Covering up murder may be a daunting task but not when you have the media behind your back. Media has the ability to control people’s mind. They can just put a spin on things knowing that they already captured the people’s trust. They can turn stories around just by highlighting some parts of the story and making the culprit—Ted Failon himself, look like a victim of the government’s vendetta against a long-time critic.

The formula is really simple: repeat the lie over and over again and it will eventually sound more sensible than the truth itself. Roundup the friends who would testify that Ted Failon’s wife is suicidal; show a picture of a grieving family who mourns for their sibling’s “suicide attempt”; highlight the police arrests and deem it inhuman then roundup the highly idealistic people manning the Commission on Human Rights; show the gullible daughter crying in front of national TV asking for prayers for a mother attempting suicide; and, lastly use the political angle making the present administration itself the mastermind of Failon’s supposed harassment to make him an unpalatable candidate for senator on next year’s election. And, to top it off, bring in the text polls and call-in opinions of the masses.

It’s funny how lots and lots of people on TV believes in Ted Failon’s bullshit. Do they miss the fact that no gunfire was heard, that the bathroom was cleaned as well as the gun and even the insides of the car which is believed to be the crime scene is squeaky clean.

Forget the suicide note which looks likes the 12-year old daughter’s handwriting containing “po” which is an uncommon term of endearment. Come on, will you use “po” or “opo” in addressing a spouse? I can’t image how they sound in bed in that case. “Bilisan mo pa, po.” (Hmmm. I change my mind. I think it sound kinky.) What’s funnier is having a witness for one’s suicide note.

I don’t care whether Ted Failon be imprisoned or not—I already know he won’t cause of all the bigwig friends. All I care about is the type of media we have in this country. If we have a media institution who would be willing to cover the truth up just because Ted Failon is a part of their own, and even willing to make government institutions casualties to their worthless crusades, how could you expect society to make the wise decisions?

If there are victims in this Ted Failon scandal, it’s not Ted Failon himself, it’s not his children or his family, it’s the Quezon City Police Department, the government institutions and the people Ted Failon and his company, ABS-CBN betrayed.