Tucay and his brand of journalism
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com
Although Tucay did not throw his shoes at US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a forum in Manila, he, like al-Zaidi, expressed his disgust over US armed intervention in the Philippines. Tucay, editor in chief of the Philippine Collegian, the student publication of the University of the Philippines-Diliman, chanted slogans and unfurled a banner demanding that the Philippine government junks the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT).
After the incident, GMA 7 decided to invite Tucay to be a guest in one of its programs. The decision to interview the young man would have been considered a good move — if only Howie Severino asked the right questions. Instead, Severino gave the campus journalist a lecture on “ethical journalism.” At the beginning of the “interview,” Severino said Tucay was expected to cover the event and not to protest. He did not even ask why Tucay is against the VFA and the MDT..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
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1 comment
wala tayong magagawa at tuta ng kalbong agila itong gma.7. kung may etiketa rin itong si howie severino ay magigiging patas siya at hindi niya babaliking hiyain si tucay. bakit, sila ba noong EDSA 2 may etiketa? eh mga seditious silang lahat ng dilaw na media sa tv ah!
"In an apparent attempt to shame Tucay, Severino asked what kind of orientation and training did Tucay have. The young man answered that his brand of journalism is writing not from the ivory tower. It was Emmanuel Lacaba, the student journalist, who first said that, when he was editor of Ateneo de Manila’s student paper Guidon in the ’70s."
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