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Seares: Toning down Tulfo ‘brand of journalism’ carries stiff price

Pachico A. Seares / from June 05, 2019

AMID the furor in the past few days over broadcaster Erwin Tulfo’s rant against DSWD chief Rolando Bautista, a watcher of the media scene commented whether there’s such a thing as “Tulfo brand of journalism.” “As a media practitioner,” the comment ran, “I only know two kinds: good journalism and ...

Seares: Miguel Osmeña vs. Bobby Nalzaro: Public figure as ‘unknown libel defense’

Pachico A. Seares / from May 24, 2019

n Related “Media’s Public” column: “Is Miguel Osmeña, the mayor’s son who sues Nalzaro, a private person?” [Oct. 19, 2018]THE prosecutor handling the criminal complaint of libel filed in October 2018 by Ramon Miguel V. Osmena, son of Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, has decided to charge broadcaster-newspaper columnist Pablito ...

Seares: The ‘kawatan’ jingle: Why politicians mauled by broadcasters may not sue

Pachico A. Seares / from May 17, 2019

WHAT stood out in the local propaganda war that came with the just concluded 2019 midterm elections was a jingle that a block-time radio broadcaster aired against Rep. Jonas Cortes. Cortes challenged incumbent Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing and won.The radio ad used part of the final overture to the ...

Seares: Manila Times had the right to print it. Critics slam the way it was done

Pachico A. Seares / from April 26, 2019

CRITICISMS of the April 22, 2019 “Manila Times” news story about “a plot to oust” President Duterte, which implicated three news media organizations and a group of human rights lawyers, have included these:[1] It was “poorly sourced” and a “huge stretch” for anyone to accuse journalists of being coup plotters. ...

Seares: Rappler’s lawsuit: Have its reporters been prevented from doing their job?

Pachico A. Seares / from April 16, 2019

RAPPLER reporter Pia Ranada was banned from Malacañang Palace starting Feb. 20, 2018. Since then there had been seven instances when other reporters of the digital news site were allegedly barred entry to, or removed from, public events managed by the President’s office.14-month waitRappler chief Maria Ressa publicly called it ...

Seares: How news coverage may do better on Ahong Chan ‘disqualification’

Pachico A. Seares / from April 05, 2019

THE story about the claim of Rolando Patalinjug, who is running for mayor of Lapu-Lapu City--that Comelec has disqualified Junard “Ahong” Chan, one of his two rivals in the election--offers an interesting study of how media can help resolve an election issue.Chan made the allegation in a press-con last March ...

Seares: Handling the story about Duterte’s threat to declare revolutionary government, suspend habeas corpus

Pachico A. Seares / from April 05, 2019

KEEPING in mind the information the news consumer needs:[1] Check out or wait for the second-day clarification or explanation from the president or his communicators: Was he serious? Was it a joke or an exaggeration? How many times did he make a similar threat before?[2] Explain the process. Could the ...

Seares: Story about Patalinjug press-con is true. What’s disputed is what he said

Pachico A. Seares / from March 29, 2019

WAS the story “fake news”? Run in several media platforms, the story reported Friday, March 29, the claim of Rolando Patalinjug, candidate for Lapu-Lapu City mayor, that one of his rivals, Junard “Ahong” Chan, was disqualified by the Comelec for filing the wrong form of COC, or certificate of candidacy.The ...

Seares: Appeal did not shut out ‘narco’ list, yet media can avoid trial by publicity

Pachico A. Seares / from March 15, 2019

AS EXPECTED, the March 7 warning of seven media advocacy groups, that publication of the administration’s “narco” list risked violation of law and ethics, didn’t stop its release and circulation. But the message from media advocates, with the noise of critics in the opposition, may have helped reduce the damage.Last ...

Seares: Handling the ‘narco’ list: Media cannot shut out story but can raise red flags

Pachico A. Seares / from March 08, 2019

SEVEN media advocacy groups, led by National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), have called the publication and broadcast of a “narco list,” which the government said it will release next week, “a breach of professional ethics” with “adverse legal implications.”The list, ...

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