Framing terror
The recent atrocious attacks in the European and Middle Eastern territories have caused the rise of oppositional sentiments in the international news media and social media platforms. These oppositional sentiments…
Numerous international, national and local media cramp inside a function room at the Matina Enclaves in Davao City during the first press conference of presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte a week after the elections. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com file photo)
Duterte and press freedom
The symbolic turnover of the presidential power from Aquino III to Duterte last June 30 has been sealed and is now marked with actuality.
Political prisoners and the art of resistance project
The artworks paved the way for the political prisoners to challenge the dominance of the State by putting forward a collective perennial voice against political sabotage of critical voices in society.
Screen grab from McDonald's advertisement posted on youtube.
McDonaldization of the youth and global capitalism
Earlier this month, McDonald’s Philippines released yet another conspicuous video advertisement that seemingly struck an appeal to the youth couples and millenials in general.
Popularizing and depoliticizing the indigenous
The paradoxical disposition of the media to instigate public attention lies in its ability to popularize a social phenomenon.