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| UP Mass Comm launches 10th issue of Plaridel journal |
| 2008-09-01 01:48:40 |
N.B. - This is a press release I wrote for today’s launch of the 10th issue of the Plaridel journal.
Mass Comm launches its 10th as UP celebrates its 100th.
The University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) launched the 10th issue of Plaridel: A Journal of Philippine Communication, Media, and Society last September [...]...
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| Political rap, anyone? |
| 2008-08-31 19:13:32 |
This YouTube video was uploaded only last Saturday (August 30). It is a rap song that starts and ends with lines from an old Patatag song titled Tano.
For those who are not familiar with Tano, it’s a song about a farmer who gets heavily indebted to a landlord. Tano then decides to join the revolutionary [...]...
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| Sa pagtatapos ng buwan ng wika |
| 2008-08-29 04:21:51 |
N.B. - This was published in the August 29-September 4, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly, the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/08/sa-pagtatapos-ng-buwan-ng-wika.
Huwag mo nang basahin ito. Hindi ba’t mas gugustuhin mong nakasulat ito sa wikang Ingles?
Puwede nang kalimutan ang wikang Filipino dahil tapos na ang Agosto. Bumalik na tayo sa paggamit [...]...
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| Making sense of inflation data |
| 2008-08-26 04:31:30 |
N.B. - This was published in the July 2008 issue of the Philippine Journalism Review (PJR) Reports (pp. 11-12), the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://cmfr-phil.org/_pjrreports/2008/july/0708_story05.html.
Journalists are expected to refer to official sources of information in writing and producing their reports. There is, however, a potential failure in giving relevant information [...]...
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| Kadayawan at selebrasyon sa ngalan ng turismo |
| 2008-08-21 20:23:42 |
N.B. - This will be published in the August 22-28, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly.
Lungsod Davao (Agosto 21) - Isang malaking atraksiyong panturismo ang Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival 2008. Kahit na ang taunang selebrasyon ay tuwing ikatlong linggo ng Agosto, ang mga aktibidad na may kinalaman sa Kadayawan ay hindi lang sa buong buwan ng [...]...
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| My views on journalism and advocacy |
| 2008-08-21 20:05:14 |
N.B. - A graduate student of Journalism from a reputable private school who says that he was motivated by a soon-to-be-published analysis I wrote on journalism ethics requested me to answer a few emailed questions which I think is worth sharing with all of you.
When you joined demonstrations against killing of journalists and cases to [...]...
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| Anomalya sa estruktura |
| 2008-08-15 22:07:22 |
N.B. - This will be published in the August 15-21, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly.
Iba ang intensiyon sa nakasulat sa teksto. Kabaligtaran ng opisyal na pahayag ang aktuwal na adyenda.
Hindi man lubusang nauunawaan ang mga partikular na probisyon ng MOA (memorandum of agreement) sa pagitan ng gobyerno at MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front), madaling makita [...]...
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| Announcements for my August 20 and September 2-3 classes |
| 2008-08-14 02:48:12 |
All students: Kindly note that August 19 (Tuesday) is a non-working holiday so there will be no classes on that day. Since I will be back in Jakarta on August 26 (Tuesday) and 27 (Wednesday), we will resume our discussions and other class activities on September 2 (Tuesday) and 3 (Wednesday).
DEADLINES
J 122 TUV and WUV [...]...
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| Quoted by ABS-CBN News Online on plagiarism |
| 2008-08-12 19:53:44 |
An online article yesterday (August 12) titled “Plagiarism and the `ponente’ system” by David Dizon of ABS-CBN News Online includes my views on plagiarism.
The article is based on the Media in Focus episode titled “Word Theft” on ANC aired last Thursday (August 7). Hosted by Cheche Lazaro, I was one of the three guests, the [...]...
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| Watch but don’t believe |
| 2008-08-12 04:05:32 |
Got this from the Internet. Looks real but I don’t need to convince you that it’s 100% fake....
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| 2nd issue of Philippine Journalism Review already available |
| 2008-08-12 03:46:21 |
N.B. - This is a press release from the CMFR on the second issue (July 2008) of PJR where I serve as managing editor.
The second issue of the Philippine Journalism Review (PJR), the only refereed journal in Asia devoted to journalism concerns and issues, is now available, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) [...]...
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| Jakarta sa aking utak |
| 2008-08-07 23:00:53 |
N.B. - This will be published in the August 8-14, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly.
Lungsod Jakarta, Indonesia (Hulyo 28-30) – Sa aking pagbaba sa Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, tumambad sa akin ang mga eksenang pamilyar at kakaiba.
Mukha mang Pilipino ang karamihan sa mga nakasalubong ko palabas ng paliparan nang tanghaling tapat, nagsasalita silang lahat sa wikang [...]...
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| Announcements for my August 12 and 13 classes |
| 2008-08-06 07:34:05 |
ALL STUDENTS: Kindly note as early as now that I will be back in Jakarta, Indonesia by the end of the August so there will be no classes on August 26 and 27.
August 12 (Tuesday)
J 122 TUV (Publication Design and Layout): We will evaluate the welcome page of your website which will serve as your [...]...
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| Position paper on HB 3535 (decriminalization of libel) |
| 2008-08-05 19:15:16 |
N.B. - This is a position paper I submitted to the House of Representatives Committee on Revision of Laws which is scheduled to conduct a public hearing today (August 6, 9:30 am) on House Bill No. 3535 which seeks to decriminalize libel. The full text of the bill follows.
I apologize in advance if a previous [...]...
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| Buwis at ang pulitika ng pangingikil |
| 2008-08-01 01:09:09 |
N.B. - This will be published in the August 1-7, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly.
Hindi nabigyan ng kaukulang atensiyon ng midya ang HB (House Bill) No. 4268 na inihain ni Rep. Exequiel Javier (Antique) noon pang Hunyo 4.
Sa unang tingin, may magandang balita ang panukalang batas na ito: Layunin kasi ng HB 4268 na tanggalin [...]...
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| Pagsusuri sa peryodismo |
| 2008-07-25 00:36:37 |
N.B. - This was published in the July 25-31, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly, the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/07/pagsusuri-sa-peryodismo.
Isang kontrobersiyal na usapin sa mga peryodista ang pagbibigay ng pagsusuri sa isyung sinusulat nila. Hindi raw katanggap-tanggap ito dahil masisira ang kanilang kredibilidad. Kailangan diumano nilang maging neutral para masiguradong [...]...
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| (Updated) URGENT reminder to J 200-1 students |
| 2008-07-24 22:42:35 |
Kindly take note that today (July 25) is the deadline for the submission of “preliminary” findings, the word preliminary defined at our orientation last June 13 as “at least 70 percent complete” (which may vary depending on the status of your thesis).
As of this writing (11:35 a.m.), only three students have passed their preliminary findings. [...]...
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| Announcements for my August 5 and 6 classes |
| 2008-07-23 07:28:20 |
All students: I will be in Jakarta, Indonesia next week to give the keynote speech at a training for ASEAN journalists. If you need to talk to me, I will be back at UP towards the end of next week.
Special message to J 122 TUV students: Thank you for allowing the CBN Asia television crew [...]...
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| Paulit-ulit, paikot-ikot |
| 2008-07-18 04:12:23 |
N.B. - This is expected to be published in the July 18-24, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly.
Hindi ka man nawawalan ng paksang pagkukuwentuhan, mapapansin ang paulit-ulit na linya ng pagsusuri dahil sa iisang litanya ng nakararaming mamamayan noon at ngayon.
Kailangan ang substansiyal na pagtaas sa sahod ng mga manggagawa dahil sa mga puntong nasabi na [...]...
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| Announcements for my July 22 and 23 classes |
| 2008-07-16 03:44:18 |
July 22 (Tuesday)
J 122 TUV (Publication Design and Layout): We will start our first session on HTML handcoding. Don’t forget to read the articles of Raggett and Werbach. As early as now, please note that we will not meet on July 29 as I will be out of the country. We will, however, meet on [...]...
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| Inis sa buwis sa langis |
| 2008-07-12 07:30:45 |
N.B. - This was published in the July 11-17, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly, the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/07/inis-sa-buwis-sa-langis.
Magsimula tayo sa isang paglilinaw: Ang pag-aalis ng 12 porsiyentong VAT (value-added tax) sa mga produktong petrolyo ay hindi nangangahulugan ng awtomatikong pagbaba sa presyo ng mga ito.
Dahil sa deregulasyon sa [...]...
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| Announcements for my July 15 and 16 classes |
| 2008-07-09 06:20:49 |
July 15 (Tuesday)
J 122 TUV (Publication Design and Layout): We will check the design and layout of your calling cards. We will also have our first session on HTML handcoding, so please read the four readings written by D. Raggett and K. Werbach.
Media 230 TZZ (Media Ethics): Those assigned to report on the situation of [...]...
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| UP Mass Comm holds alumni homecoming on September 27 |
| 2008-07-09 03:08:57 |
N.B. - This is an announcement I wrote for the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication Alumni Association (CMCAA) dated July 9. Please help disseminate this press release. If you’re a CMC alumnus, I hope you can make it on September 27. Trivia: That’s exactly six days after my 40th birthday!
Are you a [...]...
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| More interviews and speaking engagements |
| 2008-07-06 20:45:22 |
Let’s start from the beginning of July.
Last Tuesday (July 1), I gave a lecture on “The Political and Cultural Economy of Philippine Migration” to visiting Filipino-American students hosted by the Amado V. Hernandez Resource Center (AVHRC).
The day after (July 2), I was at the Little Theater in the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila to [...]...
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| Diskusyon sa deregulasyon |
| 2008-07-04 06:04:12 |
N.B. - This is expected to be published in the July 4-10, 2008 issue of Pinoy Weekly online.
Simple lang naman ang prinsipyo ng deregulasyon na siya ngayong kalakaran sa downstream oil industry.
Para umunlad ang ekonomiya, kailangang tanggalin ang lahat ng balakid sa malayang kompetisyon. Hindi dapat direktang makipagkompetensiya ang pamahalaan sa mga lokal at dayuhang [...]...
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| Announcements for my July 8 and 9 classes |
| 2008-07-03 03:51:33 |
July 8 (Tuesday)
J 122 TUV (Publication Design and Layout): Members of Group 3 will present their report. We will also have our first hands-on exercise in design and layout.
Media 230 TZZ (Media Ethics): The two groups assigned to discuss Film and Radio will present their reports.
July 9 (Wednesday)
J 122 WUV (Publication Design and Layout): Same [...]...
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| My views on Petron and oil deregulation |
| 2008-06-30 01:37:10 |
A Journalism student from the UP CMC sent me via email last June 26 (Thursday) three questions on the planned privatization of Petron and oil deregulation. I gave short and direct answers to her questions, not only because I wrote these answers in between various writing and editing chores but also because most of her [...]...
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| Trahedya at midya |
| 2008-06-27 01:36:05 |
N.B. - This is an advance soft copy of my column article which will be uploaded to Pinoy Weekly Online sometime today (Friday). In case you still don’t know, the management of Pinoy Weekly decided to temporarily stop the publication of the tabloid due to the country’s economic crisis and the concomitant high cost of [...]...
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| Announcements for my July 1 and 2 classes |
| 2008-06-27 01:09:58 |
July 1 (Tuesday)
J 122 TUV (Publication Design and Layout): Since we did not meet last June 24, same instructions apply. Kindly refer to my previous announcement.
Media 230 TZZ (Media Ethics): We will continue our discussion of the print media situation. Kindly read the assigned documents and the slide presentation handout titled “Understanding print” that I [...]...
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| Announcement to Media 230 students re: updated KBP code |
| 2008-06-20 04:18:29 |
As an update to our required readings, please note that the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) has finalized the Broadcast Code of the Philippines 2007.
Kindly include it in your reading list and ignore the old KBP radio and television codes I cited in our Media 230 course syllabus.
Thank you to Pinky Aseron for [...]...
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| Announcements for my June 24 and 25 classes |
| 2008-06-18 05:04:05 |
ALL STUDENTS: If, for some reason, the required readings are not available at various libraries of UP Diliman, kindly contact me so that I can lend you my personal copy. Thank you.
June 24 (Tuesday)
J 122 TUV (Publication Design and Layout): Students who were absent last June 17 should submit a written analysis of the design [...]...
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| Kagalingan ng isang taga-UP |
| 2008-06-17 23:47:37 |
N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 23 (June 18-24, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/06/kagalingan-ng-isang-tagaup.
May dahilan para maging sentimental ang lahat ng mga may koneksiyon sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas (UP) ngayong linggo. Ang Hunyo 18 kasi ang pinakahihintay na ika-100 [...]...
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| My views on plagiarism |
| 2008-06-16 20:10:41 |
I visited the Eye on Ethics website this morning (June 17) to look for case studies I can use in my Media 230 (Media Ethics) class. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the article of Hector Bryant Macale titled “Plagiarists: The vampire chroniclers” has already been uploaded. I am well aware of his research [...]...
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| Analyzing `UP Ang Galing Mo!’ and `Isang Daan’ |
| 2008-06-12 04:40:52 |
As the University of the Philippines (UP) celebrates its 100th year on June 18 (Wednesday), allow me to analyze two centennial-related songs - UP Ang Galing Mo! and Isang Daan.
The first was commissioned by the UP administration in time for the year-long centennial celebration which started last January 8. The second, on the other hand, [...]...
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| Announcements for my June 17 and 18 classes |
| 2008-06-11 06:35:13 |
June 17 (Tuesday)
J 122 TUV (Publication Design and Layout): We will analyze the design and layout of the latest issues of the magazines you were assigned to bring. For those who were absent, kindly contact me ASAP.
Media 230 TZZ (Media Ethics): Kindly read the CMFR Ethics Manual (pp. 5-12), Contemporary Ethics (pp. 9-13), “Ethics” by [...]...
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| Motorsiklo bilang alternatibo? |
| 2008-06-11 00:15:55 |
N.B. - This was published in Vol. 7, No. 22 (June 11-17, 2008) of Pinoy Weekly (p. 5), the full text of which may also be retrieved from http://www.pinoyweekly.org/cms/2008/06/motorsiklo-bilang-alternatibo.
Patuloy ang pagtaas ng presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo. Kung susuriin ang mga pahayag ng ilang opisyal ng gobyerno at mga kompanya ng langis, lalo pang tataas [...]...
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| URGENT message to my J 200-1 students |
| 2008-06-10 00:51:26 |
If you’re my student in J 200-1 (Thesis), please attend our orientation on Friday the 13th (i.e., June 13) at 11:00 a.m.
Kindly bring your thesis proposal and Form 5.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your attention....
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| What I think of the Holy Bible |
| 2008-06-09 19:33:15 |
I know what you’re about to say: “What a way to start the first day of classes at UP Diliman!”
Anyway, a student of De La Salle University (DLSU) sent an emailed question about my views on the Holy Bible. His Theology professor requires him and his classmates to ask questions to selected journalists and celebrities. [...]...
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| Of love and Friendster (Danny & Joy reloaded) |
| 2008-06-06 02:37:06 |
A freelance journalist who happens to be a former student emailed these questions today (June 6) for an article he is writing for a widely circulated magazine. The title of this post is mine, not his.
If you’ve read the contents of Danny & Joy: The Wedding Special, most of the points stated here may not [...]...
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| Do you curse? How verbose are you? |
| 2008-06-05 04:17:09 |
Warning: I took the two online tests mentioned in this post only in the spirit of fun. They do not provide empirical proof of the nature of the contents of Rising Sun.
I need to issue this warning as early as now because you might be surprised by “The Blog & Website Cuss-O-Meter” test result for [...]...
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