In fact, they should be taught how to read a newspaper. They should know that so they would know which paper tells the truth, which is credible. The market should be taught how to read critically. The media in more mature countries are better because they have critical readers, he says. Inday Espina-Varona, city editor of the Times , cautions, however, that the public should not forget one thing about Philippine media that it is primarily controlled by the elite.
People talk as if media is on a totally different plane.
But the fact is, media is part of society, of the system, which is basically elitist. It s a social thing. Any owner who tells me he doesn t use his media is a liar. That s a reality that we have to live with. You either fight for whatever comes out or if it becomes untenable you walk.