Category: Students’ reviews

student #14-M.Quintos july 12, 2007, 7:55pm (unedited by blog administrator)

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Quote “Nowadays, personal opinions and news have been proliferating in the airwaves. Last June 22 at 9:47am, Chino Trinidad of DZBB was reporting on Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Trinidad said that Shinawatra was going to bid for a football team in UK worth 165 million dollars.

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Quote “After this brief news detail, Trinidad went on commenting on Shinawatra and later on to (sic) those who lost the (sic) last Philippine elecions. Trinidad said, “Sa mga natalo o nadaya raw, doon kayo sa Thailand tumakbo. Baka magkaroon kayo ng pwesto doon, prime minister.”

Quote “This attitude (sic) was clear-cut unethical because such editorializing was passed-off (sic) as news. The problem is that, media illiterate (sic, hyphenate) people may just believe what they hear hook-line-and-sinker. Also, one of the provisions of the KBP Radio Code states that issues and commentaries must be presented fairly. With the way Trinidad delivered his remarks on those who lost (in, sic) the last elections, fairness was not obviously exercised.” Closed-quote.

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3-year-old hostage. Notes of Student 17

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quote “In the Foreign News section of the Philippine Star, a report was published regarding how Nigerian rebels released Margaret Hill, a three-year-old British girl who was held in their (sic) captivity for about a week. The report mentioned how the rebels were able to get hold of the girl, how the Nigerian government and security groups were pressuring the rebels, and how Margaret was faring immediately after she was released, which is (sic) not good, considering the report said the girl was like in some kind of trance when they were able to get her. Also, beside the story was a big picture of the girl hostage, even bigger than the space occupied by the story itself.

quote “This was an explicit violation of the Journalist’s Code of Ethics. Reporters are not supposed to mention the names of children, much less publish their photographs on newspapers and fully disclose their identities. The story is not one which celebrates the talents or abilities of the young girl. It sounds more like praise for those who were able to take her from the hands of the rebels, at the expense of a young girl’s privacy.

Quote “Margaret Hill is only three years old and there is a lot waiting for her in the future. If it is to be made public that this British girl was once held captive by Nigerian rebels, her future might be in danger.” Closed-quote.

“Ang kawawang gwardya” (“the poor security guard”), Notes of student #6, unedited by blog administrator

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Quote “I was able to watch GMA 7’s Unang Hirit yesterday (July 9). In the Unang Balita portion of the show, one of the reports was about a riot in a sugar factory in Valenzuela that happened because of a fight over a basketball game. The security guard on duty at that time tried to stop the chaos but someone tried to get hold of the guard’s gun. The guard “accidentally” pulled the trigger hitting one of the men included in the riot. The police said that the guard is (sic, grammar) still liable because the “accident” could’ve been prevented if he had only made a warning shot.

Quote “What caught my attention was the way the reporter, Oscar Oida, delivered the news. He used “ang kawawang gwardiya” in refering (sic, spelling) to the security guard and added that this guard, who only tried to stop the riot, is (sic) now the one in trouble with the law (If I remember it right, I think Oida said that the guard is (sic) now the one “na naiipit”).

Quote “I think there’s a (sic) bias in the way the news was reported by Oida– he already assumed that the guard was really not guilty. Whether the guard is guilty or not, still Oida should’ve reported the news objectively. He should not include his comments and feelings on (sic) the news since it would also affect the audience’s opinion. It’s like he’s already imposing on the viewers what they should think about the news that he reported.” Closed-quote.