The media has become a decisive factor in electoral politics in democracies in all parts of the world. I would even argue that it is impossible to find a democratic country today in which a candidate could win a majority without using the media. The classical role of the media in a democracy is to inform the citizens and to control those with power. Is the media living up to this expectation? In the Philippines, many observers tend to give a negative answer. An often-heard complaint is that media-reports tend to be biased and pursue a hidden political agenda. An attentive reader of Philippine newspapers easily discerns that the line dividing news reports and commentaries is often blurred. “There is manipulation because there is a lot of money to be made”, says Paulynn Sicam, a Philippine columnist. So-called “envelopmental” journalism is not confined to the Philippines. There, as in other countries, the tendency to pay journalists under the table is particularly rampant in the run up to elections. (Mao nang di ko ganahan motan-aw sa A-bias Cbn news & maminaw sa mga local Radio stations sa Bohol ky murag/basin sa Envelopmental Journalism nga very biased and mo push sa hidden political agenda! 👎👎👎)
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:28:48 +0000
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