Comments on: Why I Don’t Write For A Newspaper/Magazine and Refuse to Accept Freebies… https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: mariel https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-132072 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:48:14 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-132072 Wow, I just wanted to know what is tanglad (see, i’m not a food enthusiast, just fond of eating) and I was led to this blogsite. Then, I was hooked. I actually read through the whole exchange above. The relevance of this to me is that I believe in most of the same writing principles that you stand for. I also maintain a blog but simply to have a medium of expression. No commercial agenda whatsoever. Reading your blog served as an inspiration. Thank you.

]]> By: artisan chocolatier https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-63249 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:58:07 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-63249 Just to clarify what I said above….There’s more meat in the articles and photos of marketman

]]> By: artisan chocolatier https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-63247 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:56:08 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-63247 as they say, “Where’s the Beef???”

for me, its right here at marketmanila.com.

BRAVO MARKETMAN!!!

]]> By: foodie https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58333 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:40:41 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58333 Love your blog… keep them coming

]]> By: veronica veloso https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58332 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:36:45 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58332 Have I found soulmates in Mr & Mrs. MM? Wherever I travel, it is a must to try the street food in the weekend markets to the white table cloth….
Food, for me, is a living museum of the people who inhabit the place I am visiting. Hence, what joy and what delight, that this morning I accidentally found a foodie blog owned by a cosmopolitan Filipino couple. The pages are visually clean and healthy looking with vibrant food colors. An Asian bow and an English curtsey to both of you. Please continue to share your food finds and stories….
You have chosen the best venue to share your food passion… newspapers are becoming dinosaurs… they exist for political reasons….
What I want is a blog free of politics but chockfull of info on where to find the best veggies, nuts, organic stuff, best homemade stuff…especially the Season is a few months away…
Like you, I am lucky to have lived in various continents, and now am back home for a long while….
Thank you… What a foodie find you both are!

]]> By: Marketman https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58146 Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:24:46 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58146 Franco, I never expected to be paid and never asked, but I did make sure I would retain copyright, particularly of photos as I sent them many to choose from, and my dealings with Summit have always been very professional…

]]> By: Franco https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58111 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:31:34 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58111 Hi MM,

In referrence to Margaux’s comment, Summit is actually paying us for that blogger feature in November for Yummy.

Frankly, I have such high regard for Yummy that I would have done it for free but I do believe that writers should be properly compensated for the products of their creative process.

]]> By: BILABENG https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58109 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:25:21 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58109 that’s right don’t let them dictate to you, those communist. It’s more fun when you can just express yourself, instead of you morphing into what they want you to appear. MM OR M&M LATELY. I’M THE RED M&M, YOU BE THE BROWN ONE. THAT’S OUR CODE AND MY SISTER WILL BE THE LELLOW GREEN M&M. WHEN WE LOSE THE WEIGHT WE CAN DROP THIS M&M BUSINESS.

]]> By: Lou https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58056 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:52:26 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58056 MM you did the most honest and decent thing for yourself and for all of us who regularly lookforward to your posts.

Bravo and may you have more plentiful years of discoveries and adventures to share with us.
You earn distict respect from us. and we thank you for making our day 7x a week.

]]> By: Catalina https://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58054 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:37:28 +0000 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/why-i-dont-write-for-a-newspapermagazine-and-refuse-to-accept-freebies#comment-58054 Amen to all the points you raised, MM, especially as regards ethics in journalism. Ethics, like grammar, should be pre-requisite for any journalist, serious or not, 3rd world or anywhere else.

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