However there is a temptation on the part of the information providers to deceive their audience. Take for example an advertisement of a vegetable oil telling viewers that it does not contain cholesterol. Are they comedians? Cholesterol can only found in animals!
Correlated to this is the temptation on the part of the audience to believe what they have received. There is a fear that movie viewers of ‘Da Vinci Code’ would perceive Christ and the Church as a hoax.
It’s really challenging to take an active role in media, especially if what you have in mind is God’s glory. You must see to it that you have the facts to support your claim. You must make sure that you reach a wider mass of audience. You have to be ready to face persecution and be branded as ‘controversial’, ‘subversive’, etc.
When I started in Anluwage, I never thought that I would create friends and foes alike. Some even moved to have us padlocked. It would have been nice to please everyone, but that won’t ever happen in this world. I am convinced that media, while not causing harm to everyone, must always be on the side of truth. Sadly, truth hurts.
As we celebrate Day of Prayer for the Media this coming Sunday, let’s ask God to send His Spirit among all media people (including us at Anluwage) that our works would inspire more men and women out there to become courageous followers of Jesus who is Truth Himself.
As the Anluwage ‘anthem’ aptly puts it: MEDIA FOR GOD.
Birthday blessings to Ma’am Lucy Bance and Manang Mae Alao (25 May).
Well done to my former UST classmate Miralynn Malupa-Kim for finishing her MA degree in TESOL (Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Language) and for her appointment as Test Prep Coordinator at the American Language Institute of San Diego State University!
Many happy returns too goes to my sister Maria Gisela Albano-Axibal who recently obtained her MA in Nursing from Arellano University.
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