Tag: media

Of media ethics and biased reporting

QUEZON City, Philippines (September 7) – Good old Wikipedia says that media ethics deals with the specific ethical rules and subdivision of applied ethics and standards of media, including broadcast media, film, theatre, the arts, print media and the internet. According to“Mass Communication Living in a Media World by Ralph e. Hanson” reporters face a range of ethical issues on a regular basis. Known author Ralph E. Hanson, in his book “Mass Communication Living in a Media World” enumerated the various ethical issues encountered […]

Media, gov’t communicators gather for climate change talks

CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte, Nov. 21 (PIA) – Media members and public information officers are gathered here today for climate change talks as the Aquino administration continues its campaign for community resilience under the national program “Nagbabago na Ang Panahon, Panahon na Para Magbago” (weather is changing, time for change). A joint campaign of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Information Agency, the climate change advocacy is part of a one-year […]

American cameraman for NBC News diagnosed with Ebola in Liberia

(Reuters) – An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, the network said on Thursday, making him the fifth citizen of the United States and its first journalist known to have contracted the virus in West Africa. The 33-year-old cameraman and writer, who has worked in Liberia for the past three years and has covered the recent Ebola outbreak for various U.S. media outlets, will be flown back […]

U.S. accuses China of cyber spying on six American companies

(Reuters) – A U.S. grand jury has indicted five Chinese individuals with cyber espionage charges for allegedly targeting six American companies and stealing trade secrets, the U.S. Justice Department said, publicly accusing China of cyber spying for the first time. The hackers targeted U.S. companies in the nuclear power, metals and solar products industries to steal information useful to competitors in China, the department said on Monday. The companies targeted include Alcoa Inc, United States Steel Corp, Allegheny […]