While many have been questioning the credibility of some journalists especially in covering the pressing issues of the country, not many understand what does it really takes to be a journalist. Well, the experiences of these well-known journalists prove that their profession takes a lot of passion and therefore is no joke! See list below:
1) When Atom Araullo Braved the Super Typhoon Haiyan just to bring us news from Tacloban
2) When Jiggy Manicad had to push his team to walk in the flood for 6 hours during the Typhoon Haiyan just to get to the network satellite’s setup and update the country on Leyte’s condition.
3) When Love Añover nearly lost her life covering the same storm.
4) When a land mine went off and exploded a few meters away from the respected Jessica Soho in Bhragram, Afghanistan
5) When Karen Davila asked this glorious question which we had been meaning to ask Manny Pacquiao
6) or When she grilled aspiring Alma Moreno in a no-holds-barred questioning session
7) When Ces Drilon got abducted by Abu Sayaff Commander after wishing to interview one of them
8) and When she was given a chance to call her boss, the first thing she asked during the abduction was “Am I Fired?”
9) When Maria Ressa wrote the book “Seeds of Terror” and revealed shocking facts about Al–Qaeda’s attacks in Southeast Asia
10) When Kara David was a Journalist by Day when she founded Project Malasakit, sending underprivileged children to school by other days.
11) When Malou Mangahas was incarcerated many times for being the Editor-in-Chief of The Collegian who wrote critical articles about the administration.
12) When Cheche Lazaro just brought journalism a notch higher as she founded Probe Productions which produced award-winning documentaries
13) When Howie Severino pioneered the use of Google Maps to better deal with disaster-based news and coverage
14) When Jiggy Manicad got injured in the head by a rock during the EDSA III
15) When Maki Pulido had to ran across Malacañang just to get an update on then-President Joseph Estrada
16) When Susan Enriquez had to cover one of the most sensitive issues- Leo Echegaray’s death by lethal injection.
17) When Raffy Tima boldly covered the Abu Sayyaf kidnappings and encounter between the AFP and MILF in Mindanao.
Kudos!
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