The Review mounts episode 4 of webinar series: “Revitalize,” focusing on media content
The Review, the official student publication of Northwestern University, conducted the fourth episode of the webinar series: “Revitalize,” catering to participants from different schools from all over the country on November 12, 2021 via Zoom. Media industry professionals were invited to speak at the event.
Mr. Gio Miguel D. Venturina, one of the contributing writers of The Philippine Daily Inquirer, was the first speaker of the event. He discussed E-sports, including its history and shared some terminologies regarding the field. He made the discussion engaging by comprehensively answering the questions of the students during the open forum.
“Always have the flavor of sport injected…simplicity is most preferred,” he said while giving tips and emphasizing that everyone needs to choose simple words in constructing E-sports articles for readers.
The main goal of E-sports articles, as mentioned during his discussion, is to always write to express not to impress, and these articles should be able to be used as telescopes for the game. Advising the beginners, he encouraged them to learn the foundation of the game first. “Try to learn the basics of each game; you can always write an E-sports article as you write a sports article,” he recommended.
Ms. Ma. Joreina Therese A. Blanco, Information Officer II and Information Center Manager of Philippine Information Agency-Ilocos Norte, tackled the topic of digital journalism.
Social media ethics was highlighted in her discussion. “As digital journalists, we need to use social media in the right form, in the right way, and with the right content,” she said. The first goal, she emphasized, is the use of visuals in making digital news to capture viewers’ attention.
She also encouraged everyone, especially aspiring content creators, to create their original brand without copying existing content. “Remain committed to the truth when sharing important notes in making video content about news articles,” she said.
