KNN Capiz talks in media, communication congress

by A. Lumaque

Roxas City (2 September) — A presentation about the Kabataan News Network (KNN) was conducted by its Capiz Bureau reporters to the Asian Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC) Philippine conference last August 29 in Iloilo City.

The talk which culminated with a video segment showing of a KNN – Capiz story was presented by former youth television reporter and now Bombo Radyo – Roxas reporter Noel Balinang.

Bureau’s past reporters Sarah Jane Valiente and Reynand Dumalaon who now work as Bombo Radyo Roxas reporter and secondary public school teacher, respectively, also accompanied and supported Balinang during the presentation.

KNN maintains a 30-minute television show that is written, shot and produced by teens aged 14 to 19 years old in various bureaus nationwide.

Meanwhile, the three-day Philippine conference on “Media, Education and Culture: Cultivating Social Change in the Youth” gave an opportunity to the participants to discuss issues on the role of media, government, and the academic community in Asia in promoting youth empowerment.

The meeting was organized by the ACMC, a Philippine–based, Asian-wide organization of university professors and practitioners in the field of media and communication. (PIA)