Authorities announce presidential press passes for qualified bloggers

The government said giving bloggers presidential press accreditations reflected the new media landscape in which social media personalities were competing with traditional institutions such as newspapers.

“We have to recognize new media and their influence,” assistant presidential press secretary Kris Ablan told reporters.

He said Margaux “Mocha” Uson, an influential blogger liked by more than five million people on Facebook who heads Duterte’s social media office, would oversee the accreditation process.

The criteria for presidential press accreditation is that the blogger or social media influencer is a Filipino, aged over 18 and has more than 5,000 followers, according to Ablan. Agence France Presse

 

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