Ms. Ellen Tordisellas of Vera Files deliver their keynote speeches during the third National Journalism and Communication Research Congress at the University of San Jose-Recoletos.
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Journalism Research Congress
The winners of the third annual National Journalism and Communications Research Congress were papers focused on broadcasting ethics and assessment.
Erica Dancel and Antoinette Marquito, both alumni from the University of San Carlos (USC), won Best Paper in the student category for their research entitled “Facebook as a News Source: Truth and Transparency of Citizen-Generated News.”
Dancel and Marquito said they were willing to improve their research if given the chance.
“It would be nice to really improve the output pero busy pa man gud (but we are still busy), so if given the chance lang,” Dancel said.
Meanwhile, Jane Claire Jamili and Steffi Kyle Nolido, also alumni from USC, won as “Best Presentors” in the student category for their research entitled “An Analysis on Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Broadcast Code and Four International Broadcast Codes: Basis for Proposed Ammendment.”
They said they were planning to refer the paper to the different broadcasting stations.
“It (research) first started when Jane heard a commentary on the radio. We decided to see if there are actually rules or laws governing (broadcast) or if curses were allowed in broadcast,” said Nolido.
Jose D. Velez Jr. was awarded best paper in the professional category for his paper entitled “Berger and Craig: To construct or deconstruct a grand theory of communication in a Post-Structuralist Milieu,” while Jonah Marie Rosal was named best presentor for her paper entitled “Seenzoned: The use of Facebook Messenger in Newsroom Operations.”
In time for the celebration of the Cebu Press Freedom Week, the research congress hosted by the Cebu Association of Communication Educators (CACE) was an avenue for communication students from the different schools to gather and assess research.
“The researches could possibly be used as solutions to problems (about communications),” said Dr. Nestor Godofredo Ramirez, president of CACE.
Ramirez cited the building of a culture of research as one of the achievements of the event, which was affirmed by Carlo Figueroa, Public affairs attache of the Embassy of Canada.
“Ang advantage doon is for the students, the young professionals, na inculcate yung culture of research,” said Figueroa.
“The basis for good journalism, good communication is good research,” Figueroa reiterated from the keynote speech of Ellen Tordesillas of Vera Files.
The theme for this year’s congress is “Research as a fact checking tool to defy threats and violence against journalists, media practitioners and communicators in the digital environment.” /USJ-R Journalism Intern Zena V. Magto