The 4th regular media monitor or 2nd bonus can be posted here. The 2nd bonus consists of the following (the student can choose one, for ten points, two paragraphs) 1)a review of the media coverage of the killing of three Lumad leaders in Surigao del Sur and the plight of the Lumad evacuees, in particular: pls review the position given to it in relation to other stories from Sept. 1 (when the murders were perpetrated) to today: was there under-reporting? Use provisions of the SPJ, PPI, PPI expanded, etc. … or 2)a review of the media coverage of the UAAP from last Saturday to today: were the stories colorful enough, at the same time, balanced? Use provisions as stated.
The evaluation of all media monitor content, from now on, will consider whether or not the author is able to point out what ethical principle (specify from which code of ethics) or provision is involved (specify the provision): such as: (from SPJ): accuracy; context; correctness; identifying sources; evaluating sources’ motives; seeking response to allegations; avoiding undercover or surreptitious methods; giving voice to the voiceless; serving as watchdog of the public; telling the story of the diversity of the human experience; avoiding stereotyping; distinguishing & labelling opinion; never distorting facts; not plagiarizing… or: treating subjects as human beings; balancing need for info with potential harm; showing compassion & sensitivity for minors, victims of sex crimes, subjects unable to give consent; considering cultural differences; balancing suspect’s right to fair trial vs. public’s right to know… or: avoiding conflict of interest; refusing gifts, favors; distinguishing news from hybrids… or: explaining ethical choices & processes; responding to questions; acknowledging mistakes; exposing unethical conduct… Or, from PPI: Avoiding “improper emphasis”; “distortion of truth by omission”; “Airing all sides to a conflict”; “Correcting substantive errors”; Avoiding “degrading any person by reason of sex, creed, religion, belief,” etc; being cautious when accusations affect a private person; observing the presumption of innocence; honoring the confidence reposed by sources; using fair and honest methods; not accepting cash, gifts; not taking advantage of fellow journalists; maintaining dignity of the profession; …etc.
Please specify ethical principles involved, as stated above, (“good practices”; “violation”; “ethical dilemma”), cite whether from SPJ, PPI. or PPI expanded, instead of engaging in generalities, in order to show the parameters, or the standards or criteria you used for making your commentary. Deadline is up to Saturday 7pm. tnx.
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Comm 110
4th Regular Media Monitor
Franie Viceral
The News Story:
MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino is to be blamed for worsening of Metro Manila Traffic, former LTFRB chairman Alberto Suaning says on Monday, September 7. In the midst of the traffic congestion issue, Suaning claims that Tolentino prioritizes his political ambitions instead of the dire conditions. He further adds that an MMDA chairman should come up with solutions to the problems and enforce them.
Unethical Issue:
(Fair, Accurate and Balanced Reporting – Code of Professional and Ethical Conduct)
Although the article also mentioned Senator JV Ejercito’s opinion that the MMDA is not the sole wrongdoer, the sentiment of the accused party – which is more important – has not been collected. Journalists should make an effort for them to respond to allegations. This article wasn’t able to do so.
See article here: http://www.interaksyon.com/article/117184/ex-ltfrb-chair-blames-mmda-for-edsa-traffic
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Comm 110
2014-07226
Link to source:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/world/09/09/15/viral-camerawoman-trips-refugee-hungary
The video shows Hungarian camerawoman Petra Laszlo kicking and tripping refugees (one was even holding a child) while they were fleeing from the guards.
The Expanded Code of Ethics of the Philippine Press Institute states that when writing the news, one should be fair and accurate. This article did just that. It was fair that though the news was about a camerawoman, who works in the same industry, they still reported about it. Media practitioners should not cover up the wrongdoings of their colleagues.
Plenty of news sites, including ABS-CBNNews.com, the site I got this article from, published and released articles on the incident. ABS-CBN’s article was as objective as news can be. The facts were given, and the video is also attached to the news article.
It is also good that aside from just giving information about the incident, they provided more details about what happened before and after. The writer gave a quick, straightforward, yet accurate background of how the whole affair came to be: “The scenes took place as hundreds of migrants broke through a police line at a collection point close to the Serbian border…” They also wrote of what happened to the camerawoman afterwards. Petra Laszlo has been fired, and rightfully so.
What the camerawoman did, on the other hand, was obviously very unethical. Aside from physically harming the subjects, it also seemed as if she were trying to “direct” or “stage” the scene that she was filming. The Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics states that one should “take responsibility for the accuracy of their work.” Also: “Ethical journalism treats sources, subjects, colleagues, and members of the public as human beings deserving of respect.” She clearly violated this by intentionally kicking them and making them trip.
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Comm 110
(2nd bonus)
2012-57213
Philippine Collegian recently posted a photo of Fighting Maroon basketball player Jett Manuel raising up a fist and holding a sheet of paper with #StopLumadKillings written on it. It says, “The victory of the UP Men’s Basketball Team today is an inspiration for students and the youth who are also in solidarity with our lumad brothers and sisters.” First, both Philippine Collegian and Interaksyon’s reporting are both in line with SPJ’s code of giving voice to the voiceless, and telling the story of the diversity of the human experience. Philippine Collegian was smart to use the newfound media attention on UP Fighting Maroons’ basketball team and their victories as a way to forward advocacies, especially considering that the Lumad Killings are an important issue today.
It also follows SPJ’s value of providing context. Interaskyon provided context and elaborated on the murders of Emerito Samarca, Dionel Campos, Bello Sinzo, Datu Herminio Samia, and members of his family who were killed, and those sentences were earlier in the article than Manuel’s statement about UP’s readiness for the next season. The reporter prioritized telling about the Lumad Killings. It allowed Jett Manuel and the Philippine Collegian’s message to spread to more people, introducing the issue and its relevance to readers who may have just been following UAAP sports. Kudos to Interkasyon and Philippine Collegian for good media practice.
http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/para-sa-bayan-up-fighting-maroons-use-recent-win-to-raise-awareness-for-lumad-killings
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Comm 110
4th Media Monitor
2014-51650
Link to article: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/721091/zamboanga-city-netizens-offended-by-roxas-anniversary-greeting
This article talks about the reactions of Zamboanga City netizens about Mar Roxas’ Facebook post greeting them a ‘happy anniversary’ in connection with the 2013 siege that happened in the city. The post was later edited, omitting ‘happy anniversary.’
The PPI Code of Ethics states that a journalist should air all sides to a conflict (or at least try to get the sentiment of the other party and state it in the article if they are not responding). The article is full of opinions from the offended side, the Zamboanga City netizens and reading through it, only their reflections were reported.
Though the article stated the full text and edited text of the post where Zamboanga netizens were offended, it is not enough to justify that the writer was being balanced in reporting. It did not even state whether they tried to get Mar Roxas’ side–an important part to make this news story balanced and fair.
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Comm 110
4th Regular Media Monitor
2011-42249
Comm 110
First article: newsinfo.inquirer zamboanga-city-netizens-offended-by-roxas-anniversary-greeting
Second article: newsinfo.inquirer roxas-on-anniversary-greeting-i-didnt-mean-to-upset-zamboanguenos
This week, I spotted two closely-related articles on the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s website http://www.inquirer.net regarding Mar Roxas’ Facebook post about the anniversary of the 2013 siege of Zamboanga City. The first article, entitled “Zamboanga City netizens offended by Roxas’ ‘anniversary’ greeting,” posted on 6:53PM of September 10, Thursday, detailed the events following Interior Secretary Mar Roxas’ post on his official Facebook page, where he “greeted” fellow veterans of the Zamboanga siege, a “happy anniversary.” This post angered citizens as the issue was still a sensitive one for some Zamboangeños, and Roxas’ choice of wording of “happy anniversary” was inappropriate for the occasion.
The second article explained Mar Roxas’ comment regarding the issue. It was posted around 14 hours after, at 10:36 AM on September 11. According to the article, he said, “It was in this sense that I greeted our compatriots and comrades. To those who may have taken offense, none was intended.”
I appreciated that the Philippine Daily Inquirer ran a story about both views on the issue. Even if it would have been better if it was just in one article and if the articles were somehow linked on the website, I thought it was still a good move for them to draw attention to both the netizens’ side and Roxas’ side. According to the SPJ Code of Ethics, it is important to “gather, update and correct information throughout the life of a news story,” and this is what was done. Since Mar Roxas issued a statement, PDI made the effort to write a new article about his response to the issue. This also illustrates another provision of the SPJ Code of Ethics, which is to “diligently seek subjects of news coverage to allow them to respond to criticism or allegations of wrongdoing.” Through writing both articles, PDI was able to show both sides of the story fairly and without bias.
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Comm 110
4th Regular Media Monitor
Pierre Samson
The News Story:
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the Mocha Girls, an all-female performing group known in the Philippines for the sexual connotations of their dances, has been arrested and detained in Malaysia for having performed without the necessary permits. The Malaysian authorities, however, simply decided to fine and release them.
Unethical Issue:
The headline was simply “Mocha Girls Arrested in Malaysia.” It was as if the headline implied that the group was arrested because of their lewd acts, since it is what they’re known for in the Philippines. The SPJ Code of Ethics may say that the headline has no necessary information to provide context. The Code of Ethics of the Philippine Press Institute, meanwhile, would have frowned at it for “distortion of truth by omission,” as they could have written “Mocha Girls Arrested in Malaysia for Performing Without Permit.” And the average Joe may brush the error off as “click baiting.”
See article here: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/09/11/15/mocha-girls-arrested-malaysia
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Comm110
(2nd Bonus)
2014-05722
Link to article: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/536548/news/nation/cbcp-calls-on-gov-t-to-conduct-honest-impartial-probe-on-lumad-killings
An article regarding the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) calling on government to conduct honest and impartial probe on Lumad killings was published by GMA News Online yesterday night. Upon reading the headline, I found myself a little worried because the article involves both ethnicity and religion, two factors that can lead to unethical issues such as stereotyping and sensitivity. However, the news was written carefully, abiding by the code of ethics.
The SPJ Code of Ethics states that journalists must avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance or social status. Lumad are said to be neither non-Christian nor non-Muslim although their culture is leading towards Islam. I noticed that the article is made up of mostly direct quotations from the CBCP themselves; the writer avoided adding other information. In this way, the article was written in a way readers will only think of CBCP’s action as a pure call for justice because it is the right thing to do.
Second, it is also stated that journalists must diligently seek out subjects of news stories to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing. Aside from CBCP’s statement, a statement from Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, chief of the military’s Eastern Mindanao Command, was released. He stressed that the Magahat/Bagani Force is not under the military, countering claims by Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Pimentel that the Army helped create the group. What is known to the public now is that the Magahat/Bagani Force is under the auspice of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Lt. Baladad’s statement gave balance to the whole story.
Lastly, journalists are to test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Even if the public seems to take sides on the issue already, it is a good thing that writers do not neglect the fact that the suspects behind the killing of the Lumad are only alleged. The voice of the public was never reflected on the article. Hence, they only seek and report truth.
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2012-10628
4th Regular Media Monitor
Nicolyn Sese
Plane with VP Binay’s wife, lawmakers makes emergency landing
The News Story:
A plane made an emergency landing in Davao carrying a few lawmakers, however in the headline and lead, VP Binay’s wife was unnecessarily mentioned.
Unethical Issue:
According to the first paragraph of the Philippine Journalists’ Code of Ethics, a journalist should not put improper emphasis on anybody especially if it is not really important to the news. The plane’s emergency landing is news worthy since it has lawmakers as passengers. However, excuse me for this, Dr. Elenita Binay is not a lawmaker and therefore irrelevant to be placed in the headline. This leads me to conclude that placing her name is only a publicity stunt for the well known candidacy of her husband in the upcoming elections.
See article here:
http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/09/11/pal-plane-emergency-landing-davao-binay-villar-mangudadatu.html
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Comm110
2014-54202
Link to reference: http://issuu.com/tinigngplaridel.net/docs/tnpissue1
“UP kicks off UAAP season 78 opening in style” (page 8)
Sa unang paglilimbag ng Tinig ng Plaridel para sa taong ito, laman ng kanilang pahayagan ang ilang mga artikulong nagtatampok sa UAAP Season 78. Isa sa mga artikulong ito ay tungkol sa pagbubukas ng nasabing palaro na ginanap noong Setyembre 5, Sabado. Imbis na pagtuunang pansin ang iba’t-ibang mga media coverage at bigyan ang mga ito ng personal na kumento, mas napili kong tumalakay ng isang coverage mula sa TNP sa kadahilanang gusto kong makita kung mayroon ba o walang conflict of interest panig sa UP na siyang host ng UAAP sa taong ito. Higit pa rito, mas gusto ko malaman kung nasa tamang konteksto ba ang nilalaman ng balita at sa kaugnay ng pagbibigay titulo (title/headline) dito.
Sa aking pagsusuri, hindi nagkulang ang nasabing artikulo na bigyan ang mga mambabasa ng angkop at sapat na impormasyon tungkol sa pagbubukas ng UAAP. Subalit hindi rin kaila sa huling bahagi ng artikulo ang masyadong pagpanig sa UP. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay detalye sa naging unang laro at panalo ng UP laban sa UE. Para sa akin ay maaari na itong hindi gawing parte ng nasabing balita sa kadahilanang medyo taliwas ito sa layuning ipinapahayag ng titulo ng artikulo — na siyang tumutukoy lamang sa pagbubukas na seremonya ng palaro.
SPJ involved:
– Conflict of interest
– Context
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Comm 110
4th Regular Media Monitor
2011-54132
Link to the article: http://www.philstar.com/metro/2015/09/12/1498690/vendors-pay-p1-m-day-occupy-taft-avenue
“MANILA, Philippines – At least 3,000 illegal vendors who now occupy most of the lanes along a one-kilometer segment of Taft Avenue in Pasay City allegedly pay around P1 million a day as “protection money,” sources said yesterday.”
Based on the Philippine Press Institute Expanded Code of Ethics, the use of sources when writing a story are required to have documents with alleged corruption or wrongdoings of public officials, agencies or private individuals, groups or corporations. In this article, though it has two or more sources, it does not necessarily assert truth in the issue. The essay could have been more powerful in convicting these kind of corruptions if the sources were established to have an expertise or right to speak on the subject, for example, the vendors themselves.
The lead of the article and the succeeding paragraphs look like they were only mere comments from unknown sources. Their reliability is not enough to deliver us a truthful story that can inform the reality to the public. The issue itself is controversial since it is against public officials who are meant to serve the public, but do the other way as the article implies. The story’s reliability could have been higher if only the statements of these sources were backed up by some documents to prove the truthfulness of their story, and the sources have their expertise to make such statements.
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Comm 110
2nd Bonus
2012-35426
Lumad killings and the forceful grabbing of their lands have been going on for a long time already. Militarization and human rights violations continue to occur within the indigenous people of Mindanao. With the most recent incident of brutal killings on three Lumad leaders, the culture of impunity remains and its manifestation even gets stronger. Nevertheless, despite of this, the Lumad people are not getting the attention that they deserve from the media. Most especially in mainstream media, there has been insufficient coverage for their part.
The Lumads are part of the minority and hence the media is supposed to be giving them a voice. However, there has not been much representation for them.
The media has not highlighted this issue since other news are being given more priority. Manila-centrism is evident in news such as the UAAP games and the intense Manila traffic. There is nothing wrong with this but the media should be the watchdog of the government and the representative of the oppressed. I have not heard of the Lumad people’s sentiments being aired enough on mainstream media, but only in alternative media and statements released by student organizations and student councils such as Kule and UPCMCSC. I salute other news organizations for scrutinizing the current administration including the Armed Forces of the Philippines yet there should be more pressure coming from them. They were able to air the different sides of the issue. And the news were also accurate. But then again, there should be more efforts. This is a matter that should be transparent for the whole nation.
Along these lines, I believe that the media should also give proper context on what has been happening with our brothers and sisters in Mindanao as stated in the provisions of the SPJ. Only a few are aware regarding this matter. The media should have more conviction and be more courageous in handling cases as such. At the same time, they must be more careful for the protection of the people and the preservation of the constitution.
The Lumad killings must be stopped and the perpetrators must be amenable to the law. The media has a huge responsibility in making this a reality.
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2nd Bonus
Comm 110
2011-45465
Link to the article: http://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/105272-lumad-eastern-mindanao-war
The article tells about how the Lumad, an IP group in Eastern Mindanao, is caught between the NPA and the military war. The military believes that most members of the NPA now are from the IP group and that the school where they study are run by the NPA themselves. The military accuses that through these schools, the NPA is brainwashing the IP groups, insisting them ideas that are against the military and the government. The military also denies the connection they have with the Bagani Force which is alleged of killing the Lumad leaders. The military also tries to explain that the militarization the public sees as a threat is actually a protection.
If we apply the SPJ Code of Ethics, we’ll see that it’s a good thing the writer identified its sources but if we evaluate the sources’ motives, it’ll be kind of unethical because the news somehow feels like bias to the military. I see it as an article explaining the sides of the military of why they do such and what do they think about the IPs. Also, even though they give figures of the IPs they think are now members of the NPA, there is no concrete data or proof that should allow them to tag these people as part of the group. There is not even one statement that came from the Lumad making the article unable to report all sides of the story. It didn’t give voice to the voiceless, which are the Lumads, and only assumed that they are just caught up between the two forces, even if they are the ones involve. Even if we use the PPI, this long article won’t pass the airing of all sides. We know that we can’t ever interview the NPA given their nature, but we can always talk to the Lumad and ask and listen to their side of the story.
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Hannah Kayreen M. Aliwate
Comm110 – Ethics
Bonus
To be able to properly evaluate the media coverage of the Lumad killings, I went back and read the news of last September 1. Based on what I found, there were only five articles about the event with only 2 comprehensive reports on the issue. Those two comprehensive reports that gave enough context and detail for all readers to better understand the issue were from Bulatlat and Interaksyon. Fast forward to September 6 and Interaksyon released an even more detailed coverage of the issue. Six days later, September 12, the issue has gone viral and more reports have been written.
To simply say that this issue has been under-reported would be an understatement. If we turn to the Philippine Journalist’s Code of Ethics, they have failed the first and what I believe to be the most important rule involved: “to scrupulously report and interpret the news, taking care not to suppress essential facts nor to distort the truth by omission or improper emphasis.” Because while they did not distort any truth or emphasized anything inappropriately, the fact that not more than 5 reports circulated about the Lumad killings on September 1 says a lot. It means that most of our journalists failed to give voice to the voiceless when they’re supposed to be the first one to know. It means that most of our journalists failed to report about the issue and its entirety. And out of the 5 articles that were published online on September 1, 3 of them failed to give enough detail about the issue. They did not mention the fact that the disturbance between the Lumads and the military have been going on for about a decade, nor did they mention that the different kinds of harassment may Lumads endured.
So although I commend those 3 reports for what they did, it truly wasn’t enough to give justice to the issue.
References:
September 1 reports on the Lumad killing
rappler nation school-head-lumad-leaders-killed-surigao-del-sur
mindanews /top-stories/2015/09/01/lumad-school-director-2-others-killed-in-lianga-surigao-sur/
karapatan Karapatan+outraged+by+the+killing+of+Lumad+school+exec+and+leaders+in+Surigao+del+Sur
bulatlat main/2015/09/01/deadly-rampage-lumad-school-head-2-manobo-leaders-killed-in-surigao-sur/
interaksyon article breaking–head-of-lumad-school-tribal-leader-slain-by-militia-in-surigao-del-sur
September 6 report by Interaksyon
interaksyon article ethnocide–lumad-exodus-grows-case-eyed-in-global-court-over-educators-killing
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Comm110
Cross reg 2015-90615
(2nd Bonus)
Na-monitor ko na iniuulat ng halos lahat ng news organizations ang mga laro at palighasahan sa UAAP, lalung-lalo na ang basketball. Ito ay kasama sa sports news di lamang ng ABS-CBN na ekslusibong nagdadala ng tv show, kundi ng halos lahat ng TV news programs tulad ng sa ABC Channel 5, GMA Channel 7 at Channel 24, CNN Philippines Channel 14, at sa mga pahayagan, online at print tulad ng inquirer.net, philstar.com, interaksyon.com, rappler, at iba pa.
Ipinapakita nito ang pagiging balanse ng news format at mga ulat na hindi lamang ukol sa mga nakakagimbal na krimen at nakakasawang kampanya ng mga pulitiko ang laman ng balita–– meron din namang mga nakakagalak na ulat ukol sa paligsahan ng mga unibersidad at kolehiyo sa larangan ng sports. Ipinapakita rin nito ang tinatawag ng SPJ na “diversity of the human experience” o “telling the story of the diversity of the human experience”, o ang makulay na magkakaiba at iba’t ibang karanasan ng sangkatauhan. Ipinapakita rin ng mga indibidwal na ulat ang accuracy, at “never distorting facts” (SPJ) at “avoiding improper emphasis” at avoiding “distortion of truth” (PPI). Ipinapakita rin ang pagpapahalaga ng mga TV networks na nabanggit at mga pahayagan na nabangggit sa paglinang ng kagalingan ng kabataan, at mga aral na matutunan sa sports tulad ng pagiging patas, disiplina, dedikasyon, at iba pa. Marahil mas magiging matingkad pa ang mga ito sa pag-uulat rin ng mga paligsahan sa sports sa mga iba’t ibang rehiyon ng bansa. Magandang practice ang ipinapakita ng mga nabanggit na TV news networks at pahayagan.
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Morales, Christine Aira M.
2014-04244
4th Regular Media Monitor
Link to article: http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/sep1215/news_story03.htm#.VfP2-BGqqko
This article from Abante-Tonite Online written by Diindo Matining tackles Atty. Richo Quicho’s statement regarding Sec. Roxas’ “limited executive capabilities” seen during typhoon Yolanda. However, from the title itself “Kapalpakan ni Roxas kitang-kita sa Yolanda”, it’s like the author already projects a certain opinion. It used very strong words to summarize Quicho’s statements which weren’t that harsh. The article only showed one side of the story. Also, the article lacked proper context. For example, the article did not clearly state that this statement is from VP Binay’s camp.
According to the PPI Code of Ethics, the first provision states that one should “scrupulously report and interpret the news, taking care not to suppress essential facts nor to distort the truth by omission or improper emphasis and recognize the duty to air the other side”. This article only showed one side and did not even show Sec. Mar Roxas’ take on the statements hurled against him. The PPI Expanded Code of Ethics states that “the other side must be shown alongside the other on the first take, not any day later”. This article, in my opinion, is just simply limited.
I compared this article with Philippine Inquirer’s article on the same issue. (Link to that article here: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/721279/yolanda-reveals-roxas-failure-as-leader-manager-binay-camp) This article was very clear and it showed Mar Roxas’ side as well. The title was also very clear about who said the statement “‘Yolanda’ reveals Roxas’ failure as leader, manager—Binay camp”. Overall, I prefer Philippine Inquirer’s article over Abante’s on the issue. As a person who only found out about this issue now, I understood the context and I saw both sides of the story. My opinion on the matter was not dictated through the framing because the article gave an objective point of view.
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Comm 110
2nd bonus
Pierre Samson
2012-78644
I have reviewed three articles released by InterAksyon.com of TV5 from September 1 to 10 that are about the Lumad killings in Surigao del Sur. I chose to assess the coverage of InterAksyon.com because the website is the first major news organization to break the news of the three killings.
I commend InterAksyon.com for being, as already pointed out, the first to break the news. It did not see the event as something normal. Rather, it treated the IPs as dignified human beings who deserve justice and respect. It was also able to identify its sources, give voice to the voiceless lumad tribes, and serve as the watchdog of the public on military affairs. These are all necessary according to the SPJ Code of Ethics. In addition, it avoided stereotyping the Manobos as helpless victims by contextualizing the IPs’ efforts to combat the lack of education in their communities. The articles were also faithful to the Expanded Code of Ethics ofbthe PPI because they aired the side of the military, which is accused as the supporter of the suspect paramilitary group.
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Before anything else I would just like to acknowledge the fact that this activity is actually helpful. As time goes by it is becoming easier for me to detect errors in reports and news articles. What we learn during this activity may is important for us mass communication studets.
Anyway, while I was looking for news for this activity, I came accross this: Trafic, deady sa kalusugan ng tao by Bernard Tanguinod. (http://www.abante.com.ph/mobile/aId/34405)
First of all, traffic isn’t deadly. The title is misleading. It is obvious that they chose this title to picque the readers’ attention which was effective because it surely picqued mine. Before reading the article I expected to read something like a disease maybe orsomething that is caused by traffic but no. They over-fantasized the traffic now happenng in Metro Manila as something deadly. Hindi porket traffic, nakamamatay na. Porket iban klase ang pagkatraffic ngayon sa Metro Manila gagwan niyo na ng issue.
Second, the source of the statement about traffic being deadly isn’t actually from “Ang Nurse Partylist” but from “Ang NARS Partylist” yes you might say that the name is just translatedto another language but, I would just wang to point out that it is anactual name of a group. It’s a proper noun, wtranslate it to a different langguage if it already has a known name? Alsobe consistent, the article is in Filipino then why change the nameof the partylist. I don’t see the point.
Third, why did it suddenly become all about SMART? If the writer actually wanted to talk aout SMART, he should just have chose a title about the railway and made it all about SMART and just use Leah Paquiz statement as support.
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COMM 110
2014-23104
The first time I’ve seen a media coverage on the Killings of 3 Lumad Leaders in Surigao del Norte was on September 7, 2015 in GMA News TV—six days late from the day of the murders were perpetrated, days late from when the I’ve heard Lumads sought out help in UP Manila. A few days of no attention to an issue this big? That I say is definitely under-reporting.
From what I’ve seen from the “biggest networks’” coverage, I can say that they are definitely failing to uphold Ethical Journalism. It is not enough for GMA News to give one scoop about the latest from AlDub in the Showbiz segment that they even have to include it in the News Headlines, but they cannot give more than 5 minutes for the National matters of Human Rights Violation. ABS-CBN cannot even say in a recent scoop title that an IP leader has been killed but has to put their name under an NGO leader. Their top news from last week has centered still on the INC and Balikbayan box issue. I’d like to think that they are probably playing things safe, waiting till the right sources are clarified. But then again, it has been days and it is not like the issue about the indigenous people from Mindanao is a very unfamiliar matter. Their news has only boomed when they caught PNOY’s comment saying there is no campaign to kill anybody.
I believe that they have these following code of ethics
1. Be vigilant and Courageous about holding those with power accountable. Give voice to the voiceless.
2. Provide context. Take special care not to misinterpret or oversimplify in previewing, or summarizing a story.
3. Gather, update and correct information throughout the life of a news story.
4. Support the open and civil exchange of views, even views they find repugnant.
5. Boldly tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience. Seek sources whose voices we seldom hear.
On the other hand, I commend certain alternative medias and newspapers such as Rappler.com and inquirer for giving out specific details and even interviews with important involved people such as the affected party themselves and even the governer of Surigao del Norte.
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(4th Regular Media Monitor)
Comm 110
2012-58330
Link to the article: http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/09/12/1498994/2-suspected-victims-summary-execution-found-makati
Earlier today at 5:30am, two men have been found dead and stuffed inside two separate black garbage bags with their hands tied, along Calhoun St., Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati. The victims, identified by SPO2 Jason David of the Makati Police Criminal Investigation Division, were discovered to be Genesis Gonzaga and Ricardo Cortez. The late Gonzaga and Cortez were suspected to have been victims of summary execution or “salvaging”. David also mentioned that both victims were members of the Sputnik Gang, based on tattoos found on their bodies, and that they were alleged robbers operating in Makati and Pasay City. Multiple stab wounds and ligature marks were found on the victims’ bodies, and also coming to the possibility that the victims were killed elsewhere and they were later dropped in Makati.
Despite bearing an extremely brutal yet honest subject matter, the news article was wonderfully written and was rightfully detailed. According to the SPJ code of ethics, the author was still able to point out and address the principles of accuracy, correctness within his report, and serving as watchdog to the public. Delivering news such as these to the public contain heavy themes and should only be presented when all information are factual and aren’t distorted. Even if the victims were identified to be criminals, compassion was still shown by the author by making sure that he avoided taking sides on the matter at hand. It’s every journalist duty to present news only for the betterment of his fellow citizens, and the author was successful at bringing news to the public.
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Comm 110
2nd Bonus
2012-07361
If I remember correctly, I’ve seen various student groups calling for help and raising awareness about the Lumad issue for almost two weeks now. And to be honest, I had been only informed about it when the issue was presented to us by the UP CMC Student Council in a meeting last week. They greatly emphasized that we needed to spread the issue and awareness to our specific student groups and organizations because their issue hasn’t been reported in “mainstream” media until lately.
One of the provisions states that that the media needs to give voice to the voiceless. At this point, the media has failed to serve its purpose because they weren’t able to represent the Lumads right away. They weren’t able to report that there had been already killings and harrassments. Honestly, if it weren’t for the student groups, councils, and organizations calling for help and justice for the Lumads, this issue wouldn’t exactly be emphasized and given importance. I personally think that they did a better job at helping and raising awareness about this issue. They did a better job at raising the Lumad’s people sentiments by organizing small programs where people can listen and hear their dreadful stories and the ongoing militarization at their lands. This also includes the alternative press such as our very own Philippine Collegian.
Now reports about the issue are everywhere, from television news to online articles. Now that its on a larger scale, the media was able report the different sides of the issue, but I think it needs to provide a clearer background of what’s actually going on there. A brief and concise historization would really help.
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Comm 110
4th Regular Media Monitor
2014-55503
Link to article: http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/balikbayan/105550-mocha-girls-malaysia-arrested-permit
Countless articles about the Mocha Girls emerged when they face permit issues during one of their shows in Malaysia. Unlike the other articles, this particular one from Rappler had a specific title. Readers are not misled to believe that the Philippine girl group got arrested for illegal acts, but were instead detained due to issues regarding work permits as clearly stated in the headline.
One of the provisions of the PPI is to avoid the distortion of truth by omission. In this case, the writer makes it clear that the Mocha Girls were not detained because of the nature of their work, but because of permits. Otherwise, there would have been no issue.
Another provision under the PPI is airing all sides to the story and the article succeeded. It did not pass off Malaysian authorities as the bad guys or the girls as the victims, but instead got statements from both parties and presented the story clearly.
The PPI says to avoid degrading any person by reason of sex, creed, religion, or belief. The nature of the girls’ work is common knowledge amongst the masses and they are often judged for it, but the article did not focus on sensationalizing the issue or adding intrigue. It was straight to the point and considered the girl group as people who are just doing their jobs and unfortunately, failing to follow a particular law. The article stated that the group’s management made a mistake but did not prey on the work the girls do.
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2nd Bonus
Comm 110
2014-09430
I was first informed about the issue about the Lumads during a meeting last week. I was just given a brief background about it, but it immediately sparked anger (towards what was happening) and disgust and disappointment (towards the alleged culprits) within me. During some my classes, groups of people requested to interrupt the class for a few minutes to inform everyone about the issue. I follow the social media accounts of news portals, and from what I saw, netizens have been noisy about it. For several days, #StopLumadKillings placed at the top of Twitter’s Philippine Trends. Also, I am surrounded by people who also know it. And that’s why I seemed to forget that not everyone is the same.
Nowadays, I rarely am able to watch TV, so I don’t know what mainstream news and public affairs shows report about. However, upon searching in the Internet, I found out that there’s only little media coverage of the Lumad issue. I scrolled down the Youtube account of ABS-CBN News until I reached September 01 (the day the Lumad leaders were killed), and this is the only related video I found (youtube watch?v=_muc_ETU3rc&index=41&list=PLgyY1WylJUmj4l7cu_NBV4fLnSjnbB4ex). I also watched the videos of TV Patrol CARAGA; Ironically, the word “Lumad” wasn’t even mentioned once in the September 1 (or 2) episode, even though the Lumads live in the CARAGA region. On the other hand, there have been several reports in GMA News (31 videos related to the Lumads or Lumad issue from September 3 to 11. Source:youtube user/gmanews/videos).
It’s saddening to know that the mass is not aware of an atrocity happening in our own country. I asked some of my friends (that are also from UP) if they know about it and they said no. Every time I encounter a person like that, I try to enlighten them by giving a background of the issue. People need to know more about this. Luckily, famous personalities spoke up about it, like the UP Men’s Basketball Team after their victory in their UAAP games (interaksyon interaktv para-sa-bayan-up-fighting-maroons-use-recent-win-to-raise-awareness-for-lumad-killings) and Aiza Seguerra saying that Filipinos may be concerned about the crisis in Syria, but should be more alarmed about the Lumad issue because it’s happening in our own country (entertainment.inquirer aiza-seguerra-reminds-filipinos-to-turn-focus-on-lumad-killings). It’s alright for Filipinos to be part of fandoms and pop culture trends like AlDub, but we need to be more knowledgeable about issues like this, and the media has the power to enlighten the people. Let us hope that eventually it will use its scope to mke us more critical about our government and society.
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(2nd Bonus)
Comm 110
2013-78993
Following the UP Maroons second straight win against the La Salle Archers, a flood of news articles started popping up about this newfound (and unexpected) success that was coming their way. For the most part, these articles gave fair and accurate reports, choosing to instill a feel-good story while highlighting statistical facts to back up the Maroons’ on-court performance. In some cases, the media tried to further play up the story by giving anecdotes to their success, such as their Filsports Basketball Association (FBA) championship win during the off-season or the total coaching staff overhaul.
Moreover, I noticed that a number of media outlets did not pass up the chance to mention any potential bonfire plans because of what happened during last season when UP started one in celebration of the Maroons first win after a long time. I felt it was unnecessary reporting and seemed to be stereotyping that occurrence just for the sake of it. Lastly, in one particular article I read that “the team also received gift packs from Robinson’s Supermarket and Handyman” as a gesture of appreciation for the win. I’m not entirely sure about Philippine standards, but I believe that isn’t it illegal, or at the very least, a no-no for student-athletes to be receiving gifts or special favors for their merits. I do feel this type of incentive-giving can be detrimental to the integrity of sportsmanship and does seem under-reported or shrugged off as a non-issue when it should be.
Link to article: http://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap/news/robina-gokongwei-pe-urges-up-fighting-maroons-to-reach-final-four-in-dinner-hosted-for-team-after-2-0-start
(multiple articles)
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Comm 110
4th Regular Media Monitor
2014-02111
link to post: https://azuresunshines.wordpress.com/2015/09/12/4th-regular-media-monitor/
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