hao siao
English
Alternative forms
- hao-siao
- haosiao
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hao‧siao
- (Philippine) IPA(key): /haʊˈʃaʊ/
Noun
- (Philippines, journalism, derogatory) pseudojournalists, not employed by a reputable news organization but who pass themselves off as journalists in order to cash in on the payoffs and bribes from news sources, particularly during elections.[1][2]
- 2013 June 4, Jerry E. Esplanada, Who’s ‘hao-siao’ or legit journalist? BOC confused, Philippine Daily Inquirer:
- On a list prepared by the BOC’s public information and assistance division and posted at the main Customs gate were the names of nearly 100 media people, including some said to be hao-siao.
- 2018, Ronald U. Mendoza, Edsel L. Beja, Jr., Julio C. Teehankee, Antonio G. M. La Vina, Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza, editors, Building Inclusive Democracies In Asean, World Scientific:
- 15th Congress House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II said that there is a lot of resistance against FOI because of the fear it may be used by “hao-siao” or illegitimate media members to ruin politicians (Garcia, 2012).
Adjective
hao siao (comparative more hao siao, superlative most hao siao)
- (Philippines, Chinese Filipino, colloquial) bogus; phony; fake
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