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Mahigit 30 taon na sa industriya si GMA broadcast journalist Jessica Soho.

Kamakailan, pinarangalan siya ng University of the Philippines System ng pinakamataas na karangalan nito, ang 2018 Gawad Plaridel.

Siya ang kaunaunahang UP mass communication alumna na nakasungkit ng award.

Sa kanyang thank you speech, tinalakay niya ang problema ng fake news.

"The scary part is, fake news has been weaponized. How do we fight it? Simply by being more discerning--get your news from trusted sources, not primarily from your own news feeds. Don't believe anything just because it's repeated or retweeted or liked a millions times. It is never a popularity contest. Truth is determined not by algorithms or the number of posts, likes, tweets or engagement but by facts and facts alone. And please fact-check, you have the tools," pahayag niya.

Bukod dito, emosyonal din niyang pinasalamatan ang kapwa broadcast journalist na si Tina Monzon-Palma.

"I have Tina Monzon-Palma to thank for this most important lesson that saw me into some pivotal questions in my career. She was the one who hired me and it was through her example and courage that my newsroom contemporaries and I learned the value of upholding the truth no matter what, to defend the integrity of the story. And now more than ever, we need more of this in these perilous times," pagpapatuloy niya.

Ang Gawad Plaridel ang ibinibigay sa mga taong may natatanging kontribusyon sa larangan ng print, pelikula, radio, telebisyon at mass media.

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