Like
President Noynoy Aquino, I want to congratulate TV Patrol for their 25 years of
serving the people of the Philippines.
PNOY’s
speech was very honest yet he never forgot being polite. I believe that the
message he wanted to tell especially the news commentators was clearly
delivered although people may have different feedback about it. Although, some
may think that the President ruined the celebration by pointing out the news
anchor of TV Patrol who gave his comment/opinion that made a bad image for the
government about news they were reporting.
According
to the president’s speech, the comment of the news anchor makes the good news
appear to be a not-so-good one and is obviously against the government. Because
of this, the people who hear may also be influenced about his opinion and
eventually believe that the government is really doing nothing good and the
country has no progress at all.
The
comment of the president sounds right to me but it may also change if I hear
the other side of the story. But as of now, I agree about what the president is
telling the news people.
He did not say that it is the responsibility of media to report good news. He said report just the facts. If it is bad news, report it. If it is good news, report it also and no need to speak negatively about it especially if it’s only an opinion. And I agree with that. News is different from stating your comments. Media have to remember that because it is their duty to report facts and only facts, nothing more. They must be very careful about every word that they say because it can affect the people either to discourage or to give them hope.
I
believe PNOY didn’t go overboard about commenting. Actually, it is admiring
that the president boldly speak about what he thinks is right in front of the
people who are involved rather than to speak negatively behind their backs.
If I
were the news anchor the president is talking about, I would probably defend
myself by telling my side of the story or if I really spoke badly about the
government etc. I will reflect about myself and accept my mistakes
wholeheartedly. It may be hard but if it will ruin my integrity I will
definitely choose to improve for the better.
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