Sunday, January 27, 2013

News Accuracy: As Sure As It Gets

Image courtesy of www.twitter.com

News reporting in the Philippines has been viciously competitive, especially in the last three decades. What used to be the cutthroat battle between broadcast and print media undeniably gets more aggressive as the world gets smaller with the impact of technology. The competition is now even tighter with the birth of internet and social media. The unparalleled popularity of facebook and twitter in particular has both become a boon and a bane for news reporters as they have become their unwitting competitors in news gathering industry.

There was a time when being right was more important than being first to report a story.
The first person or reporter to break the news gets all the bragging rights. Only a few care about accuracy, especially if the report turns out to be a rumor. But if the story is true, the first to report gets all the credit. But only if the facts are presented accurately.

If things don't change, a visible news personality NP of a major network MN might be in danger of getting axed anytime soon. Reason? A very inaccurate news report on a sensitive news item. NP had presented the news report that allegedly turned out to be a dud. The matter reached the MN higher-ups and a not-so-happy verdict is allegedly in the works.

Of late, MN has been criticized for highly inaccurate and poorly-researched materials that saw airing in their primetime television news programs. Only a few months ago, MN and one of its reporters had  been heavily bashed online for its careless handling of a news report involving the murder of a family member. Televiewers and the netizens were aghast at the mindless and irresponsible reporting that almost led to MN's and the reporter's being sued by the very aggrieved party.

Being first is only part of it. People look for a source they can trust and accuracy has never been more important. The impact of MN's earlier blunders sees it reeling from credibility problems. That is why NP's recent faux pas is the last thing that it needs at this point. In fact, an insider was overheard saying that a major 'shot in the arm' is what MN news department actually and badly needs at this time.

 How will NP solve his big dilemma? If only we're that privy...

"Television makes so much [money] at its worst that it can't afford to do its best."
Fred Friendly, former president of CBS News, 1915–1998

Please abide by the GUIDELINES in writing comments if you want them to be posted. Initials and comments that are too explicit will not be accepted.

Follow @FashionPulis on Twitter for the latest update. Please continue to send your juicy stories to michaelsylim@gmail.com. Thank you very much for loving Fashion PULIS

Disclaimer: The comments of the readers do not reflect the views and opinions of Fashion PULIS.

116 comments:

  1. Replies
    1. Nasa title ang initials ng salarin..tsktsktsk

      Delete
    2. eto rin ung napanood ko ung 4 na isda pinaghahanap pa rin... sobrang natawa ako sa report nila hahah!!

      Delete
  2. Replies
    1. Hindi natutulog ang ebidensya...

      Delete
  3. ang paboritong apo ni lolo... wala siya last friday sa morning show nya

    ReplyDelete
  4. Magandang gabi FP! :D

    ReplyDelete
  5. PERS! Wala pang Comment! XD

    yung laging padelay bago magtapos yung news program...

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hahaha anyare sa news department ng station na ito na may 6letter acronym? Nasa row 5 ba lage ang news team??? Sunod-sunod na yan ah!!! Grabei...!!!

      Delete
    2. Hindi porke't wala ang comments eh ikaw na ang first. kaloka ka. antayin mo muna kasing i approve.

      Delete
    3. Puro kasi sensationalism, omaygerd! In the first place, the viewers want REAL news, NOT noise!!

      Delete
    4. Teeeeeveeeeeerr........ Yan ba yung resort location na lang mali pa?

      Delete
    5. Tumpak 10:20, among others!! Mukhang nabulok silang lahat after MR left them..hahaha!

      Delete
  6. MN ay ang istasyong nagg-gym dahil may pandesal sa pangalan.. Tomoh? Pero yung NP hindi ko kilala

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. pan de sal ang tama, not pandesal :) -espaniche101

      Delete
    2. Hahaha.. Perfectionist ang lolo mo.. Haha.. Pero tama ka.. Ate Kris Ikaw ba yan? Bianca ako ba ito?

      Delete
  7. Nangangamoy ng GAS....

    ReplyDelete
  8. His big dilemma.. Kapuso or Kafam?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kafam siyempre... Tinatanong paba yan?! Kung teleserye baka kapuso pa pero kung current
      affairs na, ibang usapan na yun.

      Delete
    2. Yes, no question. Laging unreliable ang news&public affairs nila. Ang kapuso awardees na pina-pirate pa. Pero sabi nga nila... Katotohanan ang pag-asa ng bayan....

      Delete
  9. Napost na to dati d2 sa FP. grabe,anyare sa news organization na ito??? Kung gaano kaganda ang mga entertainment programs nila,kabaliktaran naman ang performance ng news department nla!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Kaya nga balanse sila sa kabila. Kasi sa kabila, kung anong kinaganda at kinagaling ng news department nila eh kabaliktaran naman nang entertainment programs nila

      Delete
    2. Kaya nga malamang tatanggAlin kasi this network doesn't tolerate this kind of reporting or blunder by a news personality, kuha mo Anon12:38?!!!

      Delete
    3. you're right. their entertainment programs are better compared to other station's entertainment programs. well, i'd say big thank you to so called "hypes and dramas" w/c the filipinos love. I actually think their promo team is the best, but they can never put dramas and hypes over their news department, no matter how much they try over the past times. let us all admit the masses do not really care about news, only the affluents and educated ones care about societal news. so, losing your credibilty to the "real" public you are selling yourself is a big no-no. as of the moment, their news department still sucks. TOO BIAS. TOO SHALLOW. TOO MANY SENSATIONS.

      Delete
    4. magaling lng cla sa entertainment tlga, yun ngang showbiz news reporter nila dapat din nilang tanggalin dahil sa, mga eskandalo at reputasyon ng bubey na yan.. "Famous Whore" ng Pilipinas.

      Delete
    5. still living in the past 3:31? dukha man kami at vocational lang tinapos nakikinig kami sa balita, punta ka sa amin sa San Andres maki-upo ka sa tambayan sa tapat ng tindahan at sumali ka sa aming balitaktakan ng mga current affairs, di lang namin naiintindihan sa news eh yang mga stocks na kwentuhan, dyan aminado ako pag technical terms gamit eh kamoy ulo ako; pwede din pagupit ka sa mga barber shop at kukwentuhan ka ng aming barbero sa latest na mga pangyayari sa munisipyo at sa mga kagawad na hindi naibabalita kasi open secret, so we do care about current events kahit di kami "educated" at "affluent", teke san ka ba sa dalawang adjectives na yan?

      Delete
    6. 3:31, what's with the "REAL" public? meron bang "FAKE" public? lol!

      Delete
    7. @7:54: love it!

      Delete
    8. Anon 3:31- Sobra ka naman magsalita. Siguro isa ka sa mga "educated" at "affluent" na hindi marunong magcommute. Try mo minsan sumakay ng jip at taxi maririnig mo ung mga matatandang driver kausap ung mga pasaherong mama na nagkukuwentuhan tungkol sa current affairs.

      Delete
    9. i consider myself educated kahit di masyado affluent, and my husband has achieved an even higher education at the most prestigious school in the country, pero we wait for, we listen, and we follow the local news. kahit sa kotse pag naghihintay kami ng uwian ng mga bata while parked, naghahanap kami ng updates ng balita sa radyo. so ANON 3:31 AM, i totally disagree with you that the masses do not really care about the news.

      Delete
    10. you can't have it all.

      Delete
  10. di nagsisinungaling ang ebidensya - Syokoy!

    - Engr krizzy

    ReplyDelete
  11. Gosh!!! dekada na si NP sa network na yun at mataas ang rating ng kanyang show...

    Pero di biro ang stress ng irresponsible reporting ng MN.
    Maling mga tao, maling picture! ang anak ginawang batang lover na syang suspect tapos kapangalan lang pala nila ang victim!! Susme!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. And the worst: Ang video ng karagatan na may caption na naghahanap ng nawawalang ISDA!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! What can be DUMBER than that??!! Tell meh!!

      Delete
    2. Grabe lang, now I remember that. Gosh I thought I'd die laughing when I saw that! Lakas maka-Mental!!

      Delete
  12. very irresponsible researching. i remember when my lolo, an expert in his respective field,was interviewed for his opinion. they showed the wrong picture as well. i was a kid when this happened and we just laughed about it.

    ReplyDelete
  13. maganda ang night?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. same sa naiisip ko.. or si teddibear. either.

      Delete
  14. eh, pano yung writer niya?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. kung sinasabi nyong si gosh ito, wala syang writer sa gabi-gabing tevey patrol... sya tlaga ang sumusulat ng news at supposedly naghahanap ng news.. kaso baka hiningi lang nya sa iba ang news hehehe

      Delete
  15. clue! row 5 ako! di man lang row 4.

    ReplyDelete
  16. santisima! hindi na magiging MAGANDA ANG UMAGA niya kapag truelagen itey!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Plangak!! Malapit na siya. Pogi pa naman..but everyone has to be taught a lesson.

      Delete
  17. MN = Kaf NP = kab(?)

    ReplyDelete
  18. Kapa***** eto for sure. diba?

    ReplyDelete
  19. C low natsugi na ang beking shun**!!!! Charot. Clues please!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. OMG!! Si S**O ito.. Kawawa naman,, favorite ko pa naman show nya..

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Mukhang hindi siya. Although dapat siya din dahil gamundo ang kapalpakan niya. #MukhangMayKapit

      Delete
    2. palpak talaga yung hostage episode nilang special puro mali-mali yung story na lumabas di nagresearch ng ayos tsk tsk

      Delete
  21. it was posted in the networks news website their apology to the family. It was mentioned that the reporter was the one with crime investigative show every saturday.. Nakakaawa naman siya, matanda na siya. At siya din ung nanakawan ng mga gamit sa bahay nila diba?..

    ReplyDelete
  22. Kaf reporter itechiwa.. tsk tsk tsk tsk. TSK.

    ReplyDelete
  23. to yata yung nagpalabas ng maling picture ng murderer.. sa fb lang daw kasi nakuha... kapangalan lang pala... sa kaf to yung news nila sa primetime..

    ReplyDelete
  24. Tingin ko taga kaf* to. Hahaha clues pa.

    ReplyDelete
  25. For sure Kaf ito. Di ko lang alam kung sino kasi di ako nanonood. Hihi.

    ReplyDelete
  26. mmp can somebody confirm between kab and gosh...

    f-pal

    ReplyDelete
  27. Never expected much from their news department. Their better ones even came from the other network.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I know right? even Kar devil-a was from the other side of the fence and i like her. tska si ateng bernadette!

      Delete
  28. GOSHHHHHH!! Nasa title na ang clue! Kaf. theletters in his first name are in the title.. pati ung iba sa last name nya.. sabagay, almost the same lang naman kasi. gosh talaga.. gosh i-bell-gosh

    ReplyDelete
  29. MN- kaf NP- ??? Twice nang nagpost si FP dito ng errors of MN sa news report nila.

    ReplyDelete
  30. puro kc kacheapan news nila. nkkairita kya ung pati news may plugging ng r*ted k at f ngayon, and worse pati teleserye.pti mga eksena ng teleseryw o pagtrend s twitter kelangan p tlga ibalita?! grrrrr

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. At sa kabila hindi ganooon vaxz? Magpa misa nga lang don dahil mataas kuno angrating (DAW!), nasa StoreTalk kaagad! Hindi nga lang mag trend sa twitter kasi gawa gawa lng naman at MA PA ang mga netizens at madlang pipol sa ratings KUNO!

      Delete
    2. korek! over sa pagpopromote

      Delete
    3. obvious na fantard LOL

      Delete
  31. hope they do not fire S**O from Kaf! Hope its not him. Favorite ko ang mala-CSI na show niya. Pang-masa ang boses at delivery ng news. Maraming natutulungan ang show niya saka highest rating ito huh, natanggal na lahat ng mga kasabayan nitong shows pero ang S**O buhay pa din! Sino ba ang writer/researcher niya?! Yun ang dapat tanggalin

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I prefer my news and docu sa Kaheart, pero tama ka Anon 1:32 AM, dapat ang researcher ang tsugiin!

      Delete
  32. ay kaya pala wala na yung SHOW nya na SOGO :)


    - mike enrikets

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. meron pa teh. napanood mo ba kahapon?

      Delete
  33. Bakit Hindi ang writer at researcher ang sipain.... Mr.SOCO ay nag iisang Magaling na reporter nila kc karamihan galing na sa kapuso na talaga namang bihasa
    At magagaling na.mawawala pa ang KAISA ISANG host na pinapanood ko sa KAPALmilya.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Accountable pa din siya kahit writer at researcher ang mali. He/She should be on top of everything. Verify before reporting, that's the way to do it.

      Delete
    2. @3:47 Redundancy nmn kung ido-double check p nya lahat ng ibibigay ng writer. Di sana cia n lng ng-research. Writer at researcher ang my kasalanan jan.

      Delete
    3. ganun tlaga 8:42pm parang publishing din yan ang news, before i-run yan dapat mabasa muna yan ng top executive kesehodang nabasa na ya ng mga editors or proofreaders.

      Delete
  34. kung si ang paboritong apo nga ito ni lolo... ano yung ni-report niyang mali? share please.

    ReplyDelete
  35. NP - G** A******
    MN - Kaf

    ReplyDelete
  36. My GOSH, ano bang ginawa niya? Anong tungkol sa report niya? Nanonood naman ako ng news program nila sa gabi. Ang naaalala ko lang ay yung ngang mistaken identity na pinakita pa nila yung photo eh iba pala yun. Yun bang recent news eh yung tungkol sa pagkahuli sa scammer sa Malaysia,tapos, hindi naman pala pinayagan ng Malaysian government na i-extradite?

    HELP! HELP!

    ReplyDelete
  37. Major blunder talaga yung fb pic na yun but acc to the article this is not ohmygash. Sino kaya????

    ReplyDelete
  38. Hay sayang tlaga ung news dept. Nila tingin ko mauunahan na sila ng teveefive..... hindi nila matatalo ang newsTV

    ReplyDelete
  39. From Kafa... to. No credibility in reporting. C Kab ba to or same reporter na naglagay ng wrong picture nung family member na npabalitang pinatay? Everytym I watch tv p,obvious na d nakikinig c Kab,paulit2 ang tanong sa field reporters, ang alam lng gawin e magparinig sa current govt officials. Mxado clang bias.

    ReplyDelete
  40. for a change lang po for the issue ng ACCURACY...just read online yung interview ni Ricky Lo kay Jackie Chan. ang parting shot ni Jackie ay ganito - Lo: Any parting words to your Filipino fans?
    Chan: “Please see my new movie. It’s a great Chinese New Year present. I believe you will like it, trust me. Salamat po, mga Kapamilya! Mahal ko kayo.”

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. at infer pinalabas ito knowing na si ricky lo e kapuso pero kung sa kapams ito at sinabi ni jacky chan na hello kapuso, direcho sa banga na agad at ieedit na! kalurky!

      Delete
  41. What a blunder!!!!! Naalala ko iyong mga salitang "MGA NAGBABAGANG BALITA" Wow makuha lang ang attention ng tao, a newscaster will do anything. Naalala ko tuloy iyong mga newscaster like Jay S**sa ba iyon? Very believable tapos puro kapalpakan naman pala.

    ReplyDelete
  42. si gusting gaas 'to! sa kagustuhang lalong tumaas ang rating ng programa niyang crime stories, nagkukumahog maka-scoop. gusto pang unahan ang mga pulis sa imbestigasyon at hulihin ang salarin!

    ReplyDelete
  43. Hindi lang naman sa Pinas nangyayri ito. Maging sa US. Pati ang CNN madalas din magkamali. Kasi nga pabilisan maglabas ng storya ang name of the game. Madalas, no more time to verify accuracy.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. at yan ay gawain na mali.. NEWS yan ateng hindi pwede ang pwede na! duh!

      Delete
  44. Nalala ko tuloy nung 90's itong kaf na, nag report ng "Exclusive" as in Exclusive na Breaking News tungkol sa dwende. Juzme, un pla hindi totoo at anino lng.. pinayagan nilang umere. katatakot takot na tawanan sa school nmin kinabukasan yung kwento. Until now wla pa rin silang binatbat sa News Dept. ng KAHEART..

    ReplyDelete
  45. ah, okay. ito ba yung may pinost na photo tapos daugther pala ng biktima! nasa BI yun. teka, hanapin ko nga. FP, don't delete that BI yet!

    ReplyDelete
  46. In fairness ok naman news department nila nung hindi pa nila inaalis si M**** R**** who heads Rap**** now.

    ReplyDelete
  47. Sino ba kasi ang pasimuno na si Oh My GOSH ito? Eh rarely lang naman siya nag-i-scoop sa news dept nila dahil ang kanyang crime show ang pinagkakaabalahan niya.

    So, yung nagpasimulang si GOSH ito, magtago ka na! LOL

    ReplyDelete
  48. buti na lang at hindi to si papa Atom ko!

    ReplyDelete
  49. Oh my Gosh! Wala talagang credibility itong MN..., pano kasi puro sensationalism ang alam. Ang bias pa ng news reports nila! Kaya kami ka-heart ang pinapanood when it comes to news and documentaries.

    ReplyDelete
  50. Kaf ito. Hindi nila forte ang news reporting. Di hamak na mas credible ang Kaheart pagdating sa news and public affairs. Kaya pag teleserye Kaf ako, pag news Kaheart. :D At dahil hindi ako nanonood ng news ng Kaf hindi wala akong idea kung sino si NP. :)

    ReplyDelete
  51. tanggalin na kasi yang FIRST FIRST EKSLUSIBO na yan! Pati news nila ginagawa nilang showbiz style, magaling kasi pr department nila pero unfortunately di naman nagwowork when it comes to news.
    teeebeeefatrowl lol

    ReplyDelete
  52. Anung maganda sa news ng Kapuso? Wala namang kagandahan sa delivery ng news nila. Ang sagwa pa pakinggan ng mga reporters nila.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. haha. sobrang tutuo yan,di pang TV mga reporters nila!

      Delete
    2. di hamak na mas may credibility naman ang mga reporters nila versus sa kabila...

      Delete
    3. Ano ba ang hinahanap mo sa balita? ang pagkadeliver ba nito o yung accuracy?

      Delete
    4. parang sinabi mo na rin na di PANG-TV si KARA DAVID, RHEA SANTOS, PIA ARCANGEL, CONNIE SISON at MEL TIANGCO?,, :p

      IVAN MAYRINA (CRUSH KO) MARK SALAZAR, DOC RECCIO(CRUSH KO DIN)


      - Charring Tatum

      Delete
    5. @5:06 - fantard alert

      Delete
    6. okay lang hindi kagandahan ang reporters basta totoo ang binabalita at hindi kwentong barbero harharhar!

      Delete
    7. ako mas gusto ko ang news ng kapuso kasi puro paganda lang sa kafam. ang ganda kaya ng mga dokyu nila. sa kafam naman appreciate ko teleserye nila.

      Delete
    8. anon 5:06, hello reporters sila hindi sila artista, ang importante tama ang balita hindi kung telegenic sila. kung gusto mo ng sensationalism magbasa ka ng tabloid o manood ka nga sa channel 2 news. nasobrahan ka sa kapapanood ng teleserye sa kabila nakalimutan mo na ang katotohanan walang kinikilingan.

      Delete
  53. Hello are you serious? alam mo ba kung kaninong news department ang humahakot ng international awards? Bitterness ateng ang ampalaya masarap iulam pero hindi magandang igugali

    ReplyDelete
  54. is this kababayan bread? meron kasi akong inaabang na segment nya sa tapos parang serye yun..pero Wednesday pa lang eh wala na sya eh hindi pa nmn tapos yung serye na yun... hmmm??? idol ko pa nmn sya....

    ReplyDelete
  55. wala naman talagang wenta ang news and current affairs ng channel na ito, pulos kasi teleserye ang pinaglaanan ng budget nila. pulos sensationalism lang, walang sensitivity. nakakaawa yung mga taong nasasagasaan ng maling balita.

    ReplyDelete
  56. Si Alexander the Great pala ito. He's applying daw sa GMA.

    ReplyDelete
  57. KAF = ENTERNTAINEMNT SHOWS KAGALING PAG DATING SA NEWS WALEY
    KAH = NEWS VERY ACCURATE PERO PAG SA ENTERTAINMENT WALEY SA ACTING

    ReplyDelete