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Thursday November 5, 2009

Four-week programme exposed participants to new media

By JAYAGANDI JAYARAJ


THE recent International Journalism Fellowship (IJF) 2009 by the Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) has been an eye-opener for Rasidah Abu Bakar.

The 25-year-old journalist from the Brunei Times, said the fellowship has opened her mind to other aspects of journalism.

Apart from basic journalism, the four-week programme which began on Oct 5, exposed participants to photo journalism, new media, advanced copy-editing, media ethics and law, news design and production.

Elated: The participants showing off their certificate. With them are Johan (third from left) and Chamil (fourth from left).

Rasidah said photo journalism was her interest and during the programme, she learnt more about it.

“It was quite good for me,” she said when met during the programme’s closing ceremony at Peninsula Residence All Suite Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 30.

She added that the fellowship exposed her to more than just journalism as she made new friends from different countries as well.

“What’s interesting is meeting journalists who were exposed to real-life natural disasters like those from Indonesia. Of course, it’s not like being there and experiencing it for yourself but a first person’s account is exciting too.”

Eighteen young journalists from the Philipines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Brunei and Malaysia took part in the fellowship.

MPI chief executive officer Datuk Chamil Wariya said MPI was planning a more structured programme for Malaysian journalists.

In December, MPI in collaboration with University Utara Malaysia will start a masters programme in media management for local journalists and this will be held at the MPI training centre at Bukit Ledang, Kuala Lumpur.

Media Prima chairman Datuk Johan Jaaffar officiated at the closing ceremony.

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