Freelance community journalist is first Filipino EJI scholar

A FREELANCE journalist based in Iloilo City, Iloilo province became the first Filipino recipient of the 2009 European Journalism Institute (EJI) scholarship in Prague, Czech Republic which runs from July 11 to 18, 2009.

Rhea B. Peñaflor writes for various Western Visayas local papers as well as in the Consumer and Business Forum magazine. She will be attending a seven-day intensive program of seminars, lectures and discussions about journalism and its role, its power, and its responsibilities. Peñaflor will join about four dozen practicing journalists, student journalists and those drawn toward critical examination of the intricacies of the free press gather.

EJI is organized by The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) in cooperation with Charles University.

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