The silent war between mainstream media and new media is gaining attention. Even Editor-in-Chief Adel Gabot has expressed his opinion with regards to bloggers in the latest issue of Mobile Philippines. CNN has also taken notice. Harsh accusations abound about bloggers acting like digital thieves preying on other people’s work. This, plus the fact that not all bloggers apparently can be trusted with providing legitimate and accurate information.

        Mainstream media and new media have their pros and cons, and neither of the two have the upper hand. While mainstream media offers safeguards like editors who review the work for validity before publishing it and legislature that hold accountable people or companies responsible for what they report to the public, it lacks the promptness of making information available at the earliest time possible. On the other hand, since no checks and balances happen for bloggers, there is no way to verify the truth behind what blogs are reporting. For me, it’s simple: both old and new media should embrace the existence of one another, and learn how to improve their services by getting the best from each other.               Can’t we all just get along with each other?