The Wildcast EP47: Ricky Carandang - The new media landscape

Ricky Carandang Ricky is a Filipino Journalist that has worked as a correspondent and anchor for ABS-CBN and ANC. He co-hosted the evening news show The Rundown, hosted the national affairs talk show The Big Picture, and was a field reporter for ABS-CBN's Filipino-language free-television news programs TV Patrol and Bandila. In 2010 he entered public service as Secretary of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO)under President Benigno Aquino as the chief message crafting body of the then government. This conversation with Ricky touches on the new role of media in our changing society looking at the impact of social media and the power of the internet to affect change both for good and bad. We also discussed the recent 2022 Philippine Presidential elections and how we as a nation can move forward in this new age with the return of the Marcoses and the new era of post EDSA Philippine politics. Ricky brings to the table a wealth of experience not only in journalism but also in public service and Philippine politics his insights offer us a view of the nation that is both hopeful for the future but also with renewed vigor to work for a better country together. This episode was produced by JP Alipio and Tomonari Nakayama, Sound design and editing by Tomonari Nakayama