On the Scene : the Philippine Press coverage of the 1986 Revolution / edited by Asuncion David Maramba.
Material type:
TextMetro Manila : Solar Publishing Corporation, [1987];copyright 1987Description: 190 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- volume
- 971-17-0628-8
- PN 5424 .On8 1987
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Isagani R. Cruz Collection
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Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo-Information Resource Center | PN 5424 .On8 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 3IRC0000000210 |
A compilation of the Philippine press coverage of the 1986 revolution. The book is divided into several topics: The first topic touched on plans that were "hatched" shortly before February 22
and the last topic consists of reprints or excerpts on the principal characters of the revolution, not the least of which is the people themselves that crystallized into the now famous "people power".
and the last topic consists of reprints or excerpts on the principal characters of the revolution, not the least of which is the people themselves that crystallized into the now famous "people power". A compilation of the Philippine press coverage of the 1986 revolution. The book is divided into several topics: The first topic touched on plans that were "hatched" shortly before February 22
the mid topic shows the aftermath of the revolution, it collates the few human interests articles
the mid topic shows the aftermath of the revolution, it collates the few human interests articles
the next topic touched on each of the four days of the revolution from February 22-25
the next topic touched on each of the four days of the revolution from February 22-25
there were more important things to do. --From the preface
When news of the 1986 Revolution spilled out into the newspapers, the first impulse of anybody who had a sense of history was to cut the papers and keep the clippings for posterity or to keep all the newspapers on file. But after February 22, the first day of the Revolution, he could not do much of that. He couldn't keep up with so many papers. Unable to buy or read all of them, he missed out on some issues. And if he was clipping the news, what, for example, was he to do with the Inquirer where the news stories on page 1 were all continued on page 2? Besides, there was no time
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