What is PUNCH preaching?
Jeremias Andrade Carrera
15 Nov 2007
Al S. Mendoza, PCE Jr.’s Strategy for Ate Glue’s Invitation:
It is very obvious from the PCE Jr.’s column this week that he knows how to be a good polishing boy in order to obtain his “VISA” to Malacanang.
So if a corrupt politician or businessman or a drug lord give “cash” to the PCE JR., it is not a bribe in his dictionary so he can write “PAPOGI NEWS” to polish the corrupt politician or corrupt businessman or the drug lord’s image because it is only a “CASH GIFT”.
MR. ERMIN GARCIA JR- Is there such a thing as “JOURNALIST’s CREED” established since 1906? Is this the new creed that is being advocated by SUNDAY PUNCH to journalism students?
Your response will be most appreciated by the readers of SUNDAY PUNCH. Thank you.
(EFG’S REPLY: We have the Filipino Journalist’s Code of Ethics as developed by the Philippine Press Institute and the National Press Club that the PUNCH editorial staff closely adheres to. I’d like to believe this is reflected in our news reports. Our columnists are aware of the code but their views are of their own, not of the PUNCH. There is a separate board of ethics in PPI and NPC that readers can report to. It receives and acts on complaints, i.e., acts of bribery, biased and unfair reporting, discrimination, illegal representation, etc, allegedly committed by journalists and newspapers).
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