Idiot's Guide on raiding a broadsheet
On the rumors that there will be a take over on any media organization who would not follow the "standards set by the government," my father sent me this text message last night that goes something like this:
.."baka kayo na isunod dyan"
He originally sent it in our Bicolano dialect. But I was more excited on the thought that there will be soldiers taking our page proofs for next edition. All I can say for those troops who raided the Daily Tribune newspaper is that they should've been there during the deadline time, which is around 6 p.m. if they want to get the dummies or to stop the newspaper from printing its pages for tomorrow's edition. Not 12MN. You won't get anything around that time.
Here in the office, the opinion pages (which I'm working on) are closed by 6 p.m., Front pages (very essential) are closed on 8:30 p.m., with remats or second edition up to 10 or 11 p.m. depending on how news breaking it is. Editorial assistants are swamped by additional workload or forced into working on overtime if there are breaking news like the recent Edsa events because the stories are sent in late. But because I'm special I get to go home on time. Well, I'm not with the front pages anymore.
If ever the troops will pay a visit to our office. I do hope to catch them so I would have some post-Edsa tales to tell my grandkids.
The political chaos just makes me want to leave the city at least once a month and go to the countryside. Unfortunately, my vacation leaves are already dwindling. But here are more snapshots from Vigan taken last month. I have Baguio photos but it has a lot of "me" in it. Baguio is still the same.
(One of the oldest political dynasties in Ilocos Sur)
.."baka kayo na isunod dyan"
He originally sent it in our Bicolano dialect. But I was more excited on the thought that there will be soldiers taking our page proofs for next edition. All I can say for those troops who raided the Daily Tribune newspaper is that they should've been there during the deadline time, which is around 6 p.m. if they want to get the dummies or to stop the newspaper from printing its pages for tomorrow's edition. Not 12MN. You won't get anything around that time.
Here in the office, the opinion pages (which I'm working on) are closed by 6 p.m., Front pages (very essential) are closed on 8:30 p.m., with remats or second edition up to 10 or 11 p.m. depending on how news breaking it is. Editorial assistants are swamped by additional workload or forced into working on overtime if there are breaking news like the recent Edsa events because the stories are sent in late. But because I'm special I get to go home on time. Well, I'm not with the front pages anymore.
If ever the troops will pay a visit to our office. I do hope to catch them so I would have some post-Edsa tales to tell my grandkids.
The political chaos just makes me want to leave the city at least once a month and go to the countryside. Unfortunately, my vacation leaves are already dwindling. But here are more snapshots from Vigan taken last month. I have Baguio photos but it has a lot of "me" in it. Baguio is still the same.
(One of the oldest political dynasties in Ilocos Sur)