“On Tuesday, September 23, the online website of the Philippine Daily Inquirer released a feature article about “multivitamins that support an active lifestyle”.
“The article in question does not read like an article at all. In fact, it even reads as a promotional material for a product rather than an article itself. It completely failed to be objective and is obviously biased toward the “featured” product. Furthermore, it also failed to disclose that the product does not have any approved therapeutic claims.
“This is a direct ethical violation because it was intentionally made to look like an article when, in fact, it is actually an advertisement in disguise. (Not once was it even stated within the article that it is an advertisement.) This is a huge blow to the Inquirer’s credibility and integrity as the way the article was written was clearly meant to deceive its readers and advertise a product by stealth.
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by Steph Ledesma on: “State of the Nation with Jessica Soho last September 18, 2014. It was a coverage of John Consulta which showed an ambush raid of 6 cybersex den in Bataan. Here are some positive and negative points of the coverage.
“One positive note on the coverage was the shots used. On the first part, it was noticeable that the cameras seemed undercover. Due to this, most of the shots were shaky and there were also some which did not show as much relevance to the entire coverage. There were times when only backs of NBI personnel were focused on, sometimes footsteps, and worse, plain walls. Maybe this was caused by the distraction and pace during the raid. Part of the guiding principles of journalists was to avoid undercover ways of collecting information for reports but as for this, these types of shots were fine since the purpose was to show how the raid operation went as they were trying to chase the suspects.
“On the negative side, I don’t think it was necessary to show shots of firearms being assembled. Aside from connoting violence, I think the shots of firearms should not be included since it doesn’t show much relevance to the coverage.
“Aside from the irrelevance of the gun shots, I noticed on the latter parts of the coverage that people on the background were on freeze. This was during John Consulta’s wrap up. Suspects on freeze with their hands on their heads could be considered normal or natural but it was unbelievable that even NBI personnel during an operation were on freeze. I think this was problematic because it was a clear manipulation of the supposed setting of the crime area.”
Eyes open: media monitor by Carlo, Naomi, mariamerced, giancoante
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Sinulat ni Carlo ukol sa: ph.news.yahoo.com/generals-lobbied-lifting-truck-ban-
“dito nakasaad ang isang pahayag kay Isko Moreno na ang mga nasa matataas na pusisyon sa kapulisan at militar ang siyang gumapang sa kagalang-galang na alkalde na si joseph estrada para mapawalang-bisa ang truck ban sa Maynila
“sa pahayag na ito ay hindi kasama ang panayam sa mga nasabing mga pulis o militar na damay sa isyung ito. kahit siguro ang kanilang mga tagapagsalita
“importante malaman din ng mga mambabasa ang kanilang ibibigay na pahayag dahil maaaring magbigay ito ng maling pag-iintindi o pag-uunawa.”
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By Naomi: on inquirer.net/-favor-aquino-term-extension
“The news article was about a poll on Philippine Daily Inquirer website. It had a headline of “75% favor Aquino term extension”, according to the Philippine Press Institute Expanded Code of Ethics, one must be careful with statistics especially when it involves election polls. It stated that the proper statistics must be reported, including the margin of error for the statistics. It also said that opinion polls must be stated accordingly. It was stated in the article that it was an “informal survey” which is another way to state that it was not a completely reliable source. However, the heading or title of the article is leading in such a way that it generalized the sentiments of those who answered the survey making it appear as if the survey was truly representative of the Filipino people. “
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By Mariamerced
“In times of disaster, it is crucial that the media report accurate news to inform the public as to abate their panic as well. That is exactly the opposite of what Philippine Inquirer did through this article. The headline read:
“Tropical Storm Mario intensifies as it travels Luzon Strait”
“Whereas, the lead read: “Manila, Philippines—Tropical Storm “Mario” has intensified its strength but slowed down its pace as it moves over Luzon Strait, the weather bureau said Saturday morning. (*emphasis mine)
“The headline highlighted a statement out of context which can lead to unnecessary panic when the first paragraph of the news article clearly denies that. This sort of headline is a form of sensationalism. It is also inaccurate. By highlighting the intensification of Tropical Storm Mario, not only are you giving out the wrong information but you’re also causing the readers of the headline to panic over something that is untrue.
“The Philippine Daily Inquirer should know better than to resort to sensationalism and wrong emphasis to garner viewers. Especially when the information can be crucial to save a life.”
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by giancoante: on philstar.com/2014/09/22/watch-jake-cuenca-goes-butt-naked-naked-truth
“This was a YouTube video uploaded by user Chismosang Palaka and was posted by Philippine Star on their website. The video showed actor Jake Cuenca wearing underwear that exposed his behind. His “performance” was part of the Bench fashion show entitled “The Naked Truth.”
“ “All it took were a jaw dropping jockstrap, his ‘signature pose,’ and excited women to make the venue shake in thrill.”
“This is an ethical violation because indecent content such as these are inappropriate, especially on a reputable news website such as The Philippine Star. Journalists and broadcasters must show good taste and avoid pandering to lurid curiosity.”
