The 4th Bonus is now being opened, it’s on — you guessed it — “reporting surveys”, or a review of news reports on surveys that were published/ aired/ posted this September 2015 and up to October 2015 (do not include news reports that were used as part of the first exam). Please use the provisions of the SPJ, PPI, and PPI Expanded as discussed in class.
[a bonus post can be submitted in lieu of (instead of) a regular media monitor, for bigger points. Only one media monitor can be posted per week — cramming is not allowed. The last week for posting the media monitor is the week before the last exam. As stated over and over, cramming, or submitting multiple posts in one bunch, is not allowed. The purpose of this exercise is to develop the habit of viewing or reading media content with a discerning eye] For those who want to catch up, embedded below is an example of the 3rd Bonus submitted by Mariah the other week:
“This is a photo that I took from the view of our classroom on the second floor on Plaridel Hall at 4:34pm on September 16, 2015. Nearby, at the Bahay ng Alumni, Grace Poe was announcing her decision to run for president, which attracted many of her supporters. Even the Ikot route was rerouted to accommodate the volume of people assembling for her. Later, after we were dismissed, I saw vehicles with Poe posters on them. To begin with, the event itself was premature campaigning. Poe has not even filed for candidacy, but people were already holding posters with campaign slogans on them.
“The cheers of her supporters could be heard from the classrooms, and were disruptive to the nearby classes. It made me wonder why Poe chose to make the announcement in UP when she studied in UP Manila for only two years before she went to Boston College, which she graduated from. To me, it looks like Poe is trying to associate herself with UP’s stature and reputation for political progressiveness and its ideologies that push for the voice of the masses. Poe may be trying to disassociate herself from the elite, much like her father, who came to be recognized as a folk hero because of his legacy of action films. As a UP student, I feel uncomfortable about how she is UP for the benefit of her image in her campaign. However, I know that I have to separate myself as a UP student from being a journalist. I can critically analyze the implications and meanings that this event conveys, as an individual, but as a journalist, I should be impartial and avoid letting my opinions cloud my reportage of the event. If I do want to write about why Grace Poe may have chosen UP, I should get quotes from reliable people like professors or political analysts.”
The 3rd Bonus has been discussed in class. For those who are not able to keep up: Details of the 3rd Bonus were posted the other week here at: https://marichulambino.com/2015/09/17/3rd-bonus-outdoor-media-of-politicians/
