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All four posted by Student # 2. Unedited by blog admin
1st post by Student 2
quote “On December 3, in a morning radio program broacast over DZBB, Mike Enriquez was having a live interview about the Manila Peninsula incident with GMA reporter Lazatin, one of the media persons present in the said event. Enriquez, however, instead of asking questions about the uprising at the Manila Pen, asked leading questions meaning to put reporters from another station in a bad light. To these questions, Lazatin tried his best to give answers without feeding Enriquez’s tirade against reporters from another station who were detained. Despite his efforts however, Enriquez still pressed on with more questions unrelated to the Manila Pen incident and pressed on with how the detained reporters have been irresponsible in their actions — even having the gall to say on air that the incident should enlighten the public regarding which stations can honestly be tagged as “walang kinikilingan.”
quote “All this is in violation of The KBP Radio Code as stated in the section devoted to Commentaries and Analyses (number 4, letters f and g), which states that “Personal attacks against fellow broadcasters and other stations are considered unethical and not be allowed. Management shall be primarily and directly responsible for utterances of their broadcasters in this regard,” and “Programs and commentaries which deal with sensitive, controversial issues must be fair, factual, and impartial.” It is clear that, in this case, Enriquez maligned fellow media practitioners from a competing station, and that he was not in any way fair and impartial.” closed-quote.
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2nd post by Student 2
quote “In a story by Michelle V. Remo entitled “DOF opposing proposed tax perks for senior citizens” printed last November 22 on page B5 of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the writer only used statements from the Department of Finance and failed to get the side of the legislator behind Senate Bill No. 269 which seeks to amend the Senior Citizen Act, and of the other parties concerned in the said bill.
quote “This is in violation of Part III, Number 1 and 2 of the Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct of the Philippine Press Institute which states that “All efforts must be exerted to make stories fair, accurate and balanced. Getting the the other side is a must, especially for the most sensitive and critical stories. The other side must run on the first take of the story and not any day later,” and that “Single-source stories must be avoided as a rule. There is always the imperative to get a second, third or more source, the contending parties to an issue, the expert source, the affected party, the prominent and the obscure, in the story. We musy strive at all times to ascertain the truth of our sources’ assertions.” ” closed-quote.
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3rd Post by Student 2
quote “In the November 25 episode of Rated K, a feature on the Ferrari cars served as a discreet (or rather indiscreet) promotional for the Shell-Ferrari promo, which involves selling Ferrari model cars. The commercial break immediately following the said segment even involved two runs of the TV advertisement for the said promo. This is in violation of The KBP Television Code as stated in the section devoted to Placement of Advertising, which states that “Broadcast stations shall exercise particular discrimination in the acceptance, placement, and presentation of advertising in news programs so that such advertising in news programs is clearly distinguished from the news content. Further, commercials in the guise of of news shall not be acceptable.” ” closed-quote.
4th post by Student 2
quote “In the November 28 newscast of 24 Oras, there was a news segment that discussed the situation of teachers in a school in Basilan. A number of teachers from Sinangkapan Elementary School have stopped teaching due to a delay in their salaries, some of them even have not received salaries for more than 4 months. The news segment was balanced and fair, with both the school administration and the faculty having the chance to air their side — for the school administration, they were given the chance to explain the reason for the delay, and for the teachers, they were able to voice out their complaint.What made the news segment good, however, is that it was in a setting far from the national capital. Networks have the tendency to prioritize reports based here in Metro Manila, therefore leaving pertinent issues in the provinces to the broadsheets and local provincial stations.Dec 4, 10:53 PM ” closed-quote.
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SINGLE –SOURCED NEWS:
“MMDA halts all diggings”, an article which was published in the Dec. 5 Manila Bulletin issue, is a single-sourced news story. The article, written by Chito A. Chavez, consists of direct quotations and paraphrased statements that solely came from MMDA chief Bayani Fernando. The reporter didn’t bother to include other sources such as local government officials, commuters and motorists that will be affected by the said postponement.
The news story, which is about the postponement of various MMDA road projects to ease the Yuletide season heavy traffic, violates the provision in the Philippine Journalist’s Code of Ethics which states that: “It is the duty of the writer to report the other side and to scrupulously report and interpret the news, taking care not to suppress essential facts nor to distort the truth by omission or improper emphasis.” In addition, single-sourced news, like the said article, is considered press releases and are unacceptable in journalism.
(POSTED BY STUDENT NUMBER 12)
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Last weekend, ABS-CBN issued a public statement about another network’s (not mentioned) alleged manipulation of the TV ratings survey conducted by AGB Nielsen. The 3-minute video clip aired (during primetime) explained how the ratings are determined and went on to talk about the other network’s informant, who was paid to go around the homes (in Bacolod) with the TV meters and pay them so that they would switch channels. I laud the fact that ABS-CBN made an effort to explain certain technicalities to the public, yet they are not without fault.
In response to this statement, GMA has started airing a 2-minute video clip contradicting ABS-CBN’s previous statements. It accused the latter of twisting the facts. It went on to say that Maya Reforma of AGB never admitted to any kind of cheating committed by GMA (while Judge Gonzales asserted that ABS-CBN’s apprehensions “are not without justifiable reasons”).
Clause # 5 of the KBP TV Code regarding Public Affairs, states that: “No station shall allow its airtime and other facilities to be used to malign or unfairly attack other persons or groups on issues which have no bearing on the public welfare.” Both stations are clearly guilty about violating this provision. In its statement, GMA has clearly identified ABS-CBN, adding that they will file a suit against the network. Compared to GMA, ABS-CBN didn’t mention any particular network, but still I think it was not appropriate to devote precious airtime to such matters. It wasn’t even a matter of life and death. ABS-CBN has already filed a case against AGB and if GMA intends to file a case against the other network, then they should just have let the courts decide about the matter and not publicize it excessively.
In addition, both networks’ actions also violate a provision from the Journalist’s Code of Ethics saying that journalists should not “suppress essential facts nor distort the truth by omission or improper emphasis.” Both networks chose to include facts that would present them on a positive side and put the blame on their competitor. Clearly, there was a conflict of interest present in both sides.
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