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JoeAmAudiences . . . and building middle class clout. . .
Every newspaper, every television or radio show, every blog has its audience. All publishers and producers want that audience to be bigger, generally for commercial profit. But most accept that their audience will have certain characteristics and write or broadcast to that audience. In the U.S., Fox reaches conservative whites, CNBC MSNBC reaches liberals, Brietbart News reaches extremist tea-party reactionaries, … Continue reading
The Binay road to power
Let me move this article to the front of the line because I think it is important considering the dueling going on now between those trying to make visible Vice President Binay’s alleged shenanigans as mayor of Makati, and those seeking to obfuscate and bury the conversation. I come neither to praise nor bury Caesar, … Continue reading
The Binay defense team: Philippine media
Have you noticed the subtle difference in media reporting about allegations of corruption regarding the Makati parking garage, versus what we witnessed regarding allegations of abuse of presidential discretionary spending (DAP)? The difference is to be found in the headlines and volume of stories favoring either the defendant or the accusers. The trial is being held in … Continue reading
What is the Inquirer’s game?
My general impression for some years has been that, of all the nation’s newspaper publications, the Daily Inquirer is the best, the most respected and popular. It offers broad news coverage and appears to have no discernible axes to grind. The newspaper does work the sensationalist angle to boost circulation by emphasizing scandal or conflict in big bold headlines, as … Continue reading
Filipino ethics: inside out
It struck me that I am a ship out of water when I argue for ethics in journalism, here, in the Philippines. Like other cultural constructs, the matter of “ethics” has a different shading in the Philippines. It is not comprehended in the same way that westerners grasp it. The definition is more along the … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 