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Incident with Rappler
In January 2018, the Philippine government has revoked licensing authority from Rappler, one of its largest English-language new sources. Rappler is known for its hard-hitting, investigative journalism and has published articles extremely critical of President Rodrigo Duterte. [1] This leads some to say that this is an act of press censorship. Governmental officials have stated that since Rappler, which has two US investors, has violated a clause in the constitution that limits media ownership to Philippine citizens, then revoked its license. The Securities and Exchange Commission, who regulate financial dealings in the Philippines, have ruled that the money invested in the business indicated that Rappler is owned and therefore controlled by these foreign entities. The SEC said the ruling was imposed because Rappler Holdings Corporation was in violation of Philippine constitution rules in relation to funds received from Omidyar Network, a company created by eBay founder and entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar, and international investment firm North Base Media. However, Rappler has insisted that it that the website is fully independent of foreign entities. In regards to President Duterte's opinions regarding Rappler, he has described the news outlet as “Fake News.”However, he denied that the move to shut it down was a political one, saying he "never had a hand" in the SEC's decision. In July of 2017, President Duterte's described the website as “fully owned by Americans.” In January of 2018, Duterte had addressed a Rappler reporter, saying "you have been throwing trash... If you are trying to throw garbage at us, then the least that we can do is explain how about you? Are you also clean?" The president had also previously said that many journalists killed in the country had deserved to die.

In regards to the general public’s reaction to this decision, many people have rallied in support of Rappler via social media outlets such twitter with the hashtags #DefendFreePress and #IStandwithRappler. Journalists in the region too have spoken up against the decision. The Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines expressed "deep concern" over the SEC decision, saying it was "tantamount to killing the online news site". Similarly, the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines said that "January 15 will be remembered in Philippine press history infamy. It is the day that a government built on democratic principles struck a blow on one of the pillars of Asia's most vibrant democracy".

As of now, a spokesperson for the SEC said that Rappler can, for now, still continue its operations because the SEC's order is not final. Rappler has 15 days within which it can still go to the Court of Appeals to challenge the SEC's decision.

In regards to wider concerns, there was controversy in November 2017 when a major Duterte campaign donor, Ramon Ang, bought a majority stake in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a newspaper that had also been critical of the president's war on drugs. President Duterte had previously criticized the newspaper's former owners, the Prieto family, for not paying proper taxes on a property in Manila, and threatened to come up with "an exposé" against the newspaper. Journalists at the newspaper have expressed concern over changing editorial values since the change in ownership. However, Mr Ang says he's committed to pursue "the highest standards of journalism".

Critics of the government say the ruling against Rappler is a worrying reminder of the past actions of the Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos. In September 1972, shortly after declaring nationwide martial law, he ordered the closure of numerous newspapers and wire agencies. Journalists and political opponents were subsequently arrested and interrogated by the military.

Week 5:
Exercise: Add to a Citation (1) - Practice required by the Wikipedia training timeline --> I did add this source


 * On the TinTin in the Congo Wikipedia page, there wasn't a source for a quotation so I found the quote in an article and cited it.
 * This is the source that I used:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1557233/Ban-racist-Tintin-book-says-CRE.html

Exercise: Add to a Citation (2) - Practice for my purposes --> I did  not  add this


 * Add 1 - 2 Sentences – Censorship in the Philippines
 * The Philippine government has revoked licensing authority from Rappler, one of its largest English-language new sources. Rappler is known for its hard-hitting, investigative journalism and has published articles extremely critical of President Duterte.

Sources:

Article 1 - TinTin in the Congo


 * Add: Contextual background of Belgium's colonization of the Congo at the time of TinTin in the Congo's publishment, which is 1930-1931
 * https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/belgiums-genocidal-colonial-legacy-haunts-the-country-s-future-a7984191.html
 * http://condor.depaul.edu/fdemissi/Belgium%20and%20the%20Colonial%20Experience.pdf
 * Add: Draw similarities between TinTin and other similar works (i.e. Heart of Darkness)
 * https://www.counterpunch.org/2012/02/15/tintin-and-racism/
 * http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1986416,00.html
 * https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/herg%C3%A9-s-tintin-books-chart-adventures-in-controversy-1.563535
 * https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/jul/12/themisadventuresoftintin
 * Add: More information regarding Michael Farr and Hergé's relationship (perhaps more background on Hergé in general maybe?)
 * "Michael Farr, Hergé's biographer, who spoke often with him about the book, says that the artist later regretted his depiction of the Congolese, but denied it was racist, merely reflecting the way Africa was portrayed in the 1930s."
 * Add: Link to Wikipedia's page on Belgium's colonization
 * Add: Brief Description of other variations of TinTin comics and their similar controversy/problematic history
 * Add: TinTin as a problematic figure
 * https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1557234/Tintin-a-problematic-figure.html

Article 2 - Stop Watching Us


 * Add: What led up to the rally, what happened after the rally, and what did the rally accomplish or potentially inspire
 * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/26/nsa-rally-stop-watching-washington-snowden
 * http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/stop-watching-us
 * Add: Key Figure to the movement, plus other individuals
 * https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/26/nsa-rally-stop-watching-washington-snowden
 * Add: Actions taken after the rally
 * Add: The ways in which people did or did not achieve their goals
 * Add: The specific agenda of different groups within the protest

Article 3 - Censorship in the Philippines


 * Add: Laws regarding censorship
 * Republic Act 3060 (https://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1961/ra_3060_1961.html)
 * An act creating the board of censors for motion pictures (6/17/1961)
 * Add: Trends of Censorship
 * Philippines Republic Act No. 10175, also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act, in 2014 (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/philippines-inching-toward-censorship)
 * highly controversial law that concerns rights groups about Internet censorship
 * Add: General information regarding the freedom of the press and any related major incidents
 * https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2016/philippines


 * Add: Recent Incidents as it relates to censorship
 * More specifically relating to Rappler
 * https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42713897
 * https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/01/17/578610243/a-fraught-time-for-press-freedom-in-the-philippines

Article Selection
1) TinTin in the Congo

Tone: Factual

Sourcing:


 * Content Relevant:
 * I chose this topic by searching up comic censorship. It directly relates to the course theme of censorship and information control/management, and the general idea of censorship in comics is often used as an example in class.
 * Written neutrally:
 * Yes, most of it is historical background. On more "subjective" (I use the term lightly) aspects of the article, the editors presented multiple perspectives generally through critics.
 * Claim have a Citation:
 * Yes.
 * Citations Reliable:
 * Yes — this article does a great job at sourcing/.
 * Additions:
 * It would be helpful if the article added a direct link to background on Belgium's colonization (esp. in regards to the Congo) and/or brief background history of the Belgium's colonization at the time of the comics publication to help contextualize the article.
 * Missing Information:
 * "Michael Farr, Hergé's biographer, who spoke often with him about the book, says that the artist later regretted his depiction of the Congolese, but denied it was racist, merely reflecting the way Africa was portrayed in the 1930s."
 * Michael Farr was mentioned in the article, but nothing of this sort was brought up.
 * The article references other versions of TinTin, but maybe added a brief background on how some of them are problematic/have faced similar notoriety.

2) Stop Watching Us


 * Content Relevant:
 * This topic directly relates to information control and management.
 * Written neutrally:
 * Yes, most of it is historical background.
 * Claim have a Citation:
 * Yes.
 * Citations Reliable:
 * Yes.
 * Additions:
 * Overall, the information is fairly scare on this article and it does not provide a lot of contextual history.
 * Missing Information:
 * What led up to the rally
 * What happened after the rally
 * What did the rally accomplish or potentially inspire

3) Censorship in the Philippines


 * Content Relevant:
 * This topic directly relates to censorship.
 * Written neutrally:
 * Yes.
 * Claim have a Citation:
 * Yes.
 * Citations Reliable:
 * Yes.
 * Additions:
 * Again, the information is fairly scare on this article and it does not provide a lot of contextual history. It also seems kind of outdated.
 * Missing Information:
 * Guidelines for government censorships
 * More recent incidents with regards to censorship

= Week 3: = Article Evaluation - Zombies (folklore)

Consider the questions in the following slide as they relate to the article's content, tone, and sourcing.

Evaluating content

 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Tone - Neutral
 * Distractions - None
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * No
 * What else could be improved?
 * In the introduction, the article appears to slightly hyper focus on the Western canonization of a zombie rather than the Haitian origin. It goes into further depth of the relationship between zombies and Haitian tradition as the first paragraph of the content, but should also credit the same amount of attention in the introduction.

Evaluating tone

 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Neutral - Yes
 * Claims Biased - No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Overrepresentation - No
 * Underrepresentation - No

Evaluating sources

 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Links work - Yes
 * Source support the claims - Yes
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Fact referenced - Yes
 * Reliable and appropriate - Yes
 * Source origin - Books, articles, journals, etc.
 * Neutral - the article provides neutral statements/facts from these sources
 * Bias - Difficult to know without going through every article

Checking the talk page
Now take a look at how others are talking about this article on the talk page.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * Encouragements on others written work, suggestions for other popular culture references, and suggestions on sources and new facts
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Rated C-Class
 * Yes, it is part of a few WikiProjects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * Some of the comments are literally gibberish phrases and words randomly interjected and disrupt the flow of the actual conversation