ABS-CBN’s Jumilla is the 2012 Marshall McLuhan Fellow
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BROADCASTER Lynda Jumilla is the 2012 recipient of the Marshall McLuhan fellowship, the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility announced today, June 22, after the traditional Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar.
Jumilla was chosen by a committee of senior journalists from this year’s panel of journalists who discussed the topic “Reporting Corruption”. Jumilla’s selection as the 2012 McLuhan Fellow was announced immediately after the seminar by the Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines, Christopher Thornley.
Jumilla is the 16th McLuhan Fellow. She is the first television journalist to become a McLuhan Fellow.
The Embassy of Canada, with support from with SunLife Financial Inc., sponsors the McLuhan fellowship named after communication theoretician Marshall McLuhan. It consists of a ten-day familiarization and lecture tour of Canadian media and academic organizations, and later, a lecture tour of Philippine universities under Embassy auspices.
The panelists this year were:
- Carolyn O. Arguillas (MindaNews)
- Dana Batnag (Jiji Press, Manila Bureau)
- Carla P. Gomez (The Visayan Daily Star)
- Lynda Jumilla (ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.)
- Malou Mangahas (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism)
- Jiggy Manicad (GMA Network Inc.)
Each received a certificate of recognition and a P20,000 honorarium.
The panelists, known as Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Fellows, were chosen by the committee from a list based on the PJR Reports review of news media performance from January to December 2011 and other recommendations. Since 2010, there have been 19 fellows.
PJR Reports is the CMFR flagship publication. It reviews media performance, recognizes good practice, and criticizes lapses in compliance with ethical and professional performance.
The Seminar was held at the SGV Hall of the Asian Institute for Management Conference Center Manila, Makati City.
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