gene orejana vs JDV

[mrpink]

The media and the lynch-mob mentality
By Solita Collas- Monsod

I THINK I may have been one of the fiercest critics of President gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the years, with my criticisms particularly focused on, but not limited to, her economic policy. I also admit that I may have imposed higher standards on her because she is an economist. But in any event, I would like to think that these criticisms were based on solid grounds rather than on conjectures and speculations. And they were definitely not partisan or ideological in motivation. The objective was always to look out for national rather than personal interests.
Which is why I want no part of what has to be called the lynch-mob mentality that has seemed to grip the nation, fed by, I am sorry to say, the media, which, more often than I am comfortable with, cannot seem to distinguish between generating news and reporting it. When that happens, a vicious cycle occurs: We generate our own excitement, then we panic because of it, and people get caught up in the hysteria, which then results in generating more excitement....
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it goes on .. but bottomline is .. the media is powerful .. and with great power comes great responsibility ..

[mikaztro]

That's what you call not holding the punches whoever you are. :D

[johnnyd]

well, you can't blame the guy kung tirahin nya mitrubishi phils sa show nya. the company gave him a lemon unit. an excerpt from the manila times:

"From the time of delivery to December 2003, Gene brought the Pajero a total of 18 times for repairs on various defects. In all those periods at the casa, Mitsubishi mechanics and technicians failed to repair the defects.

In the end, Mitsubishi simply gave up the ghost on Gene’s Pajero.

Hauling his lemon of a Pajero to the Diamond Motors casa for the umpteenth time last April for repair jobs, Gene was bluntly told by Mitsubishi officials that the company would no longer entertain his complaints."

Read on:

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/...40723opi4.html

di ganun ang nadinig ko. i think may write-up about gene's pajero sa C! mag. i also was able to talk to my cousin who is a vp sa mmc. gene was complaining about many 'small' things sa pajero nya, nitpicking baga. para bang naghahanap na lang ng butas. yun pala gene wants a newer unit w/o shelling extra money. mmc offered to find a buyer for the gene's pajero w/c gene accepted. the unit was sold & according to the new owner, wala naman daw problem yung pajero, ok naman daw ang performance. sana merong taga-mmc ang pwedeng mag verify dito.

[chain]

hmm.. 2 sides of the same coin.. depends on the point of view.. ano ba talaga?

[morrissey_05]

too bad i didn't see that. remember what gene o. said was his opinion, and he is entitled to that. i don't think being "professional" has anything to do with that. in fact, i admire gene o. for still having the balls to say things like that, pajero incident or no pajero incident.

[stinkaboy]

sorry napanood ko kanina DEBATE ni kumpare at kumare..kakatawa yung mga comment ni Raul hehehe.

[falken]

It's about time somebody showed that TRAPO that not everyone's buying the crap he's peddling. I don't think that he's being unprofessional, If someone was Bullsh*tting me, I wouldn't care whether what I say will hurt his feelings. After all, he's taking me for an idiot.

[bad driver]

It's true and I agree that JDV and Ramos should be told to their faces that what they are doing is an obvious diversionary tactic.

pero in hindsight, the interview was a suckerpunch and an ambush tho. I think they should've had a debate format to set the atmosphere to a more competetive one. dito kasi it was so friendly and cordial. I think hindi nga tumataas and boses ni Gene (unlike Pia Hontiveros sometimes, cguro nagpiPMS, hehe). I'm not sure if they can do it to Ramos himself. I don't think they take JDV as seriously as Ramos.

[badkuk]

tingin ko gene o. didn't wan't to take JDV head on, or wanted to avoid a fight on air. sa monologue kasi bawal sumabat ung guest(s) ala Ricky Lake Show, so alam nyang di makakabawi si JDV sa kanya.

still, it' rather sneaky though B)

[BlueBimmer]

Pia Hontiveros is hot

[mrpink]

remember what gene o. said was his opinion, and he is entitled to that. i don't think being "professional" has anything to do with that. in fact, i admire gene o. for still having the balls to say things like that, pajero incident or no pajero incident.

.. it was in bad taste .. you're the "host" .. kaya nga ang tawag sa kanila eh "guests" .. if he wanted to be professional ... he should have opened up his interview with JDV saying that he doesn't believe in Charter change and that this interview would be good for him to get better understanding about the issue and he could have ended saying that he was still unconvinced .. what happened was a cheap shot .. parang kang nag-invite ng taga mcdo tapos kumain ka ng chickenjoy sa harap niya .. it showed balls and a lack of delicadeza ...

[creepy]

Alam mo, malaking problema talaga ang ganyan sa Pinas: journalists (like Gene Orejana) who have b*lls (and a massively inflated ego) but TOO LITTLE BRAINS.

[oldblue]

talk is cheap. kung ang sukatan lang natin ay dahil magaling mag-coverse/debate yan mga taga-media, eh talagang mananalo ang mga likes ni Loren & Kabayan at
i-glorify ang mga wisecracking, smartmouthing mediamen like Orejana & others.

The Pen is mighter than the sword. -> katwiran ng napakaraming crusading mediamen.

But the sword is used for destruction. if we follow that argument, then the Pen
is more destructive than the sword (aka mightier hehehe). No good will ever come out of it.