Kara David's Tweets Against TV Patrol Put Her Name in Risk
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
, Posted by JED at 7:30:00 PM
GMA-7's broadcast journalist Kara David got bombarded with tweets criticizing her own Twitter posts that many deemed as a swipe against anchors from rival networks.
“News programs should be watched for the content and credibility of its news, not the looks and ‘sex appeal’ of its presenters,” Kara tweeted in the afternoon of Nov. 7.
A minute later, she added, “Bato-bato sa langit tamaan huwag magalit.”
Many could not believe that David, who is a recent recipient of the TOWNS (The Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service) award, and the second of only two Filipinas to have received the prestigious Peabody Award, could post such comments, as seen on Twitter and local forum Pinoyexchange. Some branded her tweets “cheap,” her sentiments “bitter” or “threatened.”
“I respect Kara David being a Peobody awardee, until this afternoon in twitter,” said one.
"4 sum1 wrking n d media & being d daughter of randy david, i expected u to have at least phrased ur statemnt or chose better words,” wrote another.
“wag sayangin ang mga parangal sa mga opinyong dulot ng inggit ok? Inyong inyo ang kredibilidad nyo walang umaagaw!” posted another Twitter user.
Numerous netizens also supposed that she was referring to ABS-CBN’s “TV Patrol,” the rival show of GMA-7’s “24 Oras.” Some noticed how David’s tweet appeared to coincide with the changes in the lineup of “Patrol” with the return of Korina Sanchez and Noli De Castro on the program.
One user tweeted David, saying, “that’s why we watch tv patrol.. it is more credible..”
To which David responded: “I respect your opinion. Pero mas maraming intl and local awards ang 24oras. I think that speaks a lot.”
“u love 24ORAS AND that's perfectly fine. no question with that. but saying negatives about the other speaks so much about YOU,” posted another user.
While there were those who speculated that David’s tweets were about their industry rivals, others cautioned her to watch her words because it could offend her very own colleagues in GMA.
“I think @karadavid is insulting her colleagues too bad for them!” exclaimed one.
Another wondered: “how will you explain this to mel [tiangco] and mike [enriquez]? (anchors of ’24 Oras’) na wala kasi silang 'sex appeal'?”
Based on some of the posts of Twitter users and forum members, Kara deleted her tweets shortly. But her posts were saved for posterity through screenshots of her Twitter page posted on Pinoyexchange.com. Some, including her GMA News and Public Affairs colleague Tinna Panganiban-Perez, also re-tweeted her post.
kaya nga mukhang dry at magaspang mukha niya! ganyan din ugali niya! may pinag-aralan nga pero wala ring kwenta! marami nga awards ang 24 oras di naman pinapanood ng nakararami! kasi ang mahalaga ang katotohan at kredibilidad! kaya nga mas magandang panoorin ang tv patrol dahil hindi kagandahan ang ugali ng mga tao sa news ng gma! puro mayayabang! mahahangin! tatangayin din kayo ng hangin niyo....
Yabang naman nito. Tsk! Tsk!
i guess she is just being honest. tulad ng ibang nagcocoment ng sariling opinion like acting ng isang star, kara is just saying her opinion. well can't deny naman na may k syang maging proud. baka naman may nagbrought out ng personal appearance kaya nakapagtweet sya ng ganon. pero bilib talaga ako sayong show. kahit saang bundok sumusuong at nakikihalubilo sa kahit na anong tao. hwag mo na lang pansinin ang mga nag-nenega. malay mo tagakabila ang lahat ng 'yan. keep up the good works. we love your show.
shes just true to herself, besides she never mentioned any personalities or rival shows in her tweet. shes just a human and practiced her freedom of speech. she has the right to say whats on her thoughts and minds. all those who reacted was just another human being with close minded personality. and infairness to her. nevermind on all the detractors out there. this blog's title was so biased. she never mentioned tv patrol.
.....hOnest b xiA?
nAgyA2bNg Lng yAn!
bObO niA mS mRmi kYng aWard aNg abs-cbn!
....aNg tHonG mY nAnO2od b nG sHow niA?
Mukha ni Mike at Mel against Ted, Kabayan and Korina. Kredibiliadad ni Mike at Mel against Ted, Kabayan and Korina. San ka?
its a free country lol!
lets stick to what d issue is...lets not be too personal.. d issue is credibility. so who do u think have it?
WHo Is She?!!...
Who's KARA DAVID?!!!....
IDK.. (I DON't KNOW... HEr..)
TEAM KAPAMILYA...
inggit k lng kay kara david eh kaya ganyan k maka react.. di nmn cguro masama magyabang kung may ipagyayabang at may pinatunayanan na hehehe..
Well, ganyan ang totoong may puso at may pinagralan.. hindi takot lumaban at hindi natatakot ihayag ang kanyang opinyon. Lahat tayo may karapatang ihayag ang kung anu mang nasa sa loob natin.
Besides, wala syang binaggit na kahit ano mang pangalan.
Nakakatuwang isipin na may isang leader na Ms. Kara David na naglelead sa katotohanan at kredebilidad. :)
basta ako hanga kay kara david sa mga documentary story sa tv program niya kumpara sa abs-cbn.
ang galing mo kara believe ako sa iyo sa paghahatid mo ng inpormasyon sa tv.
kapag ang pag-uusapan ay documentary story, sa gma7 na ako. marami akong natututuhan na di makikita sa abs-cbn.
wla nmang dapat kampihan sa 2 station pareho lng nmn na naghahatid ng balita sa sambayanan totoo at may kredibilidad opinyon ni kara david un hayaan natin cya gaya ng inyong mga opinyon, pananaw yan ang demokrasya.... GMA AT ABS- CBN MABUHAY KAYO
excuse me mas maraming nanonod ng 24 oras kaysa sa tv patrol sa totoo lang.. mas pinagkakatiwalaan ng tao ang news ng gma-7 kaysa sa kabila kaya kung ano-anong burloloy ang na pag-akit ang nilalagay sa tv patrol para lang makahikayat ng tao ..at kredibilidad lang sus bakit may kredibilidad pa ba si noli de castro na wala naman nagawa ng maging VP..KUNG ANONG TAPANG NYA NOON SA pagbatikos sa mga tiwaling opisyal bago sya tumakbong VP EH SYA NAMAN PARA MAAMONG TUPA NA SUNOD-SUNURAN LANG KAY GMA nung nakaupo pa sya...at wag kalimutan ang ginawa ng abs-cbn kay fernando poe jr na ganun na lang ang galit ni susan roces sa kanila.. kaya ng nalugi ang channel 2 at nag bawas sila ng mga tao kasi wala ng nanonood sa kanila kung saan lantaran ang pag kampi nila kay GMA NOON SIEMPRE KATAMDEEM KASI ANG MANOK NILANG SI NOLI DE CASTRO.. at kung nasabi man ni kara david eh yun di yabang yun kundi nagsasabi lang ng totoo .. mamamtay na lang kayo sa ingit mga kapalmuks im sure gusto nyo rin mapunta sa inyo si kara david at iba pag magagaling na journalist ng gma na laging nanalo sa international ..panigurado yan magpaparate naman ang abs sa gma-7 dahil dun magaling ang channel 2 kaya nga ginagaya sila ng tv5 sa pagpaparate gamit ng pera..
I think that tweet didn't really imply to downgrade any network or any personality. Masyado lang nagisip ang iba.patunay kung gaano sila ka insecure sa mga piniling pambato sa industriya ng pamamahayag. Kara has a heart and that's what I like sa kanya. I know that she didn't mean anything when she twitted that. I still like her.ung mga iba jan, KUMUHA MUNA KAYO NG AWARD BAGO KAYO MAGSASALITA. :) love you kara.