Quick wit, slow news
Quick wit, slow news
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Fifteen years working in news has brought Jonathan de Santos from the Senate of the Philippines to villages at risk of flooding from a dam project for water for Metro Manila.
In between, he has written about displacement, landlessness, food security, conflict, indigenous peoples' issues, and misinformation and disinformation.
He has since learned that the bigger story is usually away from the centers of power and is often told by those whose voices are least often heard.
He is currently a deputy editor for ABS-CBN News in Manila after 7 years at Philstar Global Corp. (Philstar.com), where he supervised daily coverage and special reports of the news section.
Recent reporting has included disinformation, labor issues, dissent, and shrinking democratic space.
Welfare
Welfare
Member and chairperson of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, a lateral guild advancing the interests of the Filipino media worker while promoting free expression and freedom of the press.
Work experience
Work experience
ABS-CBN News — Deputy editor (Online news)
ABS-CBN News — Deputy editor (Online news)
From September 2023
Philstar Global Corp. — Head of News
Philstar Global Corp. — Head of News
February 2020 - June 2023
February 2020 - June 2023
Desginated Head of News after being news editor from March 2016.
Desginated Head of News after being news editor from March 2016.
- Directed daily news coverage and determined news agenda and angles for Philstar.com, a news website of The STAR group
- Coordinated and collaborated with news producers on daily stories, in-depth reports and special coverage that have been cited by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility and earned the newsroom awards of distinction from the media watchdog
- Pivoted Philstar.com coverage to framing stories through the lens of human rights and of democracy
- Helped craft the initial social media voice — including real time fact checks on Twitter — of Philstar.com before the creation of a separate social media team
- Mentored Philstar.com’s news producers and helped with fellowship and training applications and with funding proposals to boost their expertise and personal brand and to finance special reports for the site
GMA News Online — Senior Copy Editor
GMA News Online — Senior Copy Editor
October 2013 - October 2015
October 2013 - October 2015
- Responsible for editing and correcting copy sent by reporters and correspondents
- Processed an average of 17 to 20 stories from staff reporters and wire services a day
- Reviewed videos from GMA newscasts before posting on the site
- Wrote stand-alone stories from GMA newscast videos
Bylines and editing at:
Bylines and editing at:
China Dialogue, Optimatic (e27), Coconuts Manila, VERA Files, Yahoo! Southeast Asia, Rogue Magazine, Sun.Star, China Business Philippines, Philippine Gazette
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