Editorial: Think things over

This article was my exam for Editorial Writing. I got a high grade on this which means the Guillermo Santos standard. This is just a simple editorial back then, I got the chance to reread it and I thought that the original article has many empty spots. I tried to change some of it for sample work pursposes. It is not timely because I made this 2 years ago...
I just changed the middle and last parts (where my editorial really begins). The first two paragraph are facts... :)

The Philippines and other poor Asian countries are no longer G-8’s priority. The sad news came from our former National Treasurer Leonor Briones when she came from Germany. She added, that the G-8 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Russia) will just spread their help to Africa and give other poor countries in Asia, little attention.

The G8 leaders’ aimed to place the African continent firmly on their international agenda’s list of priorities. The premise for this new focus was the awareness that Africa has been deprived of the international community’s much needed attention for far too long. It was a way of recognizing adequacies of the past.

Now that the Philippines is no longer G8’s priority, we have to stand alone and work for our country’s economic recovery.

We might think that it would be hard because of the Global economic Recession, but eversince the country is already experiencing recession.

The Philippines has many useful resources. The people should just learn how to use them properly. Everyone should also help the government in gaining our country’s progress. If we want change we should start from ourselves. As the MMDA sign board says, Akala ko ba gusto mo ng Pagbabago?. Nobody has a perfect government but if all the rules were followed strictly maybe our country will be a better place to live in to.

It’s time to open your eyes and face the fact that the government is not the problem, not only the pro government, not the anti but all of us. We are all part of the problem and maybe we should all think things over.

Hearing the phrases “They should do this..., Why didn’t they do that?” is so whiny. Why can’t someone say, “What can I do to help?”

Being Human with Emotions

Tao muna ako bago ako naging Journalist. -Kara David

It is not her exact words it is how I understand it.

In my sophomore year in college, we were taught to forget emotions whenever we are in duty. You have to forget feelings in order for you to deliver the story well (as said by our Professor.) I am a very emotional person. I always choose love over anger so I really tried to forget feelings/emotions. Practice makes perfect. :))

I experienced an actual training when we covered the Interfaith Rally organized by NUJP last summer (for my internship). We listened to the victims' families talk about their life after the devastating incident in Maguindanao. How do they live without the fathers of their family. How do they feel whenever random people would send death threats?  My co-interns even got teary-eyed during the event. I did not look at the the wives because they are crying so hard while they are telling the press that they wake up everyday feeling clueless about everything... What will happen next, can they seek justice? (I'm crossing my fingers for that)...

I remember when I got home, I go straight to my mama's room, get my towel and take a bathe. Tears roll down on my cheeks when I reached the bath room. It is really depressing to witness those things in such an emotional environment. Everyone has tissue, trying to control their emotions as the wives speak...

So why do I have to tell this story?

It's because I can do my work and be human too (after work :p.)