May 2009
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April 2009
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009. 6 hours and 30 minutes.
10:30 a.m. goes to mchpo.
all day. calls makati/spd for confirmation on reports of drowning, shooting and vehicular accident with philstar interns. reports either false or not newsworthy. no stories written.
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day 008. 9 hours.
dated april 29, 2009
10 a.m. goes to mchpo. calls makati police dep’t for incidents (no incidents). assists spd intern with news story.
11-ish. go to courts with print reporters for legacy, inc decision. calls ospital ng makati for meningococcemia case info.
2-ish. go to nbi headquarters (u.n. avenue) with reporter to take over nbi/manila police beat. writes news story on legacy...
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day 007. 7 hours and 30 minutes.
dated april 27, 2009
10 a.m. goes to makati city hall press office. monitors radio and online news.
11-ish. calls makati city police for incidents at reporter’s request. no incidents.
p.m. go to courts with reporter to look for news. have some cases to follow up within the week. writes news article based on makati press release, submits to reporter.
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online only.
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day 006. 7 hours and 10 minutes.
temporary supervisor: m. ramos, spd beat.
9 a.m. goes to press office. monitors online and radio news. calls makati city police for reported incidents. no incidents.
p.m. reads newspapers and tabloids. is assigned to write news article on uno p.r. submits to reporter.
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day 005. 7 hours and 40 minutes.
temporary supervisor: m. ramos, spd beat.
9 a.m. meets reporter+intern at makati city hall for reyes v philip morris hearing.
9:30 a.m. interview fr robert reyes and atty ybanez.
p.m. writes two news stories (hearing and uno press release). submits to reporter through e-mail.
4:30 p.m. go to city hall to talk to judge pozon re smith acquittal with print reporters.
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day 004. 7 hours and 10 minutes.
dated april 22, 2009
9 a.m. meets with reporter at legazpi village park to attend electric vehicle motorcade. interview two people.
10-ish. go to makati city hall press office.
p.m. does online research on electric cars. writes news story on event (nb: added to reporter’s story). writes news story from uno press release.
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day 003. 6 hours and 30 minutes.
10:30 a.m. meets reporter at offices. go to makati city central police station to meet inspector tomas chu and ask about city incidents. informs reporter of fire incident heard through dzbb.
11-ish. go to makati city hall to courts division (metropolitan and regional trial courts) to look at court sessions for the day.
12-ish. lunch.
p.m. is assigned by reporter to follow up via telephone...
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day 002. 4 hours and 40 minutes.
dated April 17, 2009
12 nn. meets reporter at makati city hall press office.
p.m. writes news story from united opposition press release. reporter explains new court story (makati medical center). types news story, is edited by reporter and is sent to desk under sole byline. (nb: story not used online or in print). reads police spot reports and administrative case decision assigned by...
day 001/2. n/a.
had to attend j198 to:
- get necessary evaluation forms (daily time record & supervisor evaluation)
- learn up’s requirements needed to complete internship (journal, samples of work, photos of daily activities & forms)
- get waiver signed
so didn’t go to internship. j198 was at 4 p.m., but could not bear two-hour (both ways) commute even for an additional four (4) hours...
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“will only do two to four hours tomorrow at most.”
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day 001. 10 hours, 45 minutes.
8 a.m. meets reporter-supervisor outside offices. gets quickly introduced and briefed on beat and the day’s coverage. rides taxi to glorietta 5.
8-ish to 10:30 a.m. cover opening ceremony of makati’s international earth day celebration. meet other beat reporters and interns. interview ngo representatives and is assigned to do story on event.
10:30 a.m. head to astor suites (the...
“first day. i’m supposed to be at makati by 7.30.”
an inauspicious beginning
so i’m assigned to this female reporter for the summer, right? and i was given a cellphone number to contact her, and i did, and it was going all swimmingly until i called to confirm my schedule — AND THEN IT TURNED OUT I WAS CORRESPONDING ALL ALONG WITH A MALE REPORTER FOR PEOPLE’S FUCKING JOURNAL godfuckingdammit.
people’s journal is a completely different newspaper than the one i am...
March 2009
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