20th Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop

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THE JOURNALISM Department of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP CMC) is inviting media practitioners to apply to the 20^th Graciano Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop.

The workshop will be held from November 6 to 11 with the theme “Science Journalism: Contextualizing Science Reporting for Philippine Communities”. The event aims to educate and train 20 science journalists from print, broadcast and online media on several aspects of the science beat, which will be discussed by resource persons from the university’s science community. Journalism faculty, meanwhile, will introduce innovative tools and techniques of reporting, including data visualization.

Four regional information officers of government science offices and a regional reporter of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) will also take part in the workshop. Full and partial fellowships are available.

Interested applicants must be practicing in media with at least two years’ working experience. They must submit the following requirements: 1) an application letter, 2) a brief biographical sketch with a 2×2 photo, 3) curriculum vitae, 4) two published/broadcast news reports, 5) a story plan for an in-depth local science story, 6) an endorsement from the writer’s editor, a local press club president or a Lopez Jaena Community Journalism Workshop alumnus and 7) a CD containing soft or digital copies of all requirements.

Applicants must submit their requirements on or before September 15. For more information, visit this page.