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PIA Press Release
05/16/2006

Davao youth TV reporters join Manila workshops


by RG Alama

Davao City (16 May) -- Three youth television reporters of the Kabataan News Network-Davao City Bureau recently underwent a four-day workshop in Manila last May 9-12, to upgrade their skills in television reporting.

Held in Astoria Plaza Suites in Ortigas Center in Pasig City, the National workshops entitled "Sensitizing Children and Youth in Human Rights: Appreciating the rights and humanity of others." Aims to arm the KNN reporters with basic awareness and knowledge on human rights that would reflect on their reportage of the various stories that they would produced.

The three Davao reporters; Nidjee Oquialda, 17; Mark Lloyd Revilla, 17 and Alberto Egot Jr. 17,were part of the 38 youth reporters which had come from different KNN bureaus across the country.

Among the speakers in the workshop facilitated by Hope Abella a noted child rights advocate were; Cheche Lazaro who spoke on the power of media and the consecutive duty of the reporters to be balance, fair and truthful.

United Nations Childrens Fund (Unicef) Communications Director Dale Rutstein emphasized the Kabataan News Network as a rights based media outfit made specifically for the youth.

Among the varied speakers who participated in the workshop were; Atty. Marlon Manuel of Saligan alternative law group. Ms. Marie Ann Cayas of Amnesty International, Ms. Grace Alejandrino of the Council for the Protection of Children, Professor Marivic Leonen of the UP law school, Commissioner Evelyn Dunuan of the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women and Ms. Matet Diokno of the Freedom from Debt Coalition.

The speakers explained the concept of human rights and gave situationer on the current human rights situation in the Philippines touching on Child and women's rights, economic social and political rights issues.

Aside from workshop, the reporters also visited the Supreme Court of the Philippines were they were briefed by Supreme Court Senior Deputy Administrator Zenaida Elipaño on the new rules of procedure on the examination of child-witness.




Aside from workshops and briefings, the youth reporters took part in the pictorial sessions for the new KNN show billboard, which promises to be more cooler hippier and trendier and more attuned to its format being a youth tele-magazine show.

KNN is a weekly tele-magazine show produced by Unicef, Plan International and Probe Media Foundation Incoprorated. A groundbreaking program in Philippine television in which youth reporters ages 13-19 years old coming from 13 different locales in the country including Davao wholly produce various segments which is in turn shown on nationwide Television.

Conceptualized as a ultimate platform of youth _expression, the Kabataan News Network reporters' works are shown on the KNN show at ABC 5 every 3 p.m. Saturdays. (PIA)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p060516.htm&no=1

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Commentary: Media changes behavior of people

by A. Lumaque

Roxas City (18 May) -- “Go out and make stories which make a difference in the lives of your audience.”

This was the challenge of Probe Media Foundation, Inc. President and The Probe Team host Che Che Lazaro before a national gathering of the Kabataan News Network (KNN) television youth reporters last May 9 to 12 in Pasig City.

“It changes the way people behave,” added Lazaro, recalling her own experiences as a reporter on how lawmakers reacted when a video camera is focusing and taking footages of them during sessions in Congress.

Also, she reminded the KNN reporters to be fair, stressing equal time and space for every story.

KNN, a project of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Philippines and the PMFI, is the country’s only TV program produced, written and directed by young Filipinos aged 15 to 19 from various provinces nationwide.

The 30 minute program every Saturday over ABC 5 television station is an Anak TV Seal awardee and named one of the ten finalists in the 2005 Child Rights Award sponsored by the UNICEF and the Asia – Pacific Broadcasting Union held in Hongkong.

KNN reporters were trained by the PMFI on basic television production aspects like video camera operation, shooting, interviewing, reporting, shotlisting, transcription, scriptwriting and voicing to equip young broadcasters with technical knowledge on video segment production. PMFI staff also conduct follow up on-site trainings in various bureaus nationwide.

Each bureau is provided with digital camera, digital video walkman and player, tripod, microphones, video tapes and other accessories needed in segment production activities. (PIA)

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Youth TV reporters trained as human rights advocates
by A. Lumaque

Roxas City (18 May) -- “Open your eyes to the issues of human rights.”

This was the encouragement of Dr. Dale Rutstein, Chief of the Communications Department of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Philippines during a training on human rights advocacy for youth reporters of the Kabataan News Network (KNN) last May 9 to 12 in Pasig City.

KNN is a rights-based program composed of various video segments produced by children reporters themselves from various provincial bureaus nationwide. It airs every Saturday at three o’clock in the afternoon over ABC 5 television station.

The four-day training named “Sensitizing Children and Youth in Human Rights: Appreciating the Humanity and Rights of Others” was organized by the Probe Media Foundation, Inc. (PMFI) with the support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) – Philippines.

The training was designed to develop understanding and appreciation of being human, enhance sensitivity on human rights concepts and principles, learn about international human rights instruments, and be more sensitive to the rights of every human being, among others.

“Use the medium of TV to protect the rights of the people," added Rutstein, brainchild of the KNN program.

A total of 39 youth reporters aged 14 to 19 and 13 adult bureau managers from 12 KNN bureaus of Manila, Camarines Norte, Baguio, Mt. Province, Mindoro, Cebu, Dumaguete, Davao, North Cotabato, Zamboanga del Sur, Saranggani, and Capiz attended the national gathering.

Che Che Lazaro, PMFI President, graced the training activities wherein she discussed the role of media in human rights advocacy.

A panel presentation and discussion on the national state of children and women including the political, economic, social, cultural and religious situations and implications to the country and children were presented by resource persons from concerned government agencies, international organizations, and the academic institution.

The participants were also informed about gender and sexuality, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of the Philippines, and a separate introductory lecture on human rights.

The lectures and discussions were highlighted by a tour of the Supreme Court. (PIA)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=10&fi=p060518.htm&no=71

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PIA Press Release
12/21/2005

Davao youth reporters' stories air on national TV
by RG Alama

Davao City (21 December) -- A wide range of topics ranging From the nursing phenomenon, the anti-truancy ordinance, child fanmakers of Isla Verde, the festive Kadayawan Floral float Parade, to the Mindanao Federal Republic and the groundbreaking Teen Prostitution story. The youth reporters of the Kabataan News Network Davao bureau have gained active prominence with their stories shown on nationwide television.

Shown on ABC 5 every Saturdays 3 pm Kabataan News Network or KNN features an half-hour telemagazine show which highlights different stories conceptualized and produced by over a hundred youth reporters spread in 11 bureaus all over the Philippines one of which is Davao.

KNN is a flagship communications program of the United Children's Fund (UNICEF) that aims to provide a new medium of expression for the youth. A novel approach that involves training and equipping volunteer youth reporters 13 to 19 years of age with professional standard broadcasting training and equipment to come up with output with very minimal adult control.

"We have made a real show for the youth, where they produced their own stories that truly represent themselves" said Dale Rutstein Unicef Communications Director.

The KNN is being supervised by Probe Media Foundation Inc. headed by respected broadcaster Cheche Lazaro, the person behind the group that produces Probe Team, Game Plan and Artiskool.

A team of competent pool of youth reporters runs the KNN Davao Bureau. Stories are being churned out which is shown on ABC 5 and NBN 4 with selected vignettes shown on Nickelodeon.

18-year old Chloe Gopo one of the youth reporters remembers the production of the Teen Prostitution episode since it exposed them to the virtually unknown side of high-class prostitution in the City involving female adolescents as a young as age 13.

"akala namin yung mga prostitutes ginagawa nila iyun para may makain sila. Pero yung fineteaure namin hindi sila mahihirap at ginagawa nila dahil pangtustos sa luho nila." (I thought prostitutes are poor women who do it so that they have something to eat. But what we have featured are the ones that do not come from poor families and they do it in order to buy their material wants.)

Teen Prostitution segment was a result of an in-depth reporting workshop conducted by Luz Rimban of the Philippine Center for Investigative Reporting in Manila which was attended by Chloe and her fellow reporter 18 year old Jona Suñer.

For Jona Suñer she fondly remembers the segment "Nursing Dilemma" as it showcases the popularity of Nursing course here in Davao City; herself a second-year-nursing coed Jona said she thought of a story that shows the world of a nursing student.

The story was re-voiced for ABC 5's Sentro News Kabataan Segment and aired on primetime television.

Llaben Pacalles on the other hand is excited on the upcoming "Istatuwa in David" segment. While on a story conference Llaben suggested the topic on the controversial King David Statue erected in Times Beach as a story for KNN production, a subject that caught the interest of Probe Team's editorial consultant Boomah Cruz.

The following week Probe Team had flown to Davao to do a story on the controversial work of art. For the first time KNN Davao and their ates and kuyas from the Probe team produced hand-in hand the Statue of David episode.

The Statue of David segment was shown on Probe Team last Dec. 15, with the KNN story slated to be completed by early January.

"Marami po kami natutunan kina ate Kala, specially yung nag-interview kami kay Councilor Acosta at kina Sir Wendell Avisado" said Llaben who assisted Probe Team producer Kala Reyes during the production of the King David statue segment. Llaben aspires to become a news journalist someday like his Kuyas Howie Severino and Jay Orense who were among his mentors during his training in KNN.

To start the year, KNN Davao is now producing various segments which deals on youth filmmakers, child rappers and the young sign language teachers, which is slated to be aired next year on nationwide television. (PIA)

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news.asp?fi=p051221.htm&no=3

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PIA Press Release
06/14/2006

Veteran TV reporter trains local youth

Davao City (14 June) -- The youth Television reporters of Kabataan News Network KNN) were again treated to a capability-building workshop last June 11-12 in the art of television news reporting.

The workshop held at the Philippine Information Agency regional office was led by Jay Orense, producer of the GMA –7 documentary show “Pinoy Abroad.” Mr. Orense updated the KNN reporters on various aspects of TV reporting like voicing on television, the art of stand-up reporting and on-camera interview.

A lecture on journalism ethics and the process of in-depth television reporting were also discussed. “TV reporting is not a glamorous job, it’s not how you look on Television but it’s how you do on TV.” Said Mr. Orense stressing the its’ not always the face value that counts but how the job was properly done.

Jay Orense was part of the Probe Team’s pool of reporters among his contemporaries included Bernadette Sembrano, Karen Davila and Howie Severino. Later he became a producer for the GMA-7 documentary show “I-witness.” He is now the producer of “Pinoy Abroad” a tele-documentary show which features Filipinos in different parts of the world.

The workshop, which features interactive methods, like hands-on on-cam interviewing and stand-uppers with individual critiquing, is designed to effectively upgrade the individual skills of KNN reporters which have already been trained professionally.

“Watch Pinoy Abroad and look at how ate Rhea (show’s host Rhea Santos) does her stand-up.” Jay tells his KNN reporters making sure that the skills taught will not be forgotten and also stressing that what was being imparted to them is also at par with what is being taught to professional reporters like Rhea Santos and Ivan Mayrina.

KNN is weekly television tele-magazine show shown every Saturdays on ABC 5. Funded bu the United Nations Children’s Fund and Plan International, the show is the first on Philippine TV as the show itself is conceptualized, written, shot and voiced by youth reporters ranging from 13- 19 years old.

KNN Davao is made up of Llaben Pacalles, Jona Marie Suñer, Chloe Gopo, Mark Lloyd Revilla, Nidjee Oquialda, Mary Ann Sarigumba, Alberto Egot Jr., Shemie Ann Magallen, and Moddasir Calagan. Since KNN Davao’s inception in 2003 it’s youth reporters have produced more than 20 stories, which have been shown, on ABC-5, ANC, NBN and Nickelodeon channels. (PIA/RG Alama)

http://www.mindanaotimes.com.ph/story.php?id=12756

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