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What a tiring day. We just held earlier our round table discussion on monitoring the news media coverage of the elections. Will update you on what happened. Right now, I just want to sleep -- except I have to finish something for Mr. Vergel Santos first (about it, won't tell you that yet).

Anyway, here's Tarra Quismundo of the Philippine Daily Inquirer reporting on the forum:

Media watchdog monitoring poll coverage
Source: Inquirer.net

Underlining the media’s role in helping the electorate vote correctly, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) has begun a three-month review of the election reportage of leading media outlets in order to assess their performance in this election.

Despite limited manpower and resources, the CMFR has started monitoring the election coverage of three major dailies and six television news programs, reprising its effort during the 2004 elections.

“It’s important because we want to know how the media are providing the public the information it needs so that it can make informed choices. The usual complaint in the Philippines is that we haven’t been choosing our leaders very well, so one of the ways the media can help in that area is by providing the information that the people need,” CMFR deputy director and journalism professor Luis Teodoro said.

Read more here.

I think BusinessWorld also has a report ("Media challenged to pursue depth in election coverage") on the forum, but I can't access the online version because I am not subscriber of the newspaper's website. Oh well. Will check it later in the office.

For the meantime, while I am so so busy these days, here's a piece on why journalists should blog. Got this item from cyberjournalist.net.

Why journalists should blog

Chris Cobbler, publisher of the greeleytrib.com, says all journalists at newspapers should blog.

Blogging helps you better understand your audience. The hallmark of any blog is the ability for readers to post comments to what you write. By having this regular conversation with readers, you learn what hits and what misses.

Read more here.

Pinadala sa akin itong retrato ng isang Piolo fan na may kalakip na SABIHIN MONG DI TOTOO.

Eh tanong ninyo naman kung bakit pinadala sa kin at bakit AKO PA. Ahber?
Kasi mga ache, ako ay taga San Francisco kung saan naroon ang Golden Gate na kinunan ng picture na ire.

Ako ay San Franciscan sa accent,sa isip at sa pagdadamit. Kaya alam ko na kutis kalabaw na lang ang makikita mong lalabas na walang jacket, sweater o blazer sa SF.

Kita mo si Papa Piolo, ekk, nakapolo lang ? Sa San FRancisco at lalo na sa Golden Gate? Kita ninyo ang fog sa itaas ng Golden Gate ? Brrr. lamig niyan. Ano siya nababaliw na walang jacket samantalang si Erik ay nakajacket? Isa pa bakit puti ang suot ni Erik sa ilalim ng kaniyang jacket, pero pagdating sa kamay niya ay brown na
probably sa turtle next soft shirt yon. Hindi puwedeng cuffs ng jacket niyang itim yon. Kahabang cuffs naman yan kasi nasa siko na niya ang karugtong na jacket.

Sa dami ng mga kakilala, kamag-anak na bumisita sa kin at ipinasyal ko sa Golden Gate sa San Francisco, alam ko kung saan sila dadalhin para magulo ang buhok nila sa hangin na para bang nakakita sila ng multo. Huling dinala ko doon, ginamit ang plastic bag para huwag masyadong magulo ang buhok niya. Ako kasi naka beretpara di magulo buhok ko.

Isa ang lugar na na sa picture. Nakita ninyo ang buhok nilang dalawa. Siguro isang katutak na GEL ang inilagay ano? Ni hindi nilipad ng hangin?

Si retz na isang photoshop expert nakita naman ang sobrang fingers ni Erik at tatlong fingers ni Piolo.

Kaya pwede ba tantanan ninyo ang mga photoshopping ninyo. Magwindow shop na lang kayo.

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i used to be an Aesop's Fables reader as a kid. The blog entry below (which i got from  Sanj) has one of the best lessons to teach adults like us.

When i was a child i used to read aesop's fables, they were little stories with animals in them and they always had a moral to the story. people always send u stuff via email of little stories with a little moral at the end so i thought id share one with u that someone sent me!

There was once a boy who always got angry at the littlest of things, so his dad said to him one day whenever u get angry, put a nail in the fence, so he did. Over the next few months he became less angry as it took him a lot of effort to put the nails into the fence, he gradually stopped getting angry. Then his father said to him for every day that u dont get angry take a nail out of the fence, so he did. As he tried to take the nails out of the fence, they left holes in the fence. Eventually he took all the nails out of the fence but the fence was not the same, it was full of holes!

When we get angry we say a lot of things we may not necessarily mean, although we may apologise for it later, we have still left a mark on that person forever (like the hole in the fence!!). You may say something out of anger but depending on the person and how sensitive they are and their relationship with you they may never forget those words you said in anger. So try not to get angry and if you do try and watch wat u say!!

 

 and the spoof

What's your favorite blend or brand of coffee or tea?

It's like going against the grain... because when it comes to coffee I like Gloria Jean's.

i mean here in Manila, going to Starbucks for coffee is the most common thing. But not me. Honestly, i think GJ suits my tastebuds just right: the aroma, the taste, the blend... very easy on my discriminating taste ;p

I was the first in the family to explore Gloria Jeans, Henry followed, then my in-laws.

And yes, my in-laws are the biggest Gloria Jeans drinkers  these days in the family ;p.