‘A secret fairy godmother’ and other stories about #LJM
A SECRET FAIRY GODMOTHER By Ruth Navarra-Mayo Editor, Junior Inquirer “More of that. My apo liked it,” she would say about an issue of Junior Inquirer that she appreciated.
A SECRET FAIRY GODMOTHER By Ruth Navarra-Mayo Editor, Junior Inquirer “More of that. My apo liked it,” she would say about an issue of Junior Inquirer that she appreciated.
Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc was an icon of democracy and press freedom, the INQUIRER’s editor in chief for 24 years, and my boss for 10. As a journalism student, I read about
It is my college graduation in the summer of 2012. Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc, editor in chief of the Inquirer, hands me onstage a plaque of recognition and my first Guyito
My earliest memory of working under LJM was when I overheard her admonish someone for spelling Hong Kong as “Hongkong.” “Two words!” It was a couple of minutes before deadline and
There was an unspoken belief in the Inquirer newsroom that editor in chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc was immortal or invincible—that she would outlive everyone. The public will remember LJM, as we fondly called
It was Christmas Eve, just a couple of hours before midnight. I was on the floor surrounded by freshly bought presents, wrapping paper and ribbons, finally ready to feel the holiday
To my regret, my interactions with the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s esteemed editor in chief were few and far between. It wasn’t because she was unapproachable, or had no time
I’d like to believe that LJM had a sweet tooth—every time the Lifestyle section would offer her a box of something sweet, whether a cake, pie or ensaymada, she’d never
Are you applying with the research section because you want to get out of proofreading?” I was then working as proofreader for the Inquirer Lifestyle section. There was a job
She was already a legend in Philippine journalism, and I was half-expecting some kind of holy terror.
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