Tina Monzon-Palma
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Tina Monzon-Palma is a prominent Filipino news
anchorwoman and public servant. As a news presenter
in the Philippines
, she is a journalistic role model
and “iconic member” of the history of the broadcast journalism in the Philippines. As a veteran broadcast journalist, Palma was a reporter who maintained “strength, courage, and dignity” during the Martial Law period in the Philippines. She is a recognized program director of Bantay Bata 163 and Sagip Kapamilya public service
programs of the ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. (AFI), an organization she joined in 1998 when she was the chief operating officer of Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5)
, also known as ABC TV 5. Associated with ANC (an ABS-CBN cable news channel) and the Asia News Network
, Palma is currently the newscaster for the Philippine nightly news program The World Tonight and the host of Talkback with Tina Monzon-Palma, a "weekly issue-oriented interactive talk show
" considered as the “first truly Filipino
interactive television show”. Her Paksa, a program broadcasted by ABS-CBN on A.M.
radio, discusses subjects such as issues about women, labor rights
, welfare of children, and the "militant poor". She is also the director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), a private non-profit and non-stock company. During her early life as a news reporter, Palma was involved with civic organizations such as the Quezon City Red Cross and the Citizens Traffic Action.
News
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
anchorwoman and public servant. As a news presenter
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, she is a journalistic role model
Role model
The term role model generally means any "person who serves as an example, whose behaviour is emulated by others".The term first appeared in Robert K. Merton's socialization research of medical students...
and “iconic member” of the history of the broadcast journalism in the Philippines. As a veteran broadcast journalist, Palma was a reporter who maintained “strength, courage, and dignity” during the Martial Law period in the Philippines. She is a recognized program director of Bantay Bata 163 and Sagip Kapamilya public service
Public services
Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly or by financing private provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus that certain services should be available to all, regardless of income...
programs of the ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. (AFI), an organization she joined in 1998 when she was the chief operating officer of Associated Broadcasting Company (TV5)
Associated Broadcasting Company
The Associated Broadcasting Company, Inc is a television network in the Philippines, with main broadcast facilities and transmitter located at 762 Quirino Highway, San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. The network was previously known as the , Associated Broadcasting Company remains the legal...
, also known as ABC TV 5. Associated with ANC (an ABS-CBN cable news channel) and the Asia News Network
Asia News Network
The Asia News Network is a network of Asian daily newspapers that share editorial content with each other, including news stories, feature articles, editorials and personality profiles...
, Palma is currently the newscaster for the Philippine nightly news program The World Tonight and the host of Talkback with Tina Monzon-Palma, a "weekly issue-oriented interactive talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
" considered as the “first truly Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
interactive television show”. Her Paksa, a program broadcasted by ABS-CBN on A.M.
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
radio, discusses subjects such as issues about women, labor rights
Labor rights
Labor rights or workers' rights are a group of legal rights and claimed human rights having to do with labor relations between workers and their employers, usually obtained under labor and employment law. In general, these rights' debates have to do with negotiating workers' pay, benefits, and safe...
, welfare of children, and the "militant poor". She is also the director of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), a private non-profit and non-stock company. During her early life as a news reporter, Palma was involved with civic organizations such as the Quezon City Red Cross and the Citizens Traffic Action.
External links
- Photograph of Tina Monzon-Palma, flickr.com