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From student journos to lawyers: 13 UST journalism alumni pass 2022 Bar exams

21

Apr

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From student journos to lawyers: 13 UST journalism alumni pass 2022 Bar exams

by TRISHA TAMIO THIRTEEN JOURNALISM alumni passed the 2022 Bar examinations, the UST Journalism Society announced on April 18. Seven of the 13 new Thomasian lawyers were from batch 2017 while four were from batch 2016. One of the Bar passers is a journalism alumna from batch 2012, and another…

‘Business journalism a potent tool for telling stories of COVID-19 survival’

26

Sep

By The Flame News

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‘Business journalism a potent tool for telling stories of COVID-19 survival’

BUSINESS JOURNALISM is not just about reporting profits and number crunching but is also about telling the stories of the people hardest hit by the pandemic, business journalists said. Stories on pandemic response, the agriculture and labor sector, economic legislation, and election are best told by business journalists because they…

Pulitzer Prize winner joins UST journalism faculty

09

Sep

By Kristine Erika Agustin

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Pulitzer Prize winner joins UST journalism faculty

PULITZER PRIZE-winning journalist Manuel “Manny” Mogato, who was recognized for his coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on illegal drugs, is now a part of the university’s journalism program. Mogato was appointed as an adjunct professor – a new category for faculty members – last Aug. 27. The veteran…

Youth urged to educate cynical voters, fact-check politicians

17

Aug

By The Flame News

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Youth urged to educate cynical voters, fact-check politicians

JOURNALISM PROFESSORS and media professionals have urged the youth to educate voters who have lost faith in the electoral process and to scrutinize the statements of candidates running for office. ABS-CBN News Channel anchor and UST journalism professor Christian Esguerra said the youth’s role in the upcoming elections is significant…

Remote reporting causes one-way flow of information—journalist

31

May

By Jenna Kaye Pandanan

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Remote reporting causes one-way flow of information—journalist

THE PANDEMIC has forced journalists to do news coverage at home and wait for the statements online, making the flow of information one way, a business journalist and Artlet alumna said Friday in a webinar organized by the UST Journalism Society. Macroeconomic and urban development story writer for BusinessMirror Marie…

JournSoc, student pubs welcome Australian students for study tour

01

Dec

By Kristine Erika Agustin and Janis Joplin Moises

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JournSoc, student pubs welcome Australian students for study tour

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas Journalism Society (JournSoc) and student publications welcomed five Journalism students from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) last Monday for the second batch of the Foreign Correspondent Study Tour. Writers from The Flame and The Varsitarian will collaborate with students from UTS in writing stories…

Journ students victorious in research competition

18

Apr

By The Flame News

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Journ students victorious in research competition

THREE Journalism students bagged awards at the annual Asian Journalism Research Conference (AJRC), among competitors hailing from as far as Mindanao, while over 10 more students qualified as finalists. Joselle Czarina Dela Cruz won second place in the news analysis category while the pair of Ryan Piolo Veluz and Angel…

Human nature draws readers to fake news, says journ scholar

09

Nov

By Ma. Leandrea Tamares

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Human nature draws readers to fake news, says journ scholar

FAKE NEWS is a historical concept and human nature is one of the reasons why it “has been around forever,” American journalism scholar Stephanie Edgerly told Artlets on Wednesday. “There is a big tendency for us to believe something, or agree with something, or think it’s more credible and trustworthy…

JournSoc condemns killing of Davao journo

10

Jun

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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JournSoc condemns killing of Davao journo

THE UST Journalism Society (JournSoc) denounced the killing of Davao journalist Dennis Denora, the sixth journalist killed since Pres. Rodrigo Duterte assumed office. In their statement released Saturday, JournSoc questioned the effectiveness of Duterte's Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS). https://www.facebook.com/ustjrnsoc/posts/1887139671338400 “While Duterte has formed the [PTFoMS], journalists still…

22

Jan

By Cris Eugene Gianan

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ABSC, JRN Society decry Uson’s gov’t service award

STUDENT BODIES of the Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) denounced the Sunday decision of the University of Santo Tomas Alumni Association, Inc. (UST-AAI) to honor Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson with a government service award. In a statement, the AB Student Council "strongly urged" the UST-AAI to…