Tuesday media monitor (Sept. 16) can be tossed, este, er, posted here, deadline at 7pm tomorrow

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The Sept. 16 media monitor can be tossed, er, este, posted here. Everyone will be given a #pantay-pantay (equal) opportunity, students will be treated #pantay-pantay (equally) but grades however will not necessarily be #pantay-pantay (uniform) but would be based on the discussion in the media monitor — the grading system of this class being patas (fair) and transparent. 

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19 thoughts on “Tuesday Media Monitor Sept. 16 can be tossed, este, posted here.”

  2. 2012-15827

    One very important rule that all journalists must adhere to is avoiding discrimination by gender, age, race and religion. By this, journalists can gain the trust of their readers and viewers regardless of where they belong. The constitutionally-
    guaranteed right to religion of all citizens strengthen the journalists’ need to respect
    their choices. As much as possible, journalists must not address their news subjects based on their religion especially when their membership has nothing to do with the issue at hand. A September 12 article from Rappler entitled “China Warns citizens to avoid the Philippines”, the author used the phrase “Muslim rebels” in relating the kidnapping of an 18- year old Chinese man on Thursday with the crimes committed by the said group. This practice is contrary to what Code of Ethics teaches.

    On the other hand, it is right to commend the author’s attempt to present the opposing sides of the conflict- that of the Chinese and Philippine government.

    Source: http://www.rappler.com/nation/68940-china-warns-citizens-avoid-philippines

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  6. EPANAG, Shain
    2013-02109
    Good day, Ma’am! Here’s my media monitor for this week.

    Traffic congestion has been the talk of the town for several weeks now. Anything related to heavy traffic interests a lot of people and instantly becomes the topic of many conversations. To be honest, I, too, have engaged in conversations with this as the subject matter (from pointing out the problems to finding alternatives). That is why I find this article from Philippine Daily Inquirer timely and relevant.

    Last Sunday, September 14, I came across an article from Inquirer entitled “Ending Metro Manila traffic woes”.

    [ARTICLE: http://opinion.inquirer.net/78446/ending-metro-manila-traffic-woes%5D

    “Singapore is a good example of how traffic congestion can be tamed. Starting in the 1970s, the Lion City put into motion a comprehensive set of measures. In 1984, it did not have a single kilometer of rail transit when Manila’s LRT 1 opened for business.
    To date, Singapore has 153 km of mass transit lines and 161 km of urban expressways. In addition, it reformed an antiquated bus transport system, adopted a road-pricing scheme and imposed a tax that discouraged car ownership.”

    Here, the author gave an illustration of how heavy traffic can be solved. But notice in the next paragraph he countered his own example to give his readers the chance to think of other possibilities. He did not write in an imposing manner.

    “But we cannot just import solutions as many foreign experts advise us to do. Adaptation to local conditions is a must. Metro Manila has its peculiarities and similarities with other urban centers.”

    “To me, getting rid of the “jeepney mentality” is the icebreaker, the “one ring to rule them all.” The elevated U-turn slot on C-5 and Kalayaan Avenue is as much a symbol of this Jurassic mentality as the jeepney. Built by the MMDA, it is a structure that flagrantly violates standards of highway engineering.”

    At first, I thought that paragraph above was a baseless opinion, just like a suggestion I utter whenever. There was also a paragraph where I felt like he was siding with the development partners. But towards the very end, I found out that this guy knows what he was talking about. His credentials were included towards the end of the article. (i.e. “Rene S. Santiago is president and chief executive officer of Bellwether Advisory Inc., a consulting firm focusing on infrastructure, and natural resource and risk management. He was involved in four studies on Metro Manila’s transport and traffic system: MMetroplan in 1975 when he was with the government, Metro Manila Urban Transport Strategy Planning Project in 1984 as a consultant, MMUTIS in 1997 and the 2013 Transport Road Map for Greater Metro Manila.

    He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines in 1970 and master of engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology in 1973. He finished special studies in transportation and logistics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983 and urban management at the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank in 1975”).

    It was good that he stated that he was the consultant of the development partners mentioned in the article. In one of our discussions, I learned that information like these should be disclosed.

    In its entirety, the article was complete and factual. The author scrutinized all the possible solutions to the “humongous traffic” using verifiable data. The sources were also clearly stated. He even included a link of a video to support a sentence in the article, which is a good example of SPJ Code of Ethics provisions saying, “identify sources clearly” and “provide access to source material when it is relevant and appropriate.”

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  10. 2011 – 25325

    http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/379399/news/regions/uk-warns-of-mayon-s-eruption-risk-cites-phl-s-limited-capacity-to-deal-with-disasters

    Yesterday, Philvocs raised the alert level at Mayon to 3. Albay Governor Jose Salceda ordered a 24-hour evacuation of residents from the danger zone. UK, concerned with the safety of their citizens, then released a travel advisory.

    GMA News then published this entitled, “UK warns of Mayon’s ‘eruption risk’, cites PHL’s limited capacity to deal with disasters”. As much as the travel advisory published in the UK government website REALLY CITED that “the capacity of the Philippine emergency and rescue services to deal with large natural disasters is limited”, the title of the article, I believe, sets an agenda.

    Instead of focusing on the warning itself, the mood/focus of the news article projects that the Philippines should be offended because the UK Government thinks we are incapable of efficient and effective response during disasters.

    Moreover, in the body of the article, the initial focus was on the commentary on our ‘limited’ effective disaster response capacity. The actual warning published was just tackled on the last part of the article.

    Other news platforms such as Interaksyon and Inquirer just released a news article citing the warning about Mayon without adding the commentary, while GMA News, I believe, sets the mood of the audience.

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  11. The article below details the horrific fate of two siblings who were brutally murdered by their neighbor. The two siblings, whose names were mentioned, were both minors and the article accounts the details of how the alleged suspect murdered the two. The writer of the article should have been sensitive enough to not give the names of the murdered victims as well as the other victims who survived because of their ages.

    The article violates the ethical principle of minimizing harm. The nature of the crime committed is different compared to theft crimes because it involves the murder of innocent children.  The trauma caused by the crime is sure to haunt the surviving victims and the family members of the murdered victims.  The article by mentioning the names of the victims, adds additional injury to an already painful situation. The victims clearly deserve their privacy.

    http://www.philstar.com/police-metro/2014/09/16/1369486/mag-utol-tepok-sa-amok

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  13. Link to article being discussed: http://www.katyaroxas.com/2014/09/i-dedicate-this-to-my-plagiarist/

    With the great advantages of social media also comes great disadvantages. With social media making it easier for artists to gain exposure, it also poses as a threat when all their ideas and thoughts are put out there, open to the public.

    One artist uses instagram as a platform for sharing her work to inspire others and also to gain exposure. The problem she encountered was another “artist” who began copying her work and claiming them as his own. As you read the article you will see that the person clearly plagiarized her work, and even tried to cover it up (very poorly, for that matter). 

    My point here is that even if one does not work in the media industry, the same ethics should still apply and be practiced by anyone who uses any type of media. In this situation, just because it is easy to access other people’s works doesn’t mean we are free to do so because we think we can get away with it. everyone should have the courtesy to follow basic ethics. And if ever you will be found guilty, at least have the decency to apologize and explain yourself. If you can’t avoid using someone else’s work, at least be aware enough to PROPERLY credit that person. 

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  14. Crime is unfortunately one of the most common types of reports we see in headlines everyday. Journalists are given the task to handle sensitive stories knowing they could very easily disgrace a person, living or deceased, with a single paragraph. Given that the people do have a right to be informed of matters such as arrests, kidnappings and the like, relevant details to a certain crime must be put out there. It is a must for journalists however, to remember that the subject of their reports are people just the same, with relationships and associations that are to be regarded with as much respect as possible.

    According to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, journalists are to avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity etc… Something I believe this article published by the Philippine Star has violated:
    http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/09/15/1369367/4-chinese-nationals-p7-b-drug-raid-charged

    I believe the said guideline is there so that people will not be labeled or categorized unnecessarily as this associates certain groups with a crime only involved by an individual. It can be observed in the article how the suspects ethnicity and race was so heavily highlighted. It is mentioned not only in the title but in nearly every paragraph how the suspects are Chinese. The second paragraph even goes as far as listing their individual hometowns in China.
    Reading the article reminded me of another common form of the violation. I recall how it was discussed in class how reporters would often highlight religion in war/terrorist crimes; particularly if the terrorists are muslim.

    I understand that maybe the writer felt the need to clarify that the suspected drug dealers were not locals; this urge probably heightened by the fact that the Philippines is currently in a shaky relationship with China and this would make the article a more interesting read. Ms. Camille Diola however should not have been carried away with attaching “Chinese” to every other sentence when naming the suspects and detailing what they were arrested for would’ve been sufficient.

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  15. Presenting all the arguments and opposing sides of an issue is the primary job of a journalist. In a news article by Julie S. Alipala of inquirer Mindanao “Zamboanga Conjugal tents Seen”, which talked about how terrorism crisis in Zamboanga affects the hundreds of thousands of residents particularly marital affairs between families. the city government proposed having “conjugal tents or spaces” for couples who are deprived of sexual activities midst the rebellious activities in the province.

    It mentioned different opinions of the authorities and presented the views of the different sectors toward the proposed solution for this marital concern. The opposing sides mentioned were from the clergy, human and children’s rights advocates, peace corps, and organizations against child trafficking. It was a complete, detailed projection of a possible threat to children and community welfare.

    Here is the article: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/618018/zamboanga-conjugal-tents-seen

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  17. Hello Ma’m! Here is my media monitor.

    http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/217861/24oras/ospital-inirereklamo-dahil-sa-iligal-umanong-pagkuha-ng-laman-loob-ng-namatay-na-pasyente

    The video report recounts the allegation of the dead girl’s family that her internal organs were stolen by the hospital staff that conducted the autopsy. Although the person was not a rape victim or a minor suspect, her identity should have been better off concealed because the circumstance is too unpleasant for public disclosure. It could simply be a matter of paying respect to the dead, an act of decency perhaps.

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  19. Hi Ma’am. This is my media monitor for Sept10-Sept16.

    ‘Pinas, Delikadong Bansa Raw Para sa mga Koreano,’ This was the headline of the news from News 5 Everywhere. From the news story, the Philippines was declared the most dangerous country for Koreans and this is according to their publication, Korea Times last September 11.

    I first heard of this news on radio but it clearly states there, SOUTH KOREANS. This was the reason why I searched for related articles regarding this matter and I found one which was published on anc.yahoo.com last September 15 entitled, “Ph tagged as most dangerous country for South Koreans.”

    For this news report, I found two unethical issues. First is the misleading news headline and even the news report as a whole because it was not mentioned that it was only for the South Koreans and not the whole Korean community that was affected by the statistics. Hasty generalization was used on this news report. Second, though they showed the breakdown of crimes that happened last 2013 involving Koreans, they should have also shown the complete percentage of South Korean tourists arrivals in our country from January to June to support the said decline of visitors.

    Here’s the link for the TV report:
    http://n5e.interaksyon.com/videos/21F63F85EE11481/pinas-delikadong-bansa-raw-para-sa-mga-koreano

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