Students look at InterkAksyon, Phil Star, Inquirer, & plagiarism in the social media

Students look at InterkAksyon, Phil Star, Inquirer, & plagiarism in the social media

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media monitor by Maria Angelita on Interkasyon.com, “Last September 14, 2014, a headline from InterAksyon.com read:
“3 dead, 3 missing, 113 rescued from sunken RORO vessel off Southern Leyte
News like this requires accuracy of information for the sake of the affected. Information like the time is crucial which is why the fact that InterAksyon.com corrected their information (as seen below) as soon as possible is commendable.
“ “Pama said that at around 7:30 p.m., the ship started having problems. At 9:20 p.m., the ship sank.(Editor’s note: Time when problems started and time of sinking corrected.)”(interaksyon.com)
“By adding corrections, they were displaying truthfulness in reporting and exercising care to avoid inadvertent error. They made sure to check in with the source to get the right information to report. Once they’ve realised their mistake, they know they are accountable to their readers which is why they admitted their mistake and corrected it as soon as they can.”
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By karenadsantiago, on philstar.com/2014/09/15/chinese-nationals-p7-b-drug-raid-charged
“XXX 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.XXX 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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by ivydelacruzy on: inquirer.net/zamboanga-conjugal-tents-seen
“xxx 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.”
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by Kristina Rivera: on plagiarism in the social media.

in  katyaroxas. com “xxxAs 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).
“xxx If you can’t avoid using someone else’s work, at least be aware enough to PROPERLY credit that person.”
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