“Broadcasters are like… Jack of all trades, master of none…” ---Mr Joey Collantes
This is just one of those insights that he gave which made an impact as I had this interview with him. Mr. Joey Collantes is one of the anchor/reporter at Radyo Veritas 846. He has been in the media industry for a long time he said. He started being an announcer and a field reporter at Radyo Patrol. I’ve been quite shocked by the fact that he is not actually a Mass Communication graduate instead he’s a Commerce Economics graduate of FEU. He has ventured the field of the Media industry because of his friend working at ABS-CBN who teased him to try to audition as a reporter which eventually became the start of his career in media.
As I asked him with his views and personal experience with regards ethical issues on source reporter relation he said that there is a lot of things that a Mass Communication graduate should know upon entering the world of media because he considers media people as “know-it-all” he added that not all who are in the media are graduates of Mass Communication but we as mass comm. students should know the law though we are not taking law, we should be aware of who is the secretary of the DOT though we’re not taking tourism, we should know about the epidemic diseases which is rampant in the country though we are not actually taking up medicine. That is the job of being in media he said, being versatile, flexible and prepared. He also said that there is a high expectation when it comes to those people who are graduate of mass communication that is why we should not settle for any mediocrity.
Ha also added ethical issues with regards getting a news story. Upon getting a story, “Be First, Be Right but Be Right first”. A story must not be aired if and when it is not confirmed because it is not proper. “Una ka nga nakakuha ng istorya pero mali naman yung ibinalita mo wala rin yun, sino mananagot? Di ba?” he said. Some stations are just protecting their own interests he added. Another is the inappropriate languages, anchors/reporters on radio are being grounded by the KBP guidelines with regards inappropriate languages however there’s no move being taken except to reprimand the reporter.
As we end our interview he said that not all mass comm. Students who will graduate will venture into the field of media but wherever we will be working soon is that we give our best and build a strong work ethics particularly on time management and being prepared on whatever our job may take us.
I also had a brief interview with Mr. Jemuel Go a reporter at radio veritas and professor at CEU teaching Media Management.
He has shared his views with regards ethics on the same issue of source reporter relation. He said upon gathering news story in Radio Veritas they are looking for a news which is newsworthy that will not violate the rules of the KBP and the rules and policy of radio station, if it did violate the rules of the two, because or bias is on the church, they will not air the story.
He added that in reporting the story, it will not stop there, there should be change, there should be an advocacy, and there should be values. As he said that information is essential to formation that leads to transformation. Follow rules and regulations, program policies, guidelines and media ethics so that you don’t have any problem with regards ethical issues that’s it, as we end our interview.
I totally agree to what Mr. Collantes said that mass communicators should be jack of all traits. Considering that we feed the minds of our viewers, we should be competitive enough to be knowledgeable of all the things that the people should know.
ReplyDeleteIt is also glaring reality how Mass Communication graduates do not work on the industry that they have studied. I think that in this fast changing world of ours, learning how to adapt to change will be very helpful.