A former contributor of Rappler who identified herself as Fae Cheska Marie Esperas, finally speak up against Rappler as she exposed that the US-Backed company blindsided her and noted further that her freedom of expression was insulted.
The revelations of a Rappler contributor about the company added insult to injury after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to revoke the registration of the company for allegedly violating the Philippine Constitution's provision against foreign ownership.
According to Esperas, at first she was very proud when Rappler featured her article because her cause and purpose would be read by a wide audience, and she wanted them to get to know how it is like to in the line of work that she used to do. Althoug she contributed first at Rappler, but upon learing that the company is technically owned by a foreign company, it seems like she allowed herself to be used by someone else instead, just to put the message of her article across.
Here's the Complete Expose of a Former Rappler Contributor:
I have contributed articles to Rappler, and one of them was featured on Rappler's section for thought leaders. I was very proud when they featured my article because my cause and purpose would be read by a wide audience, and I wanted them to get to know how it is like to be in the line of work that I (used to) do. An underlying theme in that article was also a call out to fellow Filipinos to find ways to unite in the midst of diversity. Pilipino sa kapwa Pilipino.
But upon learning that Rappler is technically owned by a foreign company, it seems like I allowed myself to be used by someone else instead, just to put the message of my article across. I feel used because a foreign media outlet took advantage of my voice without my knowledge, and this very same outlet made it look like they are one with my stand (given the nature of their "Thought Leaders" category). Pero yun pala, nakikisakay lang sila just for the sake of so-called social relevance.
I don't like the idea of them making all sorts of tirades against today's problems and putting blame solely on the current administration mainly because they are backed up by a foreign owner and they can pull out and flee the scene once they are bombed back, or do a public outcry saying their freedom of expression is being threatened, to think they don't have legal claim to it in the first place.
I look up to Rappler as a good social media platform where I can write and put my thoughts to public (via Rappler X), but had I known from the start that they are not purely Filipino in terms of ownership, I would have thought about things first. I may still have chosen to write for Rappler, or would have gone with another online media outlet instead-one that has a more solid respect for transparency and accountability. I mean, I would have contributed to HuffPost or to BuzzFeed instead, or to a local blog whose owner I personally know.
In essence, I was blindsided by Rappler. My freedom of expression was insulted too.
Here's the article I mentioned:
https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/thought-leaders/102973-pay-it-forward-confessions-humanitarian-worker
The revelations of a Rappler contributor about the company added insult to injury after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) decided to revoke the registration of the company for allegedly violating the Philippine Constitution's provision against foreign ownership.
According to Esperas, at first she was very proud when Rappler featured her article because her cause and purpose would be read by a wide audience, and she wanted them to get to know how it is like to in the line of work that she used to do. Althoug she contributed first at Rappler, but upon learing that the company is technically owned by a foreign company, it seems like she allowed herself to be used by someone else instead, just to put the message of her article across.
Here's the Complete Expose of a Former Rappler Contributor:
I have contributed articles to Rappler, and one of them was featured on Rappler's section for thought leaders. I was very proud when they featured my article because my cause and purpose would be read by a wide audience, and I wanted them to get to know how it is like to be in the line of work that I (used to) do. An underlying theme in that article was also a call out to fellow Filipinos to find ways to unite in the midst of diversity. Pilipino sa kapwa Pilipino.
But upon learning that Rappler is technically owned by a foreign company, it seems like I allowed myself to be used by someone else instead, just to put the message of my article across. I feel used because a foreign media outlet took advantage of my voice without my knowledge, and this very same outlet made it look like they are one with my stand (given the nature of their "Thought Leaders" category). Pero yun pala, nakikisakay lang sila just for the sake of so-called social relevance.
I don't like the idea of them making all sorts of tirades against today's problems and putting blame solely on the current administration mainly because they are backed up by a foreign owner and they can pull out and flee the scene once they are bombed back, or do a public outcry saying their freedom of expression is being threatened, to think they don't have legal claim to it in the first place.
I look up to Rappler as a good social media platform where I can write and put my thoughts to public (via Rappler X), but had I known from the start that they are not purely Filipino in terms of ownership, I would have thought about things first. I may still have chosen to write for Rappler, or would have gone with another online media outlet instead-one that has a more solid respect for transparency and accountability. I mean, I would have contributed to HuffPost or to BuzzFeed instead, or to a local blog whose owner I personally know.
In essence, I was blindsided by Rappler. My freedom of expression was insulted too.
Here's the article I mentioned:
https://www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/thought-leaders/102973-pay-it-forward-confessions-humanitarian-worker
Source: Fae Cheska Marie Esperas
Former Rappler Contributor Speaks Up for Being Blindsided by the US-Backed Company
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