GMA News and Public Affairs
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| GMA News and Public Affairs | |
| Country |  Philippines |
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| Company | GMA Network |
| Key people | Marissa Flores Jessica Soho Malou Mangahas |
| Motto | Serbisyong Totoo |
| Website | GMA News Website INQ7.net Website |
GMA News and Public Affairs is the news and public affairs division of Philippine broadcast network GMA Network. It is currently headed by Marissa Flores. It produces programs for all the GMA Network stations in the Philippines and GMA Pinoy TV. GMA News and Public Affairs is headquartered at the GMA Network Center in Quezon City, Philippines. The news division was commended by the House of Representatives in 2003 for its work in News and Public Affairs. It has also won numerous awards for its work.
GMA News and Public Affairs' slogan is "Serbisyong Totoo" (True Service). It is one of the longest running slogan used for news broadcast promotion.[citation needed] In 2006, the news division also used an accompanying slogan, "Just News," used for its promotional campaign. It provides videos of its news programs through INQ7.net and GMANews.tv , its official website. The GMA News website is headed by Malou Mangahas, the former Editor-in-Chief of the Manila Times.
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[edit] History
The GMA Network traces its origin from the Republic Broadcasting System, established by Robert Stewart. Programming of its radio station, DZBB depended on mostly on news reports. The station covered the eruption of Mt. Hibok-Hibok in 1951, and the election and untimely death of former President Ramon Magsaysay. While RBS Channel 7 was established in 1961, it was in 1970s that GMA became one of the most-watched television news source in the country. In 1983, Channel 7 was the first to break the news of Ninoy Aquino's death, and later would be the only television station to broadcast his funeral. The channel also became the first station to broadcast the Ramos-Enrile break-away that led to the People Power Revolt.
With the dominance of ABS-CBN in Philippine television in the 1980s and 1990s, GMA struggled to increase its ratings. But, it did emerge as a player in broadcast news. In 1998, GMA teamed up with the Philippine Daily Inquirer to air the election special, Decision '98, and later, Eleksyon 2001 and Eleksyon 2004. GMA was the first and only Philippine broadcster to win a Peabody Award in 1999[citation needed], one of the most distinguished awards in broadcast news. Its flagship newscast, Saksi, won the 1999 Asian Television Awards and 2002 New York Festival awards for Best Newscast. In 2006, GMA News was praised by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for its news coverage, and said that it is the reason for the networks' high ratings, a sentiment which was mirrored by the network's President and CEO Felipe Gozon[citation needed]. In the 2006 SWS Media Trust survey, GMA News garnered 60% of public trust, second only to rival ABS-CBN with 68%. But a similar Pulse Asia survey shows that GMA News is the more credible in the country and to key demographics. [1]
GMA News became a pioneer in local television news in many ways. GMA was one of the pioneers of women in broadcast journalism[citation needed]. Tina Monzon-Palma was one of the first women co-anchors when she first presented News at Seven, one of the most-watched news programs in the 1970s[citation needed]. Helen Vela was the first woman to anchor news in Tagalog. And Mel Tiangco was the first late-night solo anchor. GMA was the first to broadcast an hourly news program[citation needed], which is known today as the GMA Flash Report, and the first station to use a ticker for breaking news and traffic information. GMA News was also the first to use Electronic News Gathering Vans in the country[citation needed]. In 2004, it regularly began to use Satellite News Gathering facilities to reach more remote areas. It also covered important events, such as the 1995 World Youth Day and 2000 Today.
[edit] GMA News and Public Affairs programs
- 100% Pinoy - documentary about Philippines
- 24 Oras - primetime news telecast
- Emergency - informative show
- GMA Flash Report - 10 minute hourly news update
- Imbestigador - investigative show
- I-Witness - documentaries
- Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho - informative show
- Kay Susan Tayo - magazine show
- Palaban - investigative show
- Philippine Agenda - election primer show
- Pinoy Meets World - travel show
- Reporter's Notebook - investigative show
- Saksi - late night news program
- Sine Totoo - documentaries
- Unang Hirit - morning informative/talk show
[edit] GMA Regional Newscasts
- Balitang Bisdak -regional newscast of GMA Cebu
- Ratsada - regional newscast of GMA Iloilo and Bacolod
- Testigo -regional newscast of GMA Davao
[edit] News and Public Affairs Shows produced for Q
- At Your Service-Star Power
- Balik-Bayan
- Balitanghali
- Dahil sa Iyong Paglisan
- Day Off
- Live on Q
- May Trabaho Ka
- Masigasig
- News on Q
- RX Men
- Sana'y Muling Makapiling
- Sapulso
- Women's Desk
[edit] News & Public Affairs personalities
[edit] Current personalities
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[edit] Current regional personalities
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[edit] Past personalities
- Martin Andanar (Now with ABC.)
- Veronica Baluyut-Jimenez (Now with NBN.)
- Jun Bautista (Retired; now a newspaper columnist)
- Louie Beltran†
- Teddy Benigno†
- Dan Campilan†
- Israel Cando(Former reporter; transferred to ABS-CBN; moved to Canada and working as editor for Fil-Can newspaper)
- Marilen Cawad (Former reporter; now a news editor for the Institutional Investor)
- Luchi Cruz-Valdez (Former GMA News and Public Affairs vice president; transferred to ABS-CBN in 2002)
- Karen Davila (Former news anchor; transferred to ABS-CBN in 2000.)
- Leslie Espino
- Bobby Guanzon (Now with NBN.)
- Rico Hizon(Former news anchor; now with BBC World.)
- Chynna Jocson
- Mon Isberto (Former morning news and business anchor; currently Smart Communications media officer)
- Cheche Lazaro (Transferred after Probe Productions programs moved from GMA to ABC, and subsequently, ABS-CBN.)
- Tony Lozano
- Tina Monzon-Palma (Transferred to ABC after serving as news anchor with GMA; now with ABS-CBN)
- Christine Ong (Former reporter; now a correspondent for Channel NewsAsia)
- Amado Pineda
- Ricardo "Dong" Puno(Former Public Affairs Host; transferred to ABS-CBN)
- Bernadette Sembrano (Former news anchor and public affairs host; transferred to ABS-CBN in 2003.)
- Jay Sonza (Former news anchor and talk show host; currently the head of UNTV-37)
- Richelle Sy
- Helen Vela†
- Jose Mari Velez†
[edit] Past regional personalities
- Chris Misajon†
- Leo Villareal
[edit] See also
| Corporate Directors: Felipe L. Gozon | Gilberto Duavit, Jr. | Anna-Teresa M. Gozon-Abrogar | Judith D. Vazquez | Felipe S. Yalong Laura J. Westfall | Joel Marcelo G. Jimenez |
| Subsidiaries: RGMA Network, Inc. | GMA Network Films, Inc. | GMA Pinoy TV | Alta Productions Group, Inc. | GMA Records | GMA Kapuso Foundation GMA Marketing and Productions, Inc. | New Media Inc. | Scenarios, Inc. | GMANews.tv Radio Networks: Super Radyo | Campus Radio |
