Inq7 Breakup: GMA’s Fault
Inquirer.net editor Joey Alarilla lays the smackdown on GMANews.tv editor-in-chief Malou Mangahas for her TV dogs’ conspiring to scavenge around his podcast interviews (Yeah, I know. Offline media surviving off scraps from online media. Fun times.). The last few paragraphs convey a veiled threat to keep her dogs at bay.
So, yes, it’s all been about civility.
It’s the same civility that has prevented us from pointing out that you set up GMANews.tv some eight months ago when your network had an existing agreement that INQ7.net was the news site of both the Philippine Daily Inquirer and GMA Network.
It’s the same civility that has prevented us from telling the whole truth about INQ7.net, while you go around playing the good cop, taking the “high road” and telling bloggers that it’s all a misunderstanding.
I wonder, is it easier to take the high road when you’re the one who’s at fault, and to remain silent when the truth would hurt your organization if it comes out?
Yes, we all know a lot of things, and we’ve been civil despite everything that has been happening behind the scenes.
But don’t mistake civility for approval, or expect it to last forever.
First they try to stab an online partner in the back, then they try to scavenge off its table scraps. What a sad little TV network.
pwned.
It is sad to read this exchange between Malou and Joey, both of whom I have nothing but high praises. I’ve worked with Malou during the Manila Times’ days and with Joey with me as a striving columnist. But this is good… exchanges of opinions
Now the beans were spilled. At least JV is in the middle to cool the exchanges down (a bit).
Inq7 Breakup: GMA’s Fault…
Inquirer.net editor Joey Alarilla lays the smackdown on GMANews.tv editor-in-chief Malou Mangahas for her TV dogs’ conspiring to scavenge around his podcast interviews (Yeah, I know. Offline media surviving off scraps from online media. Fun times.). …
This sounds like two groups from the same company working on the same project using the same material. Each one trying to “one up” the other
Seems like an episode out of the “Apprentice”, only one will survive.
Cool blog Mike A.
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well just in the title of the site INQ7.net inquirer has the edge over gma 7. i only go to in7.net because of the advertisement on gma 7. i think its better they split up.
i can’t find the post of malou mangahas regarding the inq7 split issue. where can i find it kaya?
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Pep is not successful–no ads….