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Friday, August 2, 2013

BFAR leads writeshop on effective documentation

By Analiza S. Macatangay

BULA, Camarines Sur, Aug.2 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Bicol regional office spearheaded the three-day “Writeshop on Effective Documentation” at the Regional Freshwater Fisheries Center here recognizing the importance of relaying relevant, useful and timely information to ensure effective communication.

The activity, held July 21-31, help trained employees of BFAR in all provinces of Bicol region on effective news and feature writing, including photo documentation.

Amelia Perez, a freelance writer, expounded on feature writing and tips to effectively write feature stories and in-depth tales or stories.

PIA Camarines Sur chief Ana-Liza Macatangay lectured on basic news writing and tips to effectively convey stories using only the substantial elements or facts to come up with a news story.

On photojournalism, Ping Peralta gave an overview of the concept of photojournalism and the different aspects of photography, basic camera control and familiarizing the audience with the equipment’s parts and functions, among others.

BFAR Bicol regional director Dennis del Socorro gave his full support to the activity with the hope that at the end of the three-day seminar, BFAR personnel will be equipped with the basic know how on reporting and documentation which is vital in the information dissemination campaign of the agency.

“This endeavor really intends to prepare our personnel on how to become effective communicators and come up with well written output for an effective relay of information and developed an improved cooperation amongst their co-workers and its various clienteles,” del Socorro said.

The participant’s eagerness to learn was also evident in all the sessions with most of them admitting that this is the first time that they were introduced to the topics and lectures discussed in the said seminar. (MAL/LSM-PIA5/-Camarines Sur) 

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