PIA invites Aklan schools to attend journalism seminar-workshop

by Venus G. Villanueva

Kalibo, Aklan (16 July) — The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Regional Office 6 is inviting incoming campus paper writers and advisers from Aklan’s colleges and high schools to attend this year’s Campus Journalism Seminar and Workshop, preferably those who have not attended any of the agency’s seminars before.

The seminar for college campus paper writers from all over Western Visayas schools will be held July 28-30 while high school participants from Iloilo City, Iloilo Province, Guimaras and Aklan will have theirs on August 9-11.

Venue of the seminar-workshop is the Iloilo Grand Hotel, Iznart Street, Iloilo City.

PIA 6 Regional Director Atty. Ma. Janet C. Mesa said that sessions for college participants will have added modules on On-Line Journalism and Blogging, a joint activity with SMART Communications, and an overview of the Wall Newspaper, in keeping with the focus on on development communication.

For high school participants, sessions will have added module on Community Newsletter.

A registration fee of P1,400.00 will be charged per participant to cover 1 lunch and 2 snacks for 3 days.

Every year, PIA 6 is conducting this type of seminar to equip campus paper writers and advisers with basic skills and knowledge in journalistic writing in its broader as well as specific aspects: news, feature and opinion articles.

The seminar also aims to equip them with basic knowledge in the practice of photojournalism and those related with journalistic skills, like copy editing, headlining, and page designing.

For this year, college participants will be taught to practice on-line journalism including blogging and photo-blogging through the SMART Com journ.ph platform so PIA is advising them to bring a laptop per publication.

In Aklan, letters had been sent to various schools in the province inviting them to attend the seminar-workshop. (PIA)