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Reuters To The Rescue: Rappler Is Not The Least-Trusted News Brand In The Philippines!

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LONDON, The United Kingdom (The Adobo Chronicles, Paris Bureau) – The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford has come to the rescue of Rappler.

This, after Reuters released its latest study on media trust showing that Maria Ressa’s online business is the least-trusted news brand in the Philippines.

In a statement issued, Reuters said that their data in the study “should not be treated as a list of the most trusted (news) brands.”

When asked by The Adobo Chronicles for clarification on the statement, Rasmus Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute said that since the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission had previously revoked Rappler’s media license, it is no longer considered news media, but rather a vlog.

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After Dismal Performance, Rappler Will Now Turn To Dealing In Securities!

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MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – We all remember when Maria Ressa complained about the government tagging it as a ”dealer in securities” in connection with the probe on Rappler’s alleged illegal foreign investment.

Well, fairy tales do come true.

After being in the rock bottom in audience trust of Philippine news media brands in the last two consecutive polls by the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, Ressa is throwing in the towel.

The convicted Rappler CEO who worked her way up to the Nobel Peace Prize through lies and disinformation, told The Adobo Chronicles that she was shutting down her online news business and investing instead in securities.

She said she was confident of the success of her new venture because many of her young staff at Rappler are financial, economic and business experts. ”It’s going to be a win-win situation.,” she added.

Media trust survey by Reuters/Oxford in 2020 and 2021
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GMA Network Loses Its Malacañang Press Accreditation!

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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Quezon City Bureau)) – GMA Network may have been named most-trusted news brand in the Philippines, according to the latest survey by Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, but it has also lost its press accreditation from Malacañang.

Ironically, it is the same Reuters survey that was made the basis for the cancellation of GMA’s palace press credentials.

According the survey, TikTok now accounts for 15% of Filipinos who look to social media as their source of news. Further, GMA is now the largest news creator on TikTok.

ERGO, Malacañang now considers GMA as a Vlogger, and not a journalism entity, so it is banning the network.

UNLESS, of course, the palace eventually decides to accredit Vloggers to be members of the Malacañang Press Corps!