THE CHURCH should be involved in the new media in the new century, speakers in the symposium “Journalism in the 21st Century” agreed last Nov. 17 at the Martyr’s Hall of the UST Central Seminary.
In his keynote address to the symposium sponsored by the UST Theological Society, UST Center for Creative Writing and Studies (UST-CCWS) Assistant Director Joselito Zulueta said the new media should not abandon the ethics of the old media. He added the Church should be involved in media production and monitoring.
Philippine Daily Inquirer editorial consultant Amando Doronilla, tackling “Journalism as a Public Service: The Power and Responsibility of the Press,” said that the press must know what articles should be prioritized.
For example, government issues should be given more focus than the personal lives of government officials or criminality.
He also emphasized that the new generation should go back to the habit of reading the print media.
Meanwhile, historian Ambeth Ocampo discussed the relationship between history and journalism.
He explained history requires a great measure of perspective which may not be available in journalism which is done under the pressure of deadlines. Just the same, both involve recording and preserving details for posterity. Girard R. Carbonell
