Archive for the 'Media and Process' Category

Estrada pardon

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada has been pardoned by his successor Gloria Arroyo, just weeks after he was jailed for life for corruption. As part of the deal, Estrada guaranteed he would not seek office again - fueling accusations that Mrs Arroyo’s move was politically motivated.
Here, readers from the Philippines discuss what is behind the move […]

Estrada pardon

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

From BBC News-Asia Pacific:
“Given all the allegations of corruption against Arroyo, I think that she is the wrong person to use the wisdom of executive clemency.
It is not a question of whether it is right or wrong to pardon Estrada - she is the wrong person to do it.
Any criminal must be punished for their […]

Academic and Online Publishing

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Below are interview questions and my replies on the subject matter of “online publishing” sent to me a few days ago by a staff member of an academic community newsletter. While I am no longer a member of the academia, I was approached more as a member of the editorial board of the Leonardo Electronic […]