Get podcast episode 10: Geeking out on sports
Our guest is Jaemark Tordecilla, sports editor (InterAksyon.com) and blogger (Fire Quinito). Listen to or download the podcast here. You can also subscribe to the podcast via iTunes.
For this week’s podcast quiz we’re giving away a copy of A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers.
A Hologram for the King is available at National Bookstores.
During the interview Jaemark cites several things about Philippine sports that have to change. Name three of them. Post your answers in Comments.
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The winners of last week’s quiz (You need to read Chang-Rae Lee) are scientist, nativereader, rusticrouge, sunflowii and jaime. Please post your full names (They won’t be published) in Comments and we’ll alert you when your prizes are ready.
Update: The bookstore has had to reorder copies of The Surrendered by Chang-Rae Lee. Good for reading, annoying for our winners who will now have to wait for their books. Apologies. If you post your Philippine addresses, we can send them to you via Air21 when they arrive. Thank you.
Update on the update: The shipment from Penguin was delayed due to Sandy, but the books should get here within the month. We will send them to you as soon as we get them (assuming you gave us your local addresses). Thanks for waiting.
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That’s it for the first season of the weekly podcast. We’ll be back in one month.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
October 22nd, 2012 at 13:28
Three things about Philippine sports that have to change:
1. Poor sports journalism — lazy sports “scribes” don’t really practice sports journalism at press conferences resulting in a weak sports press
2. No accountability of private sports organizations — 200 million pesos of public money still have not been liquidated
3. Poor leadership of sports organizations — which are actually really disorganized
October 22nd, 2012 at 16:48
The season ender already? It’s my first time to listen, but at least I have some time to download the previous episodes before the next season begins.
My answers:
1. Athletes should be tapped from the school system through sports events (such as the Palarong Pambansa).
2. Sports organizations should do something about the proper funding of sports.
3. Leadership issues within sports organizations should be addressed.
October 22nd, 2012 at 16:50
1.Hackneyed sports journalism
2.Lack of grassroots sports program
3.Lack of transparency in how government funding is used by private beneficiaries
October 22nd, 2012 at 23:33
Three things in Philippine sports that need to change:
1. There is no concerted effort to discover athletes from the grassroots level
2. Leadership is problematic in many sports organizations
3. Government gives money to sports organizations without transparency and accountability on how the funds are spent
October 23rd, 2012 at 09:51
1. lack of funding
2. no accountability from private organizations that receive funding
3. poor organization, poor leadership