Stop it. The Philippines has been proclaimed as the deadliest place for journalists by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists or CPJ. Our country is being followed by Iraq, Colombia and Bangladesh. This has of course alarmed many media practitioners in the country. But not really. Journalists in our country walk in the streets or dine in restaurants knowing that they could be the next victim. Bulls**t Secretary Bunye. How dare you call the pronouncements exaggerated? Has the government done anything to resolve such disturbing problem?
Funny how the Philippines is considered a democratic country when journalists get killed and/or assaulted because of their profession; because of their job to be watchdogs; because of their job to tell the people what the real score is. Maybe, because the Philippines is a “democratic” country, the assailants are also given the freedom to attack the poor media men any time they wish to or any time their bosses tell them to push through with the plan.
Certainly, there are more journalists in Iraq who got killed in the past few years than in the Philippines. But Iraq’s story is different. It isn’t a democratic country; a war on terror has just been waged against it- that’s why most of the journalists killed in Iraq were killed in crossfires.
Being a Journalism student and hearing these things, I am filled not with determination but with doubts if I shall continue with my studies knowing that the Philippines is the most dangerous place for journalists to be in (not that I am planning to work here. I, of course, have plans to go and work abroad.) I know I can fare well in other fields which are much safer and pay much higher compared to the one I am planning to get in. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that Journalists in our country get very little salaries; some even work unpaid. It is a general truth-accepted without proof. So classmates, do not be surprised if many of us will shift to another career as time progresses. Maybe, I will just become a beauty queen!! Haha!!
When our Journ Soc jackets were distributed there was this one joke that our barkada shared. You see, our journ jackets have the phrase “Journ ako” at the back. Nakakatakot daw isuot ‘yung jacket kasi baka daw bigla ka na lang patayin. Hahaha!! Then and now, I am not sure if that is just a joke. Maybe, even then, we were realizing a truth.
This may seem too little to be dedicated to journalists-alive or dead. Nonetheless, I am going to offer this to the watchdogs of the society. You are heroes. I also pray that those journalists who were killed be given justice and those who plan to kill journalists for the fear that the truth will be revealed, may they go to hell the moment they think of their plans. Stop killing journalists!! Stop endangering the truth!!
That’s all, folks!! Thanx for being one with the fabulous epal!! God bless us all, except those guilty of killing journalists!!
Funny how the Philippines is considered a democratic country when journalists get killed and/or assaulted because of their profession; because of their job to be watchdogs; because of their job to tell the people what the real score is. Maybe, because the Philippines is a “democratic” country, the assailants are also given the freedom to attack the poor media men any time they wish to or any time their bosses tell them to push through with the plan.
Certainly, there are more journalists in Iraq who got killed in the past few years than in the Philippines. But Iraq’s story is different. It isn’t a democratic country; a war on terror has just been waged against it- that’s why most of the journalists killed in Iraq were killed in crossfires.
Being a Journalism student and hearing these things, I am filled not with determination but with doubts if I shall continue with my studies knowing that the Philippines is the most dangerous place for journalists to be in (not that I am planning to work here. I, of course, have plans to go and work abroad.) I know I can fare well in other fields which are much safer and pay much higher compared to the one I am planning to get in. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that Journalists in our country get very little salaries; some even work unpaid. It is a general truth-accepted without proof. So classmates, do not be surprised if many of us will shift to another career as time progresses. Maybe, I will just become a beauty queen!! Haha!!
When our Journ Soc jackets were distributed there was this one joke that our barkada shared. You see, our journ jackets have the phrase “Journ ako” at the back. Nakakatakot daw isuot ‘yung jacket kasi baka daw bigla ka na lang patayin. Hahaha!! Then and now, I am not sure if that is just a joke. Maybe, even then, we were realizing a truth.
This may seem too little to be dedicated to journalists-alive or dead. Nonetheless, I am going to offer this to the watchdogs of the society. You are heroes. I also pray that those journalists who were killed be given justice and those who plan to kill journalists for the fear that the truth will be revealed, may they go to hell the moment they think of their plans. Stop killing journalists!! Stop endangering the truth!!
That’s all, folks!! Thanx for being one with the fabulous epal!! God bless us all, except those guilty of killing journalists!!
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