A journalist who has reported the news to various media houses for the span of two decades, I now live a less stressful life highlighted by delivering lectures on journalism to students of the Communication Arts program of the University of San Carlos.
Prior to that, I did the same at the University of San Jose-Recoletos, where I was also Officer in Charge of External Affairs, the unit that takes charge of linkages, media and public relations.
A Sep. 2016 intimate session on media strategies with top officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Philippines.
CSOs doing advocacy work tap my help on capacity building from time to time. My discussion in the above training, for example, is on Principles and Guides on Reporting Cases Involving Children.
A July 2017 lecture on Conflict-Sensitive Journalism at the Graduate School of Peace and Conflict Studies of the University of Marburg, in Germany.
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