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About Me

Mick Basa currently reports on stateless people in Southern Philippines as a fellow of the Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism.

A freelance journalist, Mick contributes pieces for local and foreign news organisations including Rappler, Davao Today, Philippine Daily Inquirer and Union of Catholic Asian News.

He was Manila Bulletin's reporter in Mindanao for three years from 2009 to 2012. Based in what was once called the Philippines' "typhoon-free" island, he has covered unprecedented natural calamities in Mindanao, including the late-season tropical cyclone Washi which claimed thousands of lives and the 2012 Pantukan landslide.

Location:
Philippines, Davao
Current organization:
Asian Center for Journalism
Current role:
Journalist
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Journalism, Multimedia Journalism, Motivation and Inspiration
I am:
Brainstormer, Educator/Teacher, Journalist, Student
Languages:
Filipino, English, Indonesian
Universities:
Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), Ateneo de Davao University
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    A comment on Talk: Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

    Apr 2 2013: I am a journalist because I have this desire to burst thought bubbles. It's quite unfortunate that people bereft others of their dignity because we have a very fragmented perception of reality in general. When people start buying stereotypes, it is difficult to destruct conventional images. But it's not impossible. So thank you, Chimamanda, for your inspiring talk.
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    A comment on Talk: Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

    Oct 8 2012: Came across this video last January when my aunt had a stroke and was declared brain dead a day after. This really moved me. Sometimes we think too much of ourselves because our brain is a life-force power of the universe. Life ends when this vulnerable brain stops working. Humbling talk. Thank you Jill for inspiring me to organise a TEDx conference!

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