NWU bags 3rd place group category in OSSEI NWC
The Review, the official student publication of Northwestern University, bagged 3rd place in the Multimedia Journalism Group Category during the 3rd National Webinars and Writing Competitions on Campus Journalism. The event was conducted by the Organization of Student Services Educators, Inc. (OSSEI) via Zoom on October 16 and 23, 2021.
On the first day of the webinar series, Prof. Ben G. Domingo, Jr., Chairperson of Technical Committee on Journalism of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), discussed Labor Migration Reporting. It was followed by Prof. Jimmy Domingo, a lecturer at De La Salle University and Ateneo de Manila University, who tackled Multimedia Journalism.
Mr. Melvin Gascon, a writer from Philippine Daily Inquirer, talked about Fighting Back with Facts during the second conference on October 23, 2021. He shared about the 10 Principles of Journalism, including journalistic truth, gatekeeping, news selection, agenda-setting, news values, independence, accountability, common flaws, fighting disinformation, and the multiple paths to a news story. He also highlighted fighting disinformation through verification, wherein journalists should investigate, assess, confirm, and weigh evidence to search for truth.
Ms. Joyce Babe P. Panares, a news editor of Manila Standard today, shared the fundamental principles in editorial writing. She emphasized that opinion pieces must be grounded in facts. Google search operators and verification sites were also discussed to support further facts needed in writing opinion pieces.
Writing and multimedia competitions were organized after each session in order to assess the participants’ journalistic skills in different categories.
Winners for the opinion and news writing and multimedia journalism events were posted on the organization’s Facebook page on October 30, 2021. The competitions include opinion writing, news reporting, and multimedia journalism, both in individual and group categories.
The event was participated in by over 20 universities and colleges all over the Philippines.
