An Invitation to Writers

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The Varsitarian, the 75-year-old official student publication of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, the Catholic University of the Philippines, announces the fifth installment of INKBLOTS 2003: The Fifth National Campus Journalism Fellowship.

The fellowship, to be held October 23 to 25 at the UST Beato Angelico Building, is open to student writers, campus press advisers, high school journalism instructors, student and school officials wanting to put up their own papers, and everyone interested in improving campus journalism.

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The three day national fellowship will consist of seminars in News writing, Sports writing, Investigative Reporting, Features Writing, Culture and Lifestyle writing), and Filipino Literature.

There will also be parallel lectures in Column writing, Cartooning, Photojournalism, Creative non-fiction, and Broadcast Journalism.

Likewise, a plenary session in Journalism Ethics and Campus Paper Management as well as a panel discussion on the topic, Responsible Journalism as a Tool for Social Change are included in the event.

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The invited speakers are:

Joaquin "Quinito" Henson (Sports Columnist, The Philippine Star)
Sheila Coronel (2003 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts)
Ruel de Vera (Associate Editor of Sunday Inquirer Magazine)
Nestor Cuartero (Entertainment Editor of Tempo)
Bobby Anonuevo (Palanca Hall of Famer)
Pol Medina (Cartoonist, Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Romeo Gacad (Photographer, Agence France Presse)
Wendell Capili (Associate Dean, UP College of Arts and Letters)
Arnold Clavio (News Anchor, GMA News and Public Affairs)
Eugenia Duran-Apostol (Founder, Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Antonio Lopez (President and Publisher, Biz News Asia)
Lourdes Molina-Fernandez (Editor in chief, Today)
Rina Jimenez-David (Columnist, PDI)

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Inkblots 2003 will be capped by a Fellowship night on the first day and the Third National Campus Investigative Journalism Awards on the third day.

For more information, visit the Varsitarian office at Rm. 112, UST Main Building or call 731-3101 local 8235 and look for Brix Gil M. Bayuga (0920-4224072) or Elka Krystle R. Requinta (0920-2439119).

You may also send queries at varsitar@yahoo.com.