BBC apology demanded for 'racist' show

Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 9:28 PM EDT (Philippine Daily Inquire)

MANILA, Philippines -- The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) should apologize for airing a segment of a comedy show last month that was a "racist, humiliating, and disgusting" portrayal of a Filipina domestic helper, a lawmaker at the House of Representatives demanded Monday.

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Philippines: Not an Iraq But Ever Dangerous to Journalists

Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:48 AM EDT

Manila, Philippines - Are journalists meant to be shut up and finally killed?

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Sleepworking

Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:04 AM EDT (JessicaRulestheUniverse.com)

"I've long suspected that writing actually gets done in your sleep, and what you do when you're awake is basically transcription." -Zafra

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'The Cannibal Poet'

Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:18 AM EDT (Newsweek)

Mexican police report findings of a dismembered corpse and fried flesh in the apartment of a would-be writer. Inside a chilling tale of murder.

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Luchi Cruz-Valdez, Unmasking that ABS-CBN's Special Assignment

Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:48 AM EDT

Manila, Philippines - Media has been getting a lot of negative publicity lately, says Luchi Cruz-Valdez, during the press conference for the launching of Bandila sometime last year.

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