
In a weird case of journalistic creativity, SMNI News recently unveiled its groundbreaking approach to truth-telling: “Photos don’t lie, news headlines do.”
The network boldly proclaimed an overwhelming public outcry for the release of detained SMNI talents Lorraine Badoy and Ka Eric. The evidence? A carefully spliced photo collage featuring the same dozen or so people protesting – a number that evidently equates to a nationwide uproar.
Netizens were left in awe of the channel’s photo-manipulation prowess, marveling at how a mere handful of activists could symbolize the collective rage of a nation. It seems SMNI has cracked the code: forget about accurately representing public sentiment when you can just photoshop it into existence.
Perhaps next, they’ll unveil the groundbreaking concept that unicorns exist because someone once saw a horse in a fairy tale. After all, in the brave new world of journalism, why let facts get in the way of a good headline?
R.A.11458:
AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF EXEMPTIONS FROM REVEALING THE SOURCE OF PUBLISHED NEWS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONFIDENCE BY INCLUDING JOURNALISTS FROM BROADCAST, AND NEWS AGENCIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT 53 AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT 1477.
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