Tag: press freedom

A @nytimes “report” on the ABS-CBN shutdown written by Jason Gutierrez is full of LIES

May 16, 2020May 16, 2020 benign0 9 Comments

Somebody needs to “fact check” the report published by the New York Times claiming that “Duterte’s Shutdown of TV Network Leaves Void Amid Coronavirus Crisis”. Its author, Jason Gutierrez, would like his readers to believe that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is behind the shutdown and that said “shutdown” aims to silence “dissent” and echoes the…

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ABS-CBN shutdown will strengthen Philippine institutions and compel Filipinos to follow the law

May 8, 2020 Ilda 14 Comments

The shutdown of media giant ABS-CBN should not have come as a surprise but, to many of the broadcast network’s employees and supporters, it was shocking and outrageous. They are acting like they didn’t know the network’s franchise to broadcast using public radio frequency was about to expire. Even the company’s executives themselves seemed baffled…

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Reporters Without Borders Lists Duterte Admin As Press Freedom Digital Predator

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 P. Farol 7 Comments

I do not necessarily agree with Reporters Without Borders listing of the Philippine government or the Duterte Administration as a press freedom digital predator because of the opposition faced by ABS-CBN’s efforts to renew its legislative franchise. In fact, I continue to be skeptical of foreign “press organizations” that continue to publish reports and ratings…

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Karen Davila failed to pin blame for ABS-CBN franchise non-renewal on Duterte during Panelo interview

February 22, 2020 Ilda 7 Comments

ABS-CBN news and talk show host Karen Davila recently had Malacanang Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo as her guest on ANC to discuss the franchise renewal of the TV network that employs her. It’s fair to say that she struggled to achieve her goal — to pin the blame on President Rodrigo Duterte over the possibility…

Crime, Media

Supporters of ABS-CBN represent the interests of the oligarchy and NOT of the Filipino people

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 benign0 9 Comments

Supporters of embattled ABS-CBN are going about their expressions of “solidarity” with the media giant the wrong way. They are framing their “cause” as one about its employees losing their jobs because of an “attack” from an “evil dictator”. The facts, however, tell a different story. The case being built by the government against ABS-CBN…

Crime, Media

Emotional testimonials from fans won’t change FACTS nor help ABS-CBN in court

February 16, 2020 Ilda 4 Comments

Pro ABS-CBN activists need to come up with better arguments to support their favourite mass media network. Notice how ABS-CBN supporters are making narratives out of how they and their families here and abroad are so attached to their favourite shows from the network and how it has helped them cope with life? That’s all…

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Will it really matter if ABS-CBN were to disappear tomorrow?

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 benign0 6 Comments

One would think that, in an industry where creativity and originality are critical competitive edges to succeed, certain people would have learnt by now that it is important that messaging be continuously tested, evaluated, and tweaked for effectiveness. Not the Inquirer Editor though as is evident in the latest of his Op-Ed pieces making a…

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Maria Ressa is proof that Corporate Media are no longer credible reporters of “news”

July 14, 2019 benign0 6 Comments

“How do you solve a problem like Maria?” This is the song the world’s Big Corporate Media organisations should be coming together to sing. Maria Ressa, CEO of the Philippines’ “social news network” Rappler has, again, given the broadcast news industry a bad name. During this year’s so-called “Global Conference on Media Freedom” held in…

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