Manipulation: Black PR, Sensational Journalism, Propaganda in Social Media

Are these still familiar with you? Big Bad Blogger. Davao Judge Shoots the Sheriff. Yes to Life, No to Mining. Lopez Group on DBP Loans. What these articles or titles have in common? They are all discussed in the media and / or blogosphere where the presentation sometimes gets skewed to the point it confuses the reader.

Correcting mistakes online

I think media people and bloggers have a greater accountability, more than ever, on what they publish online as it gets subjected to public scrutiny where people can react.

My experience on the "Davao Judge Shoots the Sheriff" piece made me realize the following:

1. Inquirer takes online reaction seriously and responds respectfully to their readers. The resolution, even though took a bit longer than expected, was still at its best, rather than no reaction at all.
2. News can be corrected online. However, as the error is in the article title and sub-title, Inquirer deleted the original article and replaced with the new one.
3. Inquirer also agreed with the request of having the url address of the old article point to the new one.

The news section of Inquirer gave far better response in comparison to handling of the irresponsible column piece - Big Bad Blogger.