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An 18 second video clip of Mar Roxas scolding Tacloban Mayor Romualdez went viral.
Reaction:
My view on this issue is about citizen journalism. There is no written code of ethics for citizen journalism, but i believe the same ethics in press and broadcast should apply.[1]
In this incident, Jose Marie Gonzales was said to have cut parts of the video. It was already when there was commotion about it, and Mar Roxas was able to give a reaction that it was misleading, did Cito Beltran uploaded a longer version of the video.
Mar Roxas said the first video was edited and truth was ommitted purposely. Sometimes that happens to lead the public to a bias. It should never be done in any news, interview or video. The context should always be clear so as to be fair to the subjects of the news.
Cito Beltran, the one who uploaded the second video is a columnist. Maybe he felt a duty to upload a full length one (longer than 40 minutes).
I think most of the time matters that go around social media tend to highten issues. That is a reason why citizen journalists should be aware of such ethics.
[1] I shall scrupulously report and interpret the news, taking care not to suppress essential facts nor to distort the truth by omission or improper emphasis. I recognize the duty to air the other side and the duty to correct substantive errors promptly. Philippine Press Institute Journalism Code of Ethics
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