Tag: journalism

Rappler “curates” tweets to incite hatred for Senator Imee Marcos

December 23, 2019 benign0 No Comments

Rappler has long been known for its sloppy and lazy journalism. They are the most consistent practitioners of “social media curation” as a means to harvest free content to populate their dishonest articles with. The most recent set of “curated tweets” published by Rappler is their report “‘Nakiki-angkas lang’: Imee Marcos’ presence at Angkas rally…

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Maria Ressa has NOT responded to allegations that she LIED about her war reporting experience

November 30, 2019November 30, 2019 benign0 No Comments

It’s been several weeks since Manila Times columnist Bobi Tiglao wrote about the lies Rappler CEO Maria Ressa told about her so-called experience as a “war correspondent”. In his 13th November 2019 piece “Ressa was never a war correspondent; she just watched CNN’s video tapes”, Tiglao points out… For somebody who pontificates in detail how…

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Spread of DISINFORMATION during #SEAGames2019 final NAIL on the coffin of mainstream media

November 28, 2019November 28, 2019 benign0 No Comments

Outrage continues to grow over the astounding breach of public trust over the hand the Philippines’ mainstream media played in the spread of disinformation surrounding the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Renowned Rappler “reporter” Rambo Talabong, for example, continues to stand by his tweet where he asserts kikiam (a kind of pork-filled sausage of some sort)…

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Outrage over Rappler’s and Yellowtard Netizens’ “Kikiam” #2019SEAGames DISINFORMATION campaign!

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 benign0 No Comments

Irresponsible Opposition “thought leaders” and social media “influencers” are in BIG TROUBLE after spreading disinformation surrounding the food served to athletes participating in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. Even chi chi “journalists” like “Child of the Almighty God” Angel Movido wasted no time getting to the task of issuing their verdict on the back of…

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Now that Leni Robredo leads the War on Drugs, will media still report the “killings”?

November 7, 2019 benign0 No Comments

The Philippines’ news media industry is in a conundrum now that “vice president” Leni Robredo has been given the reins of the government’s War on Drugs. Together with their cronies in the foreign media, they had been highlighting what they had referred to as “the killings” they took liberties to sensatoinalise in their “reports”. What…

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BREAKING: Philippine Daily Inquirer APOLOGISES to Malacanang spox Sal Panelo!

September 6, 2019 benign0 No Comments

Statement published by the Inquirer apologising to Malacanang spokesperson Salvador Panelo: Inquirer.net apologizes for reporting on its social media platform that Secretary Salvador Panelo wrote a letter to BPP executive director Reynaldo Bayang recommending executive clemency for ex-Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez. Inquirer.net posted Secretary Panelo’s clarification upon receipt of his statement on the matter. The…

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Rappler and Inquirer in HOT water as Malacanang spox Salvador Panelo files libel raps

September 4, 2019September 6, 2019 benign0 No Comments

Did Rappler publish a libelous statement against Malacanang spokesman Salvador Panelo? The mystery persists. A statement posted on Twitter by Rappler in the form of an image outlined their response to the complaint. For its part, the Inquirer, contacted by GMA News for its report on the story has declined to comment. “We will wait…

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Maria Ressa is weaponising her media connections against President Duterte

August 13, 2019 benign0 No Comments

Maria Ressa, CEO of Rappler, fashions herself as some sort of victim. But is she? It is evident that she has a lot of friends in high places and, more importantly for her, in Western places that she conscripts to her nefarious ends. Ressa speaks about how people are “weaponising” the Internet and even the…

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Maria Ressa appeals to Facebook for help to silence her critics!

August 12, 2019 ilda No Comments

I read an article about Rappler CEO Maria Ressa on the Australian Financial Review where she is quoted appealing to Facebook to help hold Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to account. She said “the only people who can actually do something to level the playing field in the short-term are the social media platforms”. Huh? Facebook…

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