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fluff versus lives of Pinoy seamen. Comment written by Angel Robles

     Bloemaert,  Abraham. Charikleia and Theagenes. 1625. Oil on canvas, 95 x 118 cm Scloss Sanssouci, Berlin. Downloaded with express permission from the Web Gallery of Art at www.wga.hu  . Many thanks to its site admin Emil Kren, Ph.D 
      
Fluff versus life.   Comment written by Angel Robles. Student #16, First Post. Unedited by blog admin

          

        Quote “Philippine Daily Inquirer’s (PDI)front page article (January 7, 2008) about the movie “Banal” pulling a MMFF surprise, more than being single-sourced, was an obvious display of bias. The article, which was clearly entertainment in nature, could have been placed elsewhere except the front page. Other more important issues, like the 18 Pinoy seamen recalling their ordeal in Nigeria, could have occupied its place. The PDI’s often tie-up with media giant GMA-7 may have caused undue bias when the newspaper allotted the front page for a write up about the TV reporter’s win as Best Director.  2008/01/14 at 11:05 AM. “closed-quote.

 

 

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The Black Mamba and Kobe Bryant. Comment written by Student #5

 

Michelangelo Buonarroti. The Brazen Serpent. 1511. Fresco, 585 x 985 cm.
Cappella Sistina, Vatican. Downloaded with express permission from the Web Gallery of Art at www.wga.hu  Many thanks to its site admin Emil Kren, Ph.D

 

        Advertorial. Written by  Student #5. unedited by blog admin.

 

        Quote “Yesteday, Business Mirror published an advertorial on page D1 (right on the first page of the sports section). The title was ‘Zoom Kobe III: Inspired by the Black Mamba. ‘The deadly beauty that is black mamba can strike with keen accuracy at maximum speed and in rapid succession..’ it began. It went on to compare the pair of shoes to Kobe Bryant’s kind of game and his competitiveness. There was no doubt about the promotional nature of the article, as there was a lone shot (without journalistic significance) of the newly launched pair of rubber shoes.

 

     Quote “If they wanted to advertise the shoes, they should have put it (the article) somewhere else, or have labeled the article for what it was, and not pass it off as legitimate news. These days nobody complains about seeing ads on the newspaper or television. The media outfits have to survive and we’re not depriving them of this right. But with that right comes the obligation to “not suppress essential facts nor distort the truth by omission or improper emphasis,” as the Journalist’s Code of Ethics puts it. So it’s up to them to pay it forward and advertise clean. 2008/01/11 at 7:20 PM” closed-quote.