The Philippine Daily Inquirer's front page flaunts pictures of Demetrio Vicente, a witness for the defense in the Renato Corona impeachment trial. The collage of pictures shows the various facial expressions of the witness.
What was the picture's goal? Was it to put a lighter tone on the dreary impeachment trial? Or maybe, just maybe, the Inquirer did not take into account that Demetrio Vicente was once a stroke victim which may have led him to retain some facial tics?
The ApologyNext time, I hope the paper learns to double check their journalism ethics before actually publishing photos like this. I don't think there is a need to wait for your readers to be your editors.
“For this, we sincerely apologize. It is not our intention to disparage Mr. Vicente in any way,” the Inquirer said on its official Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Just a little bit of sensitivity, please. Thanks.
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