Blog Feed: Bryanton Post

Gatekeepers No More? Journalism in the Age of Web 2.0

Published on 2009-10-19 12:38:00

In this day and age of Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and OhMyNews, how does the press adapt and find ways to survive? How does today’s journalism try and present its relevance in an age of information overload?Meet Faith Salazar,who represents a grow > read more

The Day After Tragedy Struck

Published on 2009-09-27 13:20:00

Ondoy ravages San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. > read more

Interview with Maria Galope, Ondoy survivor

Published on 2009-09-27 10:59:00

In this clip, Maria explains in Filipino how it happened. > read more

The Day After

Published on 2009-09-27 10:51:00

Like the rest of the provinces in Luzon, Bulacan was not spared from Ondoy’s onslaught. According to local disaster officials, at least 38 people were killed in Bulacan. Officials also said at least 2,835 families in Bulacan were affected by floods > read more

Swept Away

Published on 2009-09-27 10:01:00

All that Maria Galope can save were her old television set, few wet clothes, and some scraps of rusty metal.Maria, a mother of six children, lost her house and belongings after tropical storm Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) swept her makeshift hu > read more

Karahume: The Giver of Life

Published on 2009-08-30 10:11:00

Here's a small clip I made for my multimedia class under Prof. DJ Clark. This is my first video, so all comments, negative or otherwise, are encouraged. > read more

Why killing of journalists continues in the Philippines

Published on 2009-08-24 16:36:00

Press freedom and other democratic institutions were officially restored during after the ouster of Marcos dictatorship in 1986, yet Filipino journalists continue to get killed for their work, according to the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists. D > read more

Oh, the callousness and insensitivity

Published on 2009-07-24 05:11:00

Just a quick post regarding the false alarm on President Corazon Aquino's death.The British Embassy in Manila made a major booboo today when it sent journalists a press release stating that the UK Government is extending its condolences "following th > read more

In their dying industry, how long can journalists stay?

Published on 2009-07-21 06:16:00

Even if this piece is written almost two months ago, I still find it refreshing and inspiring. Addressing the 2009 UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism class last May, San Francisco Chronicle's Barbara Ehrenreich argues why journalists are here > read more

Michael Jackson's death: A grand media spectacle

Published on 2009-07-08 17:18:00

So how did the U.S. media, particularly the networks, fare with their coverage of Michael Jackson's memorial service?"Some network anchors seemed a bit mortified by their own unstinting and reverential coverage," writes Alessandra Stanley of The New > read more