Is ABS-CBN anti-Loren? C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 03/25/2010

Is ABS-CBN anti-Loren?

C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Jonathan De la Cruz 03/25/2010 Last Sunday, I received a lot of text messages immediately after the ABS-CBN sponsored Harapan debates featuring the various vice presidential candidates. Most were elated that finally a program featuring these candidates, one of whom will just be a heartbeat away from the presidency after the May 10 elections, was undertaken. In any event, it was indeed a good opportunity for the public to take a look at the candidates and get introduced to the new polling item used — the pulse meter reader — which got instant reaction from a chosen live audience in the media group’s various stations nationwide. And there’s the rub, if we go by the messages. Most of those who texted lamented the seeming bias not only of the host, Ted Failon, and the network itself. They noted that it seemed the media giant was biased against its own earlier stars, such as Sen. Loren Legarda. I asked why and the tell tale signs flowed. Tell tale signs of bias. First, the text messagers noted that the cameras almost always caught Legarda in some uncharacteristic, seemingly problematic position .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary20100325com7.html

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