JOURNALISM is not for the faint of heart, nor is it for onion-skinned politicians. When a sensitive politician comes across a courageous journalist, they usually collide, much unlike opposite poles of a magnet that attract each other.

The arguments raised by some congressmen in scrutinizing the franchise renewal for broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corp. that struck me the most were actually complaints of having been treated unfairly in certain news reports and commentaries aired on various programs of the network, and that they had no way to get back.

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