College Press Conference Set Dec. 6 The LEAD Publications

By USLS Communications Department-CAS

Filed under News

By Pia Villahermosa & Karla Panganiban

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At least 300 students editors representing more than 50 college and university publications are expected to participate in the 38^th Western Visayas College Press Awards which will be held at Business Inn in Bacolod City on Dec. 6.

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COPRE , sponsored by the Philippine Information Agency in Western Visayas, is conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of PIA annual campus journalism program, which promotes development-oriented information dissemination and reporting.

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USLS SPECTRUM and LEAD editors: Top winners in
WV COPRE 2011.

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DEVELOPMENT JOURNALISM

Dr. Janet Mesa, PIA regional director, said the program promotes responsible and development journalism part of the campus journalism practice in the region.

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It will be the first time since 1998 for Bacolod City to host the event as it is usually held in Iloilo City.

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The conference includes individual and group writing contests as well as talks on the focus of the year?s thrusts, which include media convergence and eco tourism.

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SMART JOURN.PH,GROUP, INDIV IDUAL AWARDS

Also included in this year?s awards program are the 3^rd Annual Bloggers Competition through the journ.ph platform sponsored by Smart Communications, Inc.? and the Canadian Urban Institute?s eco-tourism writing contest.

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The LEAD Online writers: Two-year-in-a-row champion in
The SMART Communications ? sponsored journ.ph blogging competition

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Other major awards at stake? this year are the Best Wall News, Best Literary Folio, Best High School Newsletter, Best College Newsletter, Best Multi-lingual & Mother Tongue-based Publication and Best College Newsletter.

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Top Five individual writers will be recognized through on-the-spot writing competitions in English and Filipino in news, editorial, feature and sports writing, headlining and copyreading and photojournalism.

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USLS HARVEST

The University of St. La Salle claimed top honors in the 2011 COPRE edition with its SPECTRUM winning the best magazine award and The LEAD as the Best College Newspaper and Best Departmental Publication.

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Elsa Subong, PIA training officer and COPRE awards project officer, said both USLS? publications were also declared Gawad Graciano Lopez Jaena awardees for winning the three respective categories three years in a row.

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MR. & MS. COPRE

Another highlight of the one-day event is the selection of Mr. & Ms. College Press Conference.

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The reigning titlists are Gerhard Pagunsan of USLS MassComm, who gave The LEAD the plum for the third time in a row, ?and Josefa Castro of the University of San Agustin.

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The LEAD editors have figured well in the personality and intelligence competition with Joel Masadia and Peter Samson clinching Mr. COPRE titles in 2009 and 2010, respectively,? and Jemaimah Taladico? as Ms. COPRE 2010.

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The LEAD entries have been consistent finalists with Francine Marie Pacificador (2008), Lianne? Fernandez (2009) and Nadine Hautea (2011) taking? first runner-up honors.

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The Mr. COPRE selection was not held by PIA in 2010.

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