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3-year-old hostage. Notes of Student 17
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quote “In the Foreign News section of the Philippine Star, a report was published regarding how Nigerian rebels released Margaret Hill, a three-year-old British girl who was held in their (sic) captivity for about a week. The report mentioned how the rebels were able to get hold of the girl, how the Nigerian government and security groups were pressuring the rebels, and how Margaret was faring immediately after she was released, which is (sic) not good, considering the report said the girl was like in some kind of trance when they were able to get her. Also, beside the story was a big picture of the girl hostage, even bigger than the space occupied by the story itself.
quote “This was an explicit violation of the Journalist’s Code of Ethics. Reporters are not supposed to mention the names of children, much less publish their photographs on newspapers and fully disclose their identities. The story is not one which celebrates the talents or abilities of the young girl. It sounds more like praise for those who were able to take her from the hands of the rebels, at the expense of a young girl’s privacy.
Quote “Margaret Hill is only three years old and there is a lot waiting for her in the future. If it is to be made public that this British girl was once held captive by Nigerian rebels, her future might be in danger.” Closed-quote.
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One of the reports of 24-Oras was about a 13-year old girl who was raped by her father, grandfather,uncle and cousin. I waited for it to be reported, hoping that I would again have a case of ethical violation to be posted on Prof. Lambino’s blog. But instead of a violation, I saw a good practice in the way it was reported.
I can say that the news which was reported by Jiggy Manicad was handled and reported with care because they made sure that the victim wouldn’t be recognized by the viewers by showing only the back of her head, her feet and by blurring her images. The victim was given a pseudonym– Remy, instead of reporting her real name. The suspects were not shown on TV. Manicad only reported the reaction of the victim’s mother without having her appear on TV. He also interviewed the police to know the development of the case.
It’s not easy to report a rape case wherein the victim was raped by a relative because in trying to protect the victim there’s a possibility that the report would suffer because the viewers won’t get anything from it. But in this case, I think that the viewers were able to understand it even without the names and images of the people involved. Also, it was able to protect the reputation and future of the victim.
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Some TV shows never learn from past mistakes! How many times can dancers face the possibility of “wardrobe malfunction” before the people behind the musical variety show ASAP of ABS-CBN finally get the hint that skimpy costumes and intense gyrating should never mix? Anyway, last Sunday (July 15, 2007), the dancer Luningning performed a number that included not only the usual intense gyrating but also some acrobatic moves. The dance moves were not that bad; however, the dancer’s outfit seemed too revealing for comfort. She was only wearing a sparkly bikini top and a matching miniskirt during the entire dance number. Although neither the top nor the bottom of Luningning’s costume came off during her performance, she should not have risked flashing the audience in the first place. This may be considered a violation of one of the provisions of the KBP TV Code which says that dance sequences should always be presented with care and that dancers or performers should be properly attired to avoid any indecent exposure.
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The above comment is for J 192 class.
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J192 Ethics
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Rina Jimenez-David’s column, At Large, in the Philipppine Daily Inquirer appeared to be a simple advocacy piece for women’s rights, which is all right in the opinion page (One woman’s pain, 18 July). It all changed towards the end of her article.
She shifted her topic from a woman’s dreadful experiences with regard to domestic violence to HIV/AIDS. The last paragraph then went on to promote a stage presentation entitled “Break the Silence: Aid for AIDS” for the benefit of the Remedios AIDS Foundation, although she did disclose that she sits as one of the board of advisers of Remedios.
Now if that’s not advertising, I don’t know what it is.
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