Teddy Boy Locsin Wrongfully Underrates Blogging As Modern Journalism, While Sara Duterte Rightfully Protests Negative Tweeting – I Blogger State That Digital Media Must Mediate In Favor Of Society!

This blogger says I forgive Teddy Boy for saying, “There is no journalism on social media” as quoted by Job Manahan (04 June 2022, “Locsin On Bloggers: ‘There Is No Journalism On Social Media’,” ABS-CBN News, news.abs-cbn.com).

Not meant as an insult, but an insult nevertheless: “There is no journalism on social media” – Teddy Boy’s 7 words of un-wisdom. As a blogger of some 8,000,000 (8 Million) words today since 2000, I forgive him, as there is no school for bloggers – I learned on my own starting 1997, or 25 years ago.

“There is no journalism on social media” – let’s see how it goes. What is the purpose of journalism? The American Press Institute quotes Bill Kovach & Tom Rosenstiel from their book The Elements Of Journalism (americanpressinstitute.org):

The purpose of journalism is [neither] defined by technology, nor by journalists, [nor] the techniques they employ. [Instead], the principles and purpose of journalism are defined by something more basic: the function news plays in the lives of people.

I now say journalism is both news and views. Modern journalism exists in blogs, vlogs, print & broadcast media. We bloggers rely on texts & inert images while vloggers rely on video. The high purpose of news is to communicate facts; the high function of views is to verify and/or intensify/sanctify news.

Teddy Boy, don’t tell me that only what appears in print media is journalism and blogging is only bragging! Among other things, you are definitely discrediting Trixie Cruz Angeles, the appointed Press Secretary of ascendant President Ferdinand “BBM” Marcos Jr, who, Krixia Subingsubing & Nestor Corrales say, want to eagerly admit vloggers into Malacañang press conferences (02 June 2022, “Accrediting Vloggers A Palace Media Priority,” Inquirer.net, newsinfo.inquirer.net).

Here comes ascendant Vice President Sara Duterte castigating Raissa Robles: “Sara Duterte Slams Journalist For ‘Demonization‘ Of Mindanao” (John Eric Mendoza, 05 June 2022, Inquirer.net, newsinfo.inquirer.net). Ms Sara walloped vlogger Ms Raissa for her sad and sadistic tweet on the published plan of ascendant Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco “to open up tourism in Mindanao despite the presence of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in the region.” Ms Raissa tweeted:

I’m sure the extremist Abu Sayyaf and other bandits would be pleased by the prospects of so many potential kidnap victims…Way to go, Frasco. Prep yourself for ransom negotiations. ASG might ask you to nego personally.

If that tweet isn’t inane, it’s insane! Sane Ms Sara is fuming mad. Considering, she has been long the Mayor of Davao City, the central city of Mindanao. She found the tweet “replete with journalistic recklessness and irresponsibility.” She also said, “What Robles [said] was a demonization of Mindanao and an insult to its people.”

Indeed, since social media is open to anybody wanting to say something, it is quite a temptation to mock people and think one can get away with it. Shame on you, Raissa Robles! Freedom of the Press is not Freedom to Oppress.@517