To an immersing new network classification aka “What happened to Rappler?”
Yes, elections is nearing and bias is often perceived in political coverage. No one can deny that. Even over cutting pizza and serving halo-halo, partiality happens. #SaanAngRekado
Let’s say that when a news consumer ascribe to media bias, it can come from a report that is accurate but at odds with the citizens' own biases. Kaya madaling baluktutin ang judgment ng publiko kasi kahit ’di assertive ang atake ng reporting, may damage pa rin. Meaning may influence sa decision making. And since people regard your network’s character as nonpareil in investigative journalism especially effected on an online platform where everyone is present, they can be oblivious kasi magagalang sila sa inilalabas ni’yong impormasyon. Nagtitiwala dahil mapagkakatiwalaan kayo. Kasi kayo ang muling nagpakilala ng responsible journalism noong 2011.
It’s easy to reproach too kasi trabaho ni’yo ’yan and has been the bulk of your career, but then again, critics are not challenging your rationale and your team’s professions. So, when you decided to self-justify by writing back on your followers’ comments sections, it’s not just about being logical but being emotional too…just as how we’re passionate about our opinions. So, let us not discount emotions, shall we? Be reminded you’re not robots.
Journalism is a subjective art. Your practitioners continually make decisions about the news you put out – what stories to cover, what facts to use, what facts to highlight in your stories, and what stories to present most prominently. And each of those decisions was an opportunity for opinions to seep in. Depende na lang kung na-master ni’yo ang opinion blocking at attitude of professional detachment. But not.
What delivers the message is your writers’ selection and arrangement of facts. Your writers have, unfortunately, illuminated some of the news you put out by juxtaposing facts in a certain way. Sana, na-check ng editors ni’yo.