UPDATED today Sept. 10: For Law on Mass Media students: FOR THE FOURTH BONUS: Since you are taking up Law on Mass Media in this section and have been provided with sufficient discussion on specific rights and duties as laid down in the Constitution and statutory provisions, you need to illustrate through this exercise that you know how to apply what you learned. Generalities such as “rights under the law” or “human rights violations” are too vague for a student taking up Law on Mass Media in this section. Failure to specify the constitutional and statutory provisions as basis of your answer (in this case, the demand letter) will result in a score of zero. Second, the letter-request or demand letter should state that it is being made in order that the party requesting would not be compelled to resort to administrative, civil, and criminal remedies etc. (If your request is denied, you would need to send a more strongly worded demand letter and to prepare your appeals … if you have no lawyer or no access to legal assistance, you would need to consult textbooks on Remedies and Legal Forms to see the template.). Finally, please check your grammar and syntax not for anything else, pero para hindi pagtawanan sa sinulat — maaari ring isulat sa Filipino o Pilipino kung mas kumportable kayo rito. (Kindly post in the main window, not here). Thank you for your work in this class. -marichu
Section FWX Ethics 3rd Media Monitor (either regular or bonus) can be posted here
The third media monitor (regular or any of the bonuses not yet submitted) can be posted here, with deadline on Thursday Sept. 13 at 5pm.
In addition to the ten choices of bonus titles/ bonus topics already provided, the following are additional bonus topics/ bonus titles:
BONUS TITLE/BONUS TOPIC: Recent Surge in the Prices of Food Items. In particular, please evaluate whether the news report/ feature/ is well-backgrounded and the phenomenon is fully explained in ordinary language; state the pertinent provisions.
BONUS TITLE/BONUS TOPIC: Senate Siege. The Malacañang effort to warrantlessly seize Senator Trillanes. In particular, please evaluate whether the news report/ feature is balanced and presents the side of all parties affected by the conflict
[or, at the very least, the reporter or the media organization made an effort to get the side of the parties affected (for example: “The ____ ________ (name of publication) contacted the office of DOJ Secretary Guevarra to get his comment but as of press time (as of posting time), he did not return the call etc.” would suffice).
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