NEWS & EVENTS
TP hosts Campus Journalism Confab
By: Mr. Joseph Dayag
Date posted: 08.12.2009
Attended by forty-five (45) Paulinian campus journalists and four (4) school paper advisers, the 1st Paulinian Writers Conference 2009 was held on July 30-31, 2009 at the FLC Teleconferencing Rm. and the Guidance Testing Center, respectively.
The conference, which was sponsored by the The Paulinian (the official publication of St. Paul University Philippines), was anchored on the theme: Paulinian Writers: Fostering Responsible Campus Journalism in the Name of Service.
It was not only aimed at honing the writing flair of Paulinian scribes from grade school to college but also at instilling in their minds the elusive sense of responsibility.
The conference featured lectures and workshops which were evaluated by the resource speakers. Mrs. Imogen Claire Callangan, Information and Tourism Assistant from LGU-Tuguegarao City, discussed newswriting, copyreading and headline writing. Prof. Chelito Malamug, Adviser of the school paper of the CSU-College of Education, tackled sports writing, layouting and photojournalism. Sr. Remy Angela Junio, SPC, University President, presented SPUP’s directions for Academic Year 2009-2010 and wowed the participants with the PowerPoint presentation showing the photographs of the plants and trees that thrive in the campus. Dr. Ma. Teresa Maguigad, CPD Director, spoke on the social dimensionjs of writing. Lastly, Mr. Joseph Dayag, Publications Adviser, elaborated on school paper management and shared the essentials of writing editorials, poems and feature articles.
When asked about the two-day affair, the participants applauded it saying they would like to have the same seminar next year.