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IN PHOTOS: Visitors celebrate democracy, creativity at MAKI+Fiesta 2024

MAKI+Fiesta 2024 first day at UP Diliman. 

Visitors celebrate democracy, creativity at MAKI+Fiesta 2024

Ched Rick Gatchalian

ABS-CBN News

MANILA — Journalists, researchers, artists, scholars, and content creators convened on Friday at Ignacio B. Gimenez CAL Theater in University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in Quezon City for MAKI+Fiesta, a two-day media festival.The Quezon City government and UP linked hands with International Media Support, Probe Productions, FYT Media, and PumaPodcast to make the festival possible. It aims to celebrate free expression and democracy as primary driving forces of a creative economy.Speeches from FYT Media President Atom Araullo, UP President Jijil Jimenez, QC Mayor Joy Belmonte, and UP College of Mass Communication - Department of Journalism Chairperson Kara David served as the head start of the program.On its first day, various speakers who are experts in their own respective fields discussed interesting topics covering news, storytelling, fact-checking, politics, AI, West Philippine Sea conflict, traumas and recovery in Philippine society through breakout rooms.In a particular session about ethical responsibility of content creators, TikTok personality Mathilda Airlines highlighted the dangerous impact of lies and disinformation in social media.“Hindi natin mababawi kung ano ang iiwan nating marka sa social media. Kung aspiring content creator ka, tapos nagpabayad ka agad para may siraan kung tao, then lately you will realize mali pala ang ginawa mo — made-delete mo and post, pero ang na-feed mong disinformation, hindi mo na ‘yun mababawi,” she said.(We cannot take back whatever mark we left in social media. If you are an aspiring content creator and you accepted a bribe to malign someone&#x27;s reputation — even if you delete your posts in the future once you realize you&#x27;re wrong, you cannot take back the disinformation that you fed to people)“Lagi’t lagi nating isipin na tayo ang next in line na generation. Ayoko pong pag-aralan tao ng susunod na henerasyon na sa atin nagmula ang disimpormasyon. Mas gusto ko po na pag-aralan nila tayo bilang progresibo,” Mathilda added.(Let&#x27;s remember that we are the next generation. I refuse to imagine that the generation after us will study our time as a period where disinformation started to be rampant. I prefer that they would study us as a progressive generation)Tomorrow, which is the festival&#x27;s second day, visitors can also learn a wide-range of topics like civic movements, cyber security, LGU information practices, sustainability, role of creatives in the future, and more.“MAKI+Fiesta” is a wordplay on “makibaka” which represents UP’s militant activism; and “fiesta”, since the event holds various activities and community engagement efforts.

Journalists, researchers, artists, scholars, and content creators convened on Friday at Ignacio B. Gimenez CAL Theater in University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in Quezon City for MAKI+Fiesta, a two-day media festival.

Journalists, researchers, artists, scholars, and content creators convened on Friday at Ignacio B. Gimenez CAL Theater in University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman in Quezon City for MAKI+Fiesta, a two-day media festival.