Sep 29, 2014

CapSU Pilar, RDEC host journsem for The Bridge staff

To enhance the writing skills of the staff members of The Bridge, its school paper, the Capiz State University Pilar Satellite College headed by Dr. Marcela Buenvenida, in coordination with the Research, Development and Extension Center (RDEC), hosted “Bridging the Gap: The Bridge Journalism Workshop” on July 21–23, 2014 at CapSU Pilar, Bgy. Natividad, Pilar, Capiz.

The three day writing workshop featured Mr. NiƱo Manaog, extension associate of RDEC, who lectured on journalistic ethics, news writing, feature writing and editorial writing.

It also featured two professors of CapSU Pilar’s College of Information Technology, namely: Mr. Philomel Innocent Obligar, who shared on internet publishing and blogging; and Ms. Sharon Baticados, who taught the students on photojournalism.

Aside from the editorial staff of The Bridge, ­participants included the Education, Information Technology and Social Work majors of said campus.

Led by Mr. Eric Esteban Contreras and Ms. Tara Mateo, The Bridge advisers, the training was also supported by Vice-Gov. Esteban Evan Contreras.

Participants and facilitators of Bridging the Gap: The Bridge
Journalism Workshop at CapSU Pilar Satellite College,
Natividad, Pilar, Capiz