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Worst loss in one day Zin thehistory of journalism

Howie Severino, Jam SisanteGMANews.TV

11/24/2009 | 12:49 PM

A Good Look at Maguindanao Massacre, Research and Analysis

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Article............................................................................................................................................. 2Background««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««... 4Research Questions«««««««««««««««««««««««««««««... 5Survey of LiteratureThe Players and the Story«««««««««««««««««««««««« 5The Severity of Competition««««««««««««««««««««««« 6The Rate of Power««««««.««««««««««««««««««««« 7The Implications Aftermath«««««««««««««««««««««««. 8Analytical Framework On to the Classic Scholars«««««««««««««««««««««««« 9Expected Consequences«««««««««««««..««««««««««« 10The Violation of Good Governance«««««««««««««««««««... 11Conclusion««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««... 12

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orst loss of life in one day 'in the history of journalism'

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IE SEVERINO and JAM SISANTE, GMANews.TV

11/24/2009 | 12:49 PM

An international press freedom organization tracking the violent deaths of journalists worldwide calledthe Maguindanao killings on Monday the bloodiest day in the history of journalism."The frenzied violence of thugs working for corrupt politicians has resulted in an incomprehensiblebloodbath," said Reporters Without Borders on its web site.Never in the history of journalism have the news media suffered such a heavy loss of life in one day,"Reporters Without Borders said. We convey our condolences and sympathy to all journalists in thePhilippines, who are in state of shock after this appalling massacre."At a media forum Tuesday, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) said that theincident was easily the biggest tragedy that Philippine journalism has ever suffered. Twelve journalistshave been verified as dead, but the NUJP said as many as 34 could be the final tally.NUJP's vice chair Nonoy Espina said that unlike multiple deaths of journalists elsewhere, theMaguindanao massacre was a "deliberate killing, they were not just caught in the crossfire." The NUJPwill be sending a fact-finding team on Wednesday to Cotabato City, the nearest urban center to themassacre site.In a statement, a group of US-based journalists also condemned the incident and said: The Philippinegovernment must act swiftly and decisively to bring all the perpetrators to justice, irrespective of theirpositions or political affiliations."

The bloodbath

On Monday morning, over 30 journalists from various parts of South Cotabato province accompaniedmembers of the Mangudadatu clan and their lawyers in a convoy as they traveled from Buluan towntowards the Maguindanao capital of Shariff Aguak to file the certificate of candidacy of Datu Ismail"Toto" Mangudadatu, who was not in the convoy.The regional Comelec

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office had recently been transferred to Shariff Aguak from Cotabato City, which isconsidered more neutral ground.In Ampatuan, the town right before Shariff Aguak, the Mangudadatu women and their companions werereportedly abducted by about 100 armed men allied with the Ampatuan clan. Of the 45 or so individualsin the group, only four reportedly survived, according to Toto Mangudadatu.The four survivors reportedly pointed to senior members of the Ampatuan clan as the brains behind thekillings, having overheard Andal Ampatuan Jr., allegedly the leader of the armed men, say that he was

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