GMA News: We are reviewing how we covered the hostage crisis

GMA News' statement on its coverage of the bus siege at Quirino Grandstand ENGLISH VERSION Immediately after our live coverage of the hostage taking and its bloody outcome last Monday, we reviewed how we covered the situation. We are now taking a second look at our existing policies and processes to determine how these can be improved and how we can fill up what is lacking. At the end of this review, we will come up with a revised set of rules and guidelines to be implemented during situations that pose risks to our personnel and to the public. We are also open to dialogue with authorities on how we can work together in situations like this in the interest of the safety of the public, especially hostages. FILIPINO VERSION Agad-agad matapos ang aming live coverage ng hostage taking at sa madugong pagwawakas nito noong Lunes, sinimulang suriin ng GMA News ang aming naging paraan ng pagbabalita ng naturang insidente. Pinag-aaralan naming muli ang kasulukuyang mga patakaran at palakad upang malaman kung paano pa ito mapabubuti at mapunan ang mga kakulangan. Sa pagtatapos ng pagsusuring ito, bubuo ang GMA News and Public Affairs ng mga bagong patakaran na ipatutupad sa mga coverage na sadyang may bantang panganib sa aming mga news and public affairs coverage teams at maging sa publiko. Bukas ang GMA News na makipag-dialogo sa mga otoridad upang mapag-usapan ang pinakamabuting paraaan upang mapangalagaan ang kaligtasan ng publiko, lalo ng mga hostage. - GMANews.TV