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| Aldrin Cardon |
Mainstream media were at the receiving end of criticisms last week for their handling of the execution of the three Filipino drug mules in China. And if mainstream media still rely on the public pulse to jack up their ratings, chances are a review of their thrusts is in order.
The execution of Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva and Elizabeth Batain was clearly sensationalized in the manner the two leading television networks — and this time with TV5, the third player in the TV ratings game — spun their coverage of Flor Contemplacion’s hanging in Singapore in mid-90s and the rape of Sarah Balabagan.
Balabagan later admitted her rape, which she said led to her to kill her employer in the United Arab Emirates, was a lie. And with the claim went another implied statement that she was abused by her uncle as a child. She made the claims when she tried to join show business, which ended abruptly when the hoopla surrounding her case had died down..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110406com6.html
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