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BLAZE SECTION 11 The Blaze arises victorious at the Central Luzon ARISE
delegates from different school publications across Central Luzon, College of Business and Accountancy’s Official Student Publication - The Blaze, graces and bag awards in the recently concluded “ARISE: Central Luzon Campus Press Congress” organized by the College Editors Guild of the Philippines –Central Luzon (CEGP -CL) this 4th of March at the University of the Assumption (UA) in San Fernando, Pampanga.
Delegates feast with learnings as they attended talks emphasizing the importance and current state of the freedom of press in the country and so as workshops about
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AmongEditorial Writing, News Writing, and Photojournalism.
Wrapping up the convention, Blazers triumph as they receive various awards in the said competition, Arveeh Mae Tortoza bagged 5th place in Editorial Writing (Filipino), while John Harold David won 6th place in Photojournalism and Decerey Mae Doria placed 8th in News Writing. The convention also serves as a platform for the school publications to share their experience as a campus journalist with the CEGP National Secretariats spearheading the talks concerning the challenges faced by the journalist in sharing the impartial truth.
to be the best that they can be is a great gift to give others.” - Charles Thomas Comella ten to him, very informative.” Bañal is nervous because it is his first-time joining journalism. When Mr. Lugay III asked him “Why are you writing?” He then answered, “I am writing an article to share information with others.” Overall, it executed very well and the students of GWNHS acquired useful tips and ideas. their competitors will not be able to think of. Aside from that, they must be wide readers and push themselves outside their comfort zones,” an insightful piece of advice from Mr. Resuello on how we can capture a human interest when it comes to feature writing. The event was successfully concluded as the young journalists actively participated and cooperated during the discussion.
With the aim to inspire, enhance, and sharpen the mind of the young journalist, the coschool paper adviser of the Nautilus, the official publication of BNHS, Ma’am Angelica Tabago invited The Blaze, the official publication of TSU CBA, to impart their expertise and insights about journalism. The Blaze Business Page Editor, Mr. Jess Resuello, thanked his previous alma mater by extending a hand to those students who have potential skills in writing, as it is close to his heart, with the title, “Feature Writing: The Hunt Begins,” November 18, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Buenlag National High School (BNHS) in Gerona Tarlac. Journalism feature writing is a literary and critically acclaimed genre of writing. Writing featured pieces on hot subjects, notable people, and important causes is part of it. In general, this type of writing is longer and more informative than a particular news story (Sonal, 2022). Mr. Resuello focused his talk on feature writing. According to Mr. Resuello, he tackled the topics of what a feature is, how to write a feature, its structure, techniques, and tips on writing it. And then, he gave them a topic like the burning of a newspaper, where they could think creatively about what particular social issue, they could relate the burning of a newspaper to.
“They should be creative, think out of the box, and read not just between but beyond the lines for them to know topics that
Blazers as guest speakers at Matatalaib Bato Elementary School
LastJanuary 12th13th, 2023 The Blaze was invited by Matatalaib Bato Elementary School as guest speakers with the theme “DIIN: Intensifying the Role of Campus Journalism in Literacy Recovery and Community Empowerment”
The Blaze staffs were eager to share their knowledge, expertise, and experiences to the young journalists who were chosen by the school coordinator to be the representatives of MBES in the upcoming Divisions Pressconference which is done annually.
The 2-day event was divided into two categories. Day 1 was composed of Column Writing, News Writing, and Sports Writing in the morning, and proceeded with Editorial Writing, Editorial Cartooning, and concluded with Radio Broadcasting in the afternoon. Day 2 started with Photojournalism, Feature Writing, and Collaborative Desktop Publishing.
According to Mr Joe Rallo, Associate Editor of The Blaze, “Syempre fulfilling magshare ng passion and knowledge sa mga young journalist. Ganyan din nagstart yung spark ko sa journalism, through competition. Sobrang saya na mashare yung mga experiences ko noon sakanila kasi nakita ko sobrang eager nila matuto tapos kasama ko po mga co-blazer ko sa talk na eager din magturo at magshare.”
The Blaze’s tagline: “We write to express not to impress” is what the publication wanted to share with the aspirants. From one journalist to another, writing will always be the way of truth and expression. Training and shaping young aspirants to write only by facts will always be the priority of the publication.