Revolutionizing Philippine Journalism, Starting With Agriculture Under William Dar


Secretary of Agriculture William Dar/Manong Willie is an original thinker himself – why can’t aggie journalists be innovative?

We are in The Age of Social Media – the above image indicates 16 media, but there is more. Never has there been a plethora, superabundance of social media, very different from the old media of print, radio and TV.

The image above, from Phys.org[1], accompanies the article “Social Journalists And Social News Media Logic When Social Media Is Adopted In Journalism” written by the University of Gothenburg, 27 August 2019.

Studying Swedish journalists’ use of social media since 2011, Ulrika Hedman says, “There is a concern that the use of social media couldchange journalism and the professional roles of journalists fundamentally” (my italics). Could? I say: Should! Let’s do it!

In the Philippines, nobody is talking about journalists employing social media. Now, I wanted to be the one to revolutionize PH media in the service of agriculture, that is why yesterday, I created this blog, PAJacks – Philippine Agricultural Journalists Advancing Agriculture Aided By Community Knowledge & Science.

Today, with this free blog PAJacks, in Blogger.com, which is owned by Google:

I propose that we begin to use social media consciously to pursue the national growth of PH Agriculture with and without (submerged) social unwellness.

Such unrest has been brought about since January last year by the Rice Tariffication Law; and since the middle of March this year by the Enhanced Coronavirus Lockdown, we cannot go out and do our thing – now then, social media is the perfect vehicle!

Since I am a blogger, and have been seriously and enjoyably blogging for the last 15 years, since 2005:

I see blogging as the social media power to tap, today via:

PAJacks, the Philippine Agricultural Journalists Advancing Agriculture Aided By Community Knowledge & Science.

And since yesterday, when I created PAJacks, I have been inviting anyone who cares and dares to write to help advance the New PH Agriculture given and because of the complex of Obstacles it has been facing especially since the RTL was passed on 14 February 2019, the International Day of Love becoming the National Day of Love in the Philippines for importers of rice – and it has been lovers’ quarrels since then.

Today, I am inviting Filipino columnists, editors, journalists, preachers, proselytizers, speakers, writers to submit their articles – news-views – of 500 words or less to be published in PAJacks, almost instantly, within the morning, afternoon or evening of emailing at frankahilario@gmail.com. Note: when I say news-views, I mean a mixture of news and your personal views. I may offer advice in content & context (slant); I will certainly edit it for grammar if necessary.

PAJacks is free blogging for a better PH Agriculture, not to forget the poor farmers and fishers.

Yes, we Filipino word-idea geniuses will use social media, as Ms Ulrika and the Swedish journalists fear, with this blog PAJacks, we will “change journalism and the professional roles of journalists fundamentally.”

Was not National Hero Jose Rizal a rebel journalist first & foremost?!@517





[1] https://phys.org/news/2019-08-social-journalists-news-media-logic.html



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Lessons Learned From Roman Catholic “Father Acong” About Successfully Building Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) With Enduring Love

Image
I have been reading & rereading the book “ Father Ciriaco Alberto Sevilla, Jr – MSK Trailblazer” (242 pages, published 2010 in Lucena City, edited by Milwida S Reyes ). A 12-year-old book – is the content still relevant to come up with a new version? My answer is, “Yes!” Personally, I want the book to highlight the love for the poor parishioners that Father Acong showed, as he had single-mindedly created 400+ Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) in the far-flung villages of Quezon Province before he died Oct 2007. If that is not love for the poor, I don’t know what love is! About the BECs, Msgr Lope C Robredillo, VG, says [“An Overview Of The Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs), From The Other Side Of History , msgrlope.blogspot.com ]: The Second Plenary Council of the Philippines devotes two paragraphs to describe the BECs… “They are small communities of Christians, usually of families who gather together around the Word of God and the Eucharist.” As Roman Catholic, an edit
Read more

“Creative Freedom” – UP, Time To Replace Your Symbol Of Academic Freedom!

Image
It occurred to me today, Sunday, 16 October 2022, that changing the symbol of the University of the Philippines System (UP) is long overdue – because the Oblation (smaller but sunnier image) has ever inspired disapproval , even radicalism, and never creativity ! This is a creative person writing, self-taught in communication and in digital media – yes, I am a UP alumnus, 1965. The bigger image is my photograph (taken 29 July 2016) of the fiberglass sculptural piece of Maria Pureza Escaño , which she titles “The Rose Of Marya: Service Through Excellence” ( Maria Pureza Escaño , weebly.com ). Commissioned by the Sigma Delta Sorority , “Marya” is now a landmark at the UP Los Baños Alumni Plaza. Ms Maria says of it: Recently, Maria Pureza Escaño was handpicked by the University of the Philippines for her concept and rendition of "The Rose of Marya: Service through Excellence," an allegorical seven-foot fiber glass sculpture celebrating100 years of excellence and service to
Read more

SOLVE As A Way Of Speech & Blogging As A Way Of Write

Image
Searca Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 10:00 AM, embarks on a Southeast Asian voyage of discovering and/or uncovering pieces & sets of knowledge on food security given the global coronavirus outbreak.  It is a webinar series to “ highlight concrete actions in agriculture and rural development in Southeast Asia.” The series to be launched is called “Searca Online Learning & Virtual Engagement,” acronym SOLVE, which is Searca’s “effort to break boundaries, both physical and conceptual, to strategically disseminate just-in-time solutions.” It is ambitious, but the times call for it. Searca Director Glenn B Gregorio says of it: The new normal brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic has firmed up Searca’s resolve to embark on new modalities and use technology-mediated platforms of interactions to effectively deliver context-relevant and valuable services to its stakeholders, including farmers and the public. SOLVE is virtual but the learnings are real. Mr Gregorio said: SOLVE particularly hi
Read more