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The trouble with Raffy Lerma’s “Pieta” photo

Posted on August 2, 2016November 5, 2021 By benign0 28 Comments on The trouble with Raffy Lerma’s “Pieta” photo
The trouble with Raffy Lerma’s “Pieta” photo

Below is an image of the July 24, 2016 front page of the Philippine Sunday Inquirer. Some statements have been issued asserting the authenticity of the photo splashed in full width on the masthead of this edition. These statements follow two articles we published highlighting disturbing aspects of this spread: Hector Gamboa’s On Deceptive Media…

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Sensationalised photo of ‘extrajudicial killing’ victim splashed on Inquirer front page

Posted on July 28, 2016August 24, 2022 By benign0 85 Comments on Sensationalised photo of ‘extrajudicial killing’ victim splashed on Inquirer front page
Sensationalised photo of ‘extrajudicial killing’ victim splashed on Inquirer front page

The Inquirer is under fire from Netizens after their seemingly orchestrated sensationalisation of the alleged “extrajudicial killings” that have supposedly been sweeping the country. The Inquirer editors seem to be hinting at some kind of causal link between the month-old administration of President Rodrigo Duterte and the spate of “drug-related” homicides making headline news recently….

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On Deceptive Media and Photojournalism

Posted on July 27, 2016July 28, 2016 By Hector Gamboa 95 Comments on On Deceptive Media and Photojournalism
On Deceptive Media and Photojournalism

During President Rodrigo Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) he called out a recent photograph published at the Inquirer showing a slain Michael Siargo, a suspected drug pusher, being held by his partner as if it is being portrayed as Mary carrying the dead cadaver of Jesus Christ. The President called out the…

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