More than 25 people ranging from high school students to professional reporters took part in a free journalism workshop at the Latte Stone Room in Kanoa Resort last Friday.<\/p>\n
The workshop, called \u201cJournalism to Empower Communities,\u201d aimed to influence and inspire people in the CNMI to become journalists and media scholars. <\/p>\n
Former CNMI students Rachel Ramirez and Thomas Manglona II, who conducted the workshop, talked about a variety of journalism and media practices such as structuring a news story and guidelines for broadcasting news. The workshop also featured a panel of local journalists.<\/p>\n
Christian Merante, a graduating senior from Saipan Southern High School, described the workshop as an \u201ceye-opener\u201d about \u201cwhat really goes on behind the scenes of journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n
Merante will use his newfound knowledge of journalism as he pursues a political science degree. \u201cThis [workshop] definitely taught me how the media does influence the society and civics,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Another participant, Paul Plunkett, described the workshop as \u201coutstanding,\u201d describing journalism \u201cas a very honorable profession that the world needs more of.\u201d His son also gained exposure and a new interest in the field of journalism.<\/p>\n
Ramirez and Manglona collaborated with Mount Carmel School and were supported by the Northern Marianas Humanities Council.<\/p>\n
Ramirez is an alumna of Saipan Southern High School. She graduated from the University of Portland with a bachelor\u2019s degree in communication studies with a focus on journalism. She is currently on a reporting fellowship with Grist, a non-profit online magazine about environmental news.<\/p>\n
Manglona is an alumnus of Mount Carmel School. He is a media studies major at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also the executive director of CalTV, UC Berkeley\u2019s online television network that manages over 100 student staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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