N.B. – This is a media advisory from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) dated today (September 7) regarding a radio program I co-host.
This Monday, September 10, segment host Danilo Arao, a journalism professor of the University of the Philippines, member of the board of editors of Bulatlat, and columnist of Pinoy Weekly, will discuss the state of the campus press in the Philippines with guest Jose Cosido, president of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines.
The topics to be discussed are the upcoming journalism skills training by the Department of Education, Republic Act 7079 or the Campus Journalism Act of 1991, the harassment experienced by student journalists and the issue of campus journalists as legitimate members of the press.
“Usapang Media” is a regular segment in Ricky Lee’s daily program “Ano Ba’ng Atin Kabayan” which airs over dwAD 1098 khz from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. every Monday.
Came here via Technorati. Good site. Thought I will leave a reply since I am intersted in journalism. I have a blog that addresses issues on journalism and language. May be you could ask your doubts and we could have a good discussion going!
Reply: Nice blog. I might require my Online Journalism class to visit your blog. When I’m free within the week, I will try to post comments on your posts, particularly the one that discusses the definition of journalist and journalism. Cheers!
this is a great challenge to every campus journalist because the ramifications of engraving their rights and priviliges to give informations and right opinion to the filipino peole. i hope our government would give more priorities to teh journalists especially the student journalists. im a campus journalist here in the university of pangasinan. our campus paper’s name is student’s herald.you can visit us trough http://www.upang.com
Reply: Thanks for your message. Good luck on your work as a campus journalist at UPang. Cheers!