Category: Media

Leaked New York Times internal report reveals insightful digital media strategy

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A leaked internal report observes that the New York Times is clearly “winning in journalism” with a daily report that is “deep, broad, smart and engaging”. However, the same report acknowledges that the Times is “falling behind” in “the art and science of getting [their] journalism to readers.” The report provides valuable insight on where…

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Media, Tech Talk

Philippine activism FAIL: Now that the Napoles Lists are out WHAT NOW?

Posted on By benign0 19 Comments on Philippine activism FAIL: Now that the Napoles Lists are out WHAT NOW?

I desperately need to ask all the idiots who made a lot of noise clamouring for the release to the public of all these Napoles Lists this simple question: What now? See, I’ve long asserted that a proper and modern investigation of the pork barrel scam can be mounted without these lists. For that matter,…

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Crime, Government, Media

Chito Miranda proposes marriage to sweetheart and viral video co-star Neri Naig!

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I had a good laugh at what a colleague of mine said when she heard the news that Pinoy rocker Chito Miranda was proposing marriage to sweetheart Neri Naig; “Ha? Paano yan? Everybody knows di na siya virgin…” Lol! You don’t say. She was referring, of course, to the sensational viral sex video scandal that…

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Glitz and Glamour, Lifestyle, Media

Gay ‘rights’ and the big hoo-ha about Ping Lacson’s and Michael Sam’s sexual orientation

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So, yeah, the gay thing. Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago makes a big deal about former Senator and Philippine National Police Chief Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson’s sexual orientation seemingly to save her ass which had been included in a list of alleged crooks. On the other side of the planet, there is on-going chatter about upcoming…

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Culture, Education, Lifestyle, Media, Religion, Society

And the massive national quibble over the content of the Napoles Lists is on!

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As expected, the usual suspects are taking the top-management cue and mounting a massive online quibble over the contents of a bunch of name-and-shame lists, purportedly of members of Congress who’ve had “dealings” with alleged pork barrel scam ringleader Janet Lim Napoles, floating around. What exactly will these lists prove? Nothing really. What is at…

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Crime, Government, Media, Politics, Society

The curious case of multiple Napoles List versions

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We are amidst a flurry of multiple Napoles Lists — each with different sets of names — emerging from the woodwork! At last count there are four bozos holding such lists — former Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, former whistleblower Sandra Cam, and no less than Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS”…

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Crime, Government, Media, Politics

Philippines least ‘networked ready’ in ASEAN according to World Economic Forum

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The Philippines ranks last in “networked readiness” among its former peers in the ASEAN’s major economies with Singapore taking the second spot in the top ten most “networked” economies in the world… This is according to the 2014 Global Information Technology Report issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Networked readiness is measured by the…

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Development, Economy, Lifestyle, Media, Tech Talk

Demand for disclosure of ‘Napoles’s List’: Is the #ScrapPork Network a serious activist movement?

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The clamor to have a document containing a list of members of Congress who allegedly had dealings with accused pork barrel scam ringleader Janet Lim-Napoles is growing louder, fueled by indignation mongering drummed up by both traditional and social media. Leading the charge is a certain “Scrap Pork Network” (or just #ScrapPork), a coalition of…

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Crime, Media, Politics