Comments on: Malice aforethought http://www.luisteodoro.com/malice-aforethought/ Current and archived writings of Prof. Luis V. Teodoro Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:40:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Malice aforethought : The Philippine Reporter http://www.luisteodoro.com/malice-aforethought/#comment-49495 Malice aforethought : The Philippine Reporter Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:48:44 +0000 http://www.luisteodoro.com/?p=641#comment-49495 [...] (Read story…) Filed Under Opinion & Analysis, Philippines  [...] [...] (Read story…) Filed Under Opinion & Analysis, Philippines  [...]

]]> By: Arvin Ortiz http://www.luisteodoro.com/malice-aforethought/#comment-49353 Arvin Ortiz Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:40:23 +0000 http://www.luisteodoro.com/?p=641#comment-49353 “The media,” veteran American journalist Helen Thomas says, “is the go-between, a transmission belt to disseminate facts, figures and policies to a waiting public, explaining what the news means to their readers, viewers, and listeners.” Ordinary citizens generally do not have regular access to government information. But journalists do. That is why they turn to the media for updates on what their government and the men and women running it are doing. But a right of reply law, which is in the offing, would interrupt that function of the media. “The media,” veteran American journalist Helen Thomas says, “is the go-between, a transmission belt to disseminate facts, figures and policies to a waiting public, explaining what the news means to their readers, viewers, and listeners.”

Ordinary citizens generally do not have regular access to government information. But journalists do. That is why they turn to the media for updates on what their government and the men and women running it are doing.

But a right of reply law, which is in the offing, would interrupt that function of the media.

]]> By: A torrent of criticisms « The Free Lancer http://www.luisteodoro.com/malice-aforethought/#comment-49352 A torrent of criticisms « The Free Lancer Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:37:29 +0000 http://www.luisteodoro.com/?p=641#comment-49352 [...] Malice aforethought by Luis Teodoro [...] [...] Malice aforethought by Luis Teodoro [...]

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