Journalism just isn’t the same in the rest of the world. It’s a whole ‘nother business:

MANILA, June 20 (Reuters) – The Philippine police admitted on Friday a ransom of at least 5 million pesos ($112,700) was paid to free a television news crew kidnapped in the Muslim south and they accused a local mayor of pocketing most of it.
Alvarez Isnaji, a mayor on the remote southern island of Jolo, had been one of the negotiators in talks to release Ces Drilon, a well-known journalist, and her crew.
Police said the kidnappers had links to the Abu Sayyaf, a notorious Islamic militant group, but said they were not core members of that organisation as was previously suspected.
“There was an initial payment of 5 million pesos ($112,700), but only 2 million pesos went to the kidnappers and the rest was kept by the mayor,” said Avelino Razon, the national police chief. He said Drilon’s family paid the money.