The Role of Media in Edsa Revolution

“...We govern our children without their consent...Would not the people of the Philippines prefer the just, human, civilizing government of this Republic…” (Doc B, Albert J. Beveridge). I disagree with this black and white view of the world. The Filipinos are grown people capable of making the best decision for themselves. Children are not (due to their undeveloped frontal lobes). They do not need America to save them. They wanted freedom enough to attempt war with Spain, a global power, so they have earned that

In its most basic form, the radio has always played an inherent role in the development of societies around the world. Before the mobile first generation, and even the television, the radio was the device that families would allow into their home and embrace as a connection to the outside world. With no exception to this rule, Hispanic radio has shaped the growing minorities ' role in American society ever since its boom. Hispanic radio has been the unifying force between Latino communities, which provided them with culturally relevant news and information in their native language at a relatively low cost. Entire communities were given access to information relevant to their native land almost unattainable before. It has served as the political voice of Hispanics in America and offered alliance during the immigration purges of history. But for a long time Hispanic radio was nonexistent, many American companies were reluctant to cater to this specific public thinking that it would not turn out to be profitable. Hungry for a voice, Hispanic entrepreneurs took matters into their own hands and began to forge their own path in the radio world. Through much struggle, lack of funding, and even political opposition, Hispanic radio was born. Today, it is a successfully established platform used to influence the people 's taste in music, but also their political views and social perspectives as well as their shopping habits. In this article, I will discuss the

The Filipino people had helped the US fight the Spanish-American War in hope to gain independence in return. However, instead of gaining independence the Philippines was annexed to the United States on December 10, 1898. When the Filipino’s had found they were going to be ruled over once again they were very unhappy, after all they had helped the US. When Aguinaldo had found out that the Philippines were going to be controlled by the US, he had declared war on the United States.

Newspapers and other forms of news are very vital communication methods in the world today. The goal of news is to sell us their ideas by being biased and talking about how their idea is best. News can give us biased information although, the viewer could do further research on the

An important source of information during this otherwise chaotic time was Radio Venceremos. This renegade radio station broadcasted from a hidden location. It informed the civilians where to go, and what was going on in the war (Donner 34).

The media’s portrayal of the war was genuinely positive during the beginning of the war. During the early years news coverage was mainly in 3 minute ‘newsbites’ (Shah, 2003) and focused on military operations and political policy (Hallin, 1986). These short segements would later increase in air time as the war gained more public attention. Journalists quickly flooded to Saigon to report on what would become the most heavily reported event of the time. Reporters had been granted full access to troops and fighting (Kenneth,

In Los Angeles county, a few Filipino organizations have workshops to educate Filipinos about Prop 57, 58, and JJJ and their benefits. During the election, those organizations held workshops to educate Filipino Americans how to register to vote and the importance of being voters. They also educated them the main points of each Prop. Different topics of elections are taught at the workshop. In the first workshop, they teach the participants about the history of the number of Filipino Americans that participated and how they voted. Then, at the following workshops, they focus on those important Propositions including Prop

Nowadays the media is responsible for accomplishing many everyday tasks, such as it provides news, entertainment, lessons etc. In Peru, the media has a major impact in the lives of the people that have access to it. Being underdeveloped, the media affects people different than it does here. Jose Alarcon, wrote the contestant to give the reader an idea of how the media functions in Peru. He does this by establishing critical themes that are present throughout the essay, for example, money, fame, and emotion to explain how it led to Ruth Thalia Sanchez’s death. He presents the reader that the media can lead to a series of misfortunate events leading up to the protagonist’s death. This essay shows us the amount of power and influence TV shows; the news and radio stations have.

A news programs bias and political party standings can effect what types of propaganda they show of certain candidates. For example, FOX news is a strictly Republican news channel, it supports Republican candidate, meanwhile news channels such as MSNBC and PBS are extremely democratic programs and support Democratic candidates in elections. News programs political bias can affect the way that particular program portrays a candidate for an upcoming election and a candidate’s portrayal can change a voter’s opinion of a candidate and can cause that candidate to lose viewers’ votes. The broadcasting of malicious rumors and gossip in any form by news programs gives a negative conception to a viewer. No viewer wants to vote for a candidate that is portrayed in a way that makes the viewer believe that they are bad for the country. Every viewer needs to take in to consideration the political bias of a news program before changing his or her opinion of a candidate as well as do some research on the candidates of an election themselves.

The radio still important to use gain information since 1920 until this century for all people live around the world. Even today we have more modern technology like TV, internet, but the radio is still popular for this modern society. Moreover, the radio has been improved itself to provided a good service for all customers. Today we can listen the radio 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The news comes on the radio daily providing with local news, international news, and weather. In addition, the varies of the radio station give a different topic of information like the history, technology, and society is very important for leaner. The radio made more easy for a illiterate to get information the same with people

The radio is one of the most influential pieces of technology ever invented. From political debates to Taylor Swift’s latest hit, with the help of the radio, society stays informed on a plethora of topics. Freddie Mercury wasn’t lying when he said, “and everything I had to know, I learned it on my radio.” In almost every country in the world, there is at least one radio station used to broadcast news to it’s people. Since the creation of the FM radio, it has been used to reach out to people over a certain area and keep them informed about the society they live in. During the 1930s and the 1940s, the radio played a very important role in history; it was a tool used during World War II by America, Great Britain, and Nazi Germany. By sending

Another is that Filipinos have a culture of apathy and tend to use religion incorrectly and passively. People depend on religion and settle for what’s okay. In addition, the initial reaction of Filipinos to change is resistance, and this is why the country does not necessarily progress, or at least, progress at a continuous rate. Then, countries like Spain and Portugal only rode the “economic tiger” after “they realized that the only way to survive was change” (3.Y). Plus, according to another critic, the Philippines already had the experience of being under the parliamentary system during the time of Marcos which only resulted in a People Power Revolution. So why should the country bother going back to that? (4.Y)

The assassination of opposition leader Benigno (Ninoy) Aquino upon his return to the Philippines in 1983, after a long period of exile, coalesced popular dissatisfaction with Marcos and set in motion a succession of events that culminated in a snap presidential election in February 1986. The opposition united under Aquino's widow, Corazon Aquino, and Salvador Laurel, head of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO). The election was marred by widespread electoral fraud on the part of Marcos and his supporters.

Having the democracy to exercise and express our freedom of the press, which was have been suppressed before, during the Marcos regime, we can say that the Philippine news media’s role is critical to the advancement and preservation of the country’s democratic institutions and way of life and in helping catalyze equitable development.  The issues and problems confronting the Philippine press

In modern times, the Philippines has been a central ally in the United States’ Asian and Pacific policies. The government structure is similar to that of the United States, including a legislative, judicial, executive branch that independent in their roles. Since becoming a nation independent from the United States, the Philippines has seen its share of success and failure. In the past three years the government has dealt with natural disasters, terrorism, and Chinese aggression. While the Philippine and United States governments have generally been cordial and cooperative, the Philippine president is currently weighing the decision to cut ties with the United States and align his country with China.