The Congressional Committee on Education said it all in 1990: taking the most popular courses in Philippine universities and colleges does not guarantee the new graduate a job after school. Every year the graduates of the country’s numerous colleges and universities end up swelling the army of the unemployed, among other reasons, said EdCom, because [...]
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Shared responsibility: Making better media
Posted in Philippine Journalism Review on July 18, 2003 | 5 Comments »
(Re)Defining News
Posted in Philippine Journalism Review on October 5, 2002 | Leave a Comment »
For a journalist the most basic of all forms, and at the same time the most crucial in the media’s informational function, news is also the most problematic in both concept and practice. Thus is news defined with great difficulty even by experienced practitioners and academics. A quick scan of the usual attempts at definition, [...]
A “false prophet”?
Posted in Philippine Journalism Review on October 5, 2002 | Leave a Comment »
ON JUNE 26 this year, the Manila press reported the results of a Pulse Asia survey which said that 19 percent?or nearly one out of five Filipinos, or about 15 million out of an estimated 80 million population?felt that the country was hopeless and would leave it at the first opportunity. Although not as controversial [...]
