Almost a year ago, I wrote a column in
The Manila Times about how some TV news anchors in the Philippine media would routinely end their newscasts by reciting without attribution certain pithy statements of famous statesmen or literary writers. Well, based on my recent viewings of the evening TV newscasts, it’s evident that the same TV news anchors have not at all relented in doing this highly questionable practice. This time, in fact, the subtle hesitance in their voice and body language when quoting without attribution is now completely gone, indicating that doing this is now well within their comfort zone—to be done with neither guilt nor remonstrance.
Click to read my essay,
“When TV newscasts don’t attribute quoted material,” and compare my thoughts with yours about this matter.
