JAMES DICKENSON talked about the need for media organizations to protect their credibility, because once this is is lost, it is hard to regain the faith of your audience.

Here’s a video clip of Dickenson’s plenary speech “Political Reporting or Reporting the Political: Experiences of the US.”

In the Q & A, Dickenson also noted that the rise of websites and blogs is having an adverse effect on newspapers and TV in the US. He said news organizations are cutting back on personnel at a time when they should be increasing and strengthening their coverage.

“And I regret having to report that,” he said.

US reporter, editor and columnist James R. Dickenson giving his plenary speech. Click on the thumbnail for the full-size pic.

FINALLY we have wifi access here in the ballroom.

Here’s the video clip of Mario Taguiwalo of pagbabago@pilipinas, the spirit guide of Media Nation.

WE’VE just started the forum proper, but unfortunately it seems the promised PLDT wifi access is still unavailable. Where are those PLDT guys anyway, heh

So I’m just writing this down on WordPad first so I can upload it later when I go back to my room, where I activated the wifi access last night.

Media Nation organizer Chito Salazar of pagbabago@pilipinas asks the speakers to give an abridged version of their opening remarks last night, since some of the delegates were not present. He notes that the organizers decided to cut the program short last night and move the keynote speech of US reporter, editor and columnist James R. Dickenson to this morning, to give more people the chance to hear what he has to say.

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HERE’S a video clip of Ky Johnson, assistant representative of The Asia Foundation, giving his opening remarks at Media Nation or MN4.1, “Political Reporting and the Hazard of Compromise,” which is Part 1 of the 4th Philippine Summit for the News Media, shortly before the welcome dinner last night.

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