Note: I had sent an alert about this MEDIA IN FOCUS segment to my Fil-Am media friends… Here is one comment:

Jan. 21, 2009

Hi Lorna ,

My take on the Media in Focus discussion is that it reflected the usual failing of Philippine TV. The moderator was an absolute idiot — repeating her question over and over again. This is because all Filipino TV interviewers DO NOT listen to the answers of the interviewees. She just kept asking Noemi and the other two panel guests the same question for half an hour .

At no time during the entire program period was a backgrounder given on the controversy that occurred at the Valley Golf Club. What happened ? Why did it happen? Who were involved? Who did what to whom? What are the two sides of the story ?

For gad’s sake, set the stage for the discussion .

I used to be in the broadcasting industry which makes me particularly sensitive to the lack of professional training by those now in it .

What the TV show therefore did was make the panel guests all look like puppets manipulated by a narcissistic, idiotic TV host .

–Dick

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Jan. 22, 2009

Hi Lorna ,

Not only may you send my signed comment to Noemi, I hope that with her savvy and IT reach, she could send it to her interviewer and all other Philippine TV hosts from Tina Munoz Palma to Boy Abunda who all think a talk show is a show window for their mannequin cravings .

Maybe Noemi and I could successfully launch a crusade against idiotic TV hosts .

–Dick

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Well, I asked my Fil-Am media friends to devote a KAPIHAN session to discuss this “traditional journalism vs. blogging: where the twain shall meet” topic.

I am actually tired of this “they said , she said,…”.. Bloggers watch out for each other. Bloggers check each other. There is the check and balance in comments. There is a collective voice in blogging.

Take a look again.

I look at the entries of some of the bloggers who were noisiest most about the De la Paz-Pangandaman affair and they are people in their thirties and forties (and at least one in her fifties). Is it too much to expect them to act more responsibly?

1. At least one in her fifites
2. noisiest

Eh di I did a search typing this – mayor nasser pangandaman or nasser pangandaman and checked for a female blogger in her fifties kasi sabi niya “in her fifties”. di babae yun.

Nakita ko pa that she got interviewed in Media in Focus and Cheche said that her blog is popular. So in “her fifities” and noisiest, parang itong blog . I check this blog if it is true.

Saan diyan ang malicious?

After all , Meg asked me that question right? and I usually reply to my readers here like I do to you.

Now go away and surf other blogs about bloggers. Another one is Alex Magno’s “Self Regulation”

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=433173&publicationSubCategoryId=64

His points are valid though (and similar to some points raised by Connie’s column) but at least Alex does not accuse bloggers of blogging for greedy reasons. (the greed for back links and page views)

I believe in the saying that “Bato bato sa langit. Ang tamaan mabubukulan.

Enough said indeed.

I spoke for myself. I do not speak for other bloggers but I feel accusing bloggers who blog for page rank etc is unfair. She should give proof of this. or preferably give names.

I do not know Meg’s reason for asking me that question.

I believe in what you are saying Miss Dado thank you!

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