Analysis

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Noynoy, Noli and the norm of objectivity

President Noynoy Aquino has been criticized for criticizing Noli de Castro, a former vice president and an anchor of ABS-CBN’s news program TV Patrol. It was very rude, even childish, others said, for the President to devote parts of his speech for TV Patrol’s silver anniversary to his tirades against the former vice president. Others […]

The theory that theory doesn’t work

One night I read a book about building theories. Nope, I did not build a new theory after reading it, but at least it made me write again. So how about discussing “theory” in a national paper? Here is how it looked, as published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/221605/the-theory-that-theory-doesn%E2%80%99t-work COLUMBIA, Missouri—For many industry people, […]

Republic of Politics

Filipinos love politics. So we politicized our military. What was once clearly isolated from politics, distinct from the national police which is civilian in character, has become an indispensable political ally. Politics runs deep in the military that retired military generals either get appointed as cabinet members or run for political posts. Those kicked out […]

So who is a journalist?

UST, the Philippine’s oldest university that has produced many of the country’s good journalists, is posing questions that touch at the core of how we define a journalist. Here are some of my ramblings. Who is a journalist? If we go by the University of Sto. Tomas’ (UST) statement against an article that had questioned the […]

The other side of sensationalism

Note. This is from a presentation I did in February 2005 at the University of the Philippines. My thoughts were very simple, if not naive, but they might be of use to some. If not, this might still be a better use of your 5 minutes instead of playing angry birds. There is probably a […]

The media and the demigod named Willie

The media, old and new, have been understandably harsh on Willie Revillame, a former has-been television host who found a resuscitated career through variety shows that combined sleaze and dole-outs. He again earned the ire of many people, including those from the same business where he belongs, for making fun of a boy who was […]

Trial by publicity?

Former Armed Forces Chief of Staff Angelo Reyes remained a strong force behind former president Gloria Arroyo even during the series of corruption scandals that rocked her nine-year administration. Now being accused of corruption, the former defense secretary chose to end his life than to continue defending himself. His death is a tragedy and some […]

Hating the news media?

This shorter piece is lifted from my final exam response for my Media and Politics (J9018) course. The news media enjoyed a positive image at the wake of the Watergate scandal in the 1970s (Gronke & Cook, 2007). That was the last time evaluations of the news media peaked. This year, a Gallup poll showed […]

Put the big names on TV

Former vice president Noli De Castro returns on Monday to the primetime news program that served as the perfect springboard for his short-lived political career. He is showing up with Korina Sanchez who is also fresh from a year-long hiatus from daily-grind news work for her husband’s ill-fated vice presidential bid. De Castro and Sanchez […]