Cyberbaguioboy

That’s a video interview by INQUIRER multimedia reporter Izah Morales.
You can also read her interesting story that features a young man pushing makeshift “trolleys” as a way to make ends meet. They use train tracks as platforms to transport people from one place to another.
A snippet from the story:
“Minsan may nabangga ng tren at namatay. [...]

I read this story today and wondered why people still go to malls despite today’s inflation rates and dubious eVAT charges? Anecdotal evidence points to several reasons. One of them is that people go there to cool. Due to lack of public parks to mill around, they would rather go to malls and stay there [...]

Picked this up from Vox Populi:
Apart from the congested traffic during the daily rush hours, a normal sight along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City would be the colorful tricycles that quickly traverse down the streets against monstrous trucks, missing nearby vehicles by mere inches.
But the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has banned tricycles from the [...]

They are and I promise. But you have to be very descriptive and precise in language to avoid boring your readers.
Roy Peter Clark of Poynter Institute show us how. Excerpt:
As I lug my writing tools around the country, I find that one tool, over and over again, produces the most angst.
It turns out everyone is [...]

Maybe you’ve seen this already. Gmail is now allowing users to print e-mail messages for free. You only need to click that Gmail Paper button, wait for 2 days, and Gmail will deliver  neatly packaged copies of your email to you. Hmmm…
It is still in beta stages, so it is not clear if this service [...]

I read this from Sylvia Mayuga’s breaking story on Global Nation (Thanks JV). It features Sheila Coronel, formerly of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, looking at the dangers faced by today’s journalists in different countries. Below is an introduction from Frontline World’s video report titled “Requiem”:
At a time when fair and accurate news coverage [...]

A Malaysian minister has told domestic newspapers not to quote from Internet blogs or use them as sources of information, accusing the websites of spreading rumors, reports said Wednesday.
Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin said most websites were aimed at being provocative and were run by frustrated journalists and political pundits, the Star daily reported.
“Do not quote [...]

A campaign spot for Obama Barack (a fact that he denies) takes off with a parody on the famous 1984 ad of Apple’s Mac, which portrays Hillary Clinton as big brother.
Technology News World has the scoop. Excerpt and video follow:

After promising to maintain a civilized tone, Sen. Barack Obama has sent a shot across the [...]

Independent senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has launched his very own YouTube-based channel, hoping to show people his day-to-day campaign activities. Using MTV-style production, this online “reality show” is dubbed KTubed (as in KikoTubed) on multiply.com. Here are two video clips posted on YouTube.

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KTubed LAUNCH vid

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KTubed! Episode 2 - PAMPANGA

This same video clip [...]

I admire people who can write good stories. With mere words, they can take you to a made-up world. It can be full of joy, sadness, anger, rage, or fear. They can make the ordinary special. Sophia Romero’s Shiksa from Manila is an example. Blog Addicts has recently featured her blog, which contains stories. Her [...]