UST Journalism

25

Oct

By Mei Lin Weng

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Three Artlets reap EJAP awards for business journalism

THREE JOURNALISM alumni from UST were recognized in the 34th Business Journalism Awards of the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP). Meg Adonis from the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jasper Arcalas of The Philippine Star and BusinessMirror’s Lorenz Marasigan bagged awards for reporters in their respective beats on Friday, Oct. 24. Adonis, who graduated in…

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22

Jun

By John Martin Revilla

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Veteran Thomasian journalist Ruben Alabastro writes ‘30’

UST FACULTY of Arts and Letters alumnus and longtime journalist Ruben Alabastro has died due to an undisclosed illness. He was 83. Alabastro passed away on Thursday, June 20, his daughter, Rachel Alabastro-Federez, confirmed in a Facebook post. “It is with a heavy heart to let you know that our…

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07

Jun

By Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST journalism seniors reap two awards in national research tilt

TWO THESES from UST journalism seniors bagged second place in their respective categories during the 2024 Philippine Journalism Research Conference (PJRC) on Friday, June 7. A study titled “Questions on the Questions: A Thematic Analysis on the Questions of Journalists during Interviews with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.” by Aaron Bartilad, Jan…

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11

May

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST journalism program to offer elective on fact-checking next academic year

THE UST Journalism program will offer an elective on fact-checking and digital literacy to tackle disinformation across different disciplines starting the first term of academic year 2024-2025. The new general education elective, ​​“Digital Literacy, Fact-Checking, and Verification,” will initially be available to first-year students of the journalism and legal management…

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14

Mar

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST is best PH school for communications, public relations in Edurank rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas emerged as the top Philippine institution for communications and public relations, according to the 2024 EduRank rankings by academic field. Landing 992nd out of 3,255 schools worldwide, UST ranked first among 10 other Philippine universities in terms of its research performance in the program under…

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10

Mar

By Micah Pascua

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Journalism alumna named best presenter in SEA conference

A JOURNALISM alumna has been recognized as one of the best presenters in an international conference for media studies in Malaysia. Anne Jeanette Priela won the award for delivering her master’s thesis, “Engaging the Unengaged: Drivers of Gcash Adoption and Continuance Intention Among Unbanked Consumers in the Philippines” in the…

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22

Feb

By Cali Asajar

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Comm-Journ institute ‘not in the near future,’ says AB dean

DESPITE TALKS of separating the University’s communication and media studies department from the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB), Artlets Dean Prof. Melanie Turingan said its establishment into an institute may not happen in the near future. In an interview with The Flame, Turingan said the AB administration is still in…

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12

Nov

By The Flame News

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Veteran Thomasian journalist Rina Jimenez-David writes ’30’ 

UST FACULTY of Arts and Letters alumna and esteemed journalist Regina “Rina” Jimenez-David has died due to an undisclosed illness. She was 68. David passed away at 1:35 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12, her daughter, Miya, told The Flame. Miya first confirmed David’s death through a Facebook post. “We are saddened…

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20

Feb

By The Flame Staffer

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Campus press told to go beyond traditional journalism in combating historical distortion

VETERAN MEDIA practitioners have urged campus journalists to use new and popular communication channels in fighting attempts to distort history, saying the traditional ways of presenting facts may no longer be effective in capturing the audiences’ attention. Camille Diola, editorial head of Philstar.com, encouraged campus journalists to “push boundaries” and…

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03

Mar

By Kristine Erika Agustin and Matthew Dave Jucom

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AB to request limited face-to-face classes for two journalism courses

THE FACULTY of Arts and Letters (AB) is preparing to request limited in-person classes for the broadcast and photojournalism courses as Metro Manila eases to the most lenient Alert Level 1, Dean Marilu Madrunio said. “We are preparing to request limited face-to-face classes for the broadcast and photojournalism courses at…

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