headed by “vice president” Leni Robredo. One which was held in Cavite boasted “47,000” participants. Another held in Bulacan Saturday boasted “45,000”. The source of both numbers was very likely the organisers themselves and, as expected, this “information”…

Media, Politics

Bongbong Marcos need not attend any debates either

January 24, 2022 benign0 17 Comments

Imagine a public debate among presidential candidates that does not include administration presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos. That debate will essentially be between a bunch of vacuous politicians — Leni Roredo, Manny Pacquiao, and Isko Moreno. The only other presidential candidate is Ping Lacson who would stand out as the most intelligent, most articulate, and most…

Media, Politics