News & Events
9 Asian journalists receive MA Journ degree
Nine journalists from three Asian countries finished their degrees and were awarded the MA Journalism during the annual university commencement rites, March 22, at Ateneo’s Loyola campus. Six of the graduates attended the rites and marched along with fellow graduates from the School of Social Sciences and the School of Humanities during a two-hour long [...]
Ateneo, lokaalmondiaal co-host student exchange
Eight communication students from the St. Joost Academy of Arts and Design, The Netherlands, wrapped up their two-week stay at the Ateneo recently with an output of varied stories and images including those on environmental issues, folk practices, and even Valentine’s Day. The students were taking part in Beyond y(our) World 2013 (BYW), a project [...]
Workshop generates milestones
With the vision of becoming the preeminent hub for journalism education by 2017 in mind, ACFJ drew up its plans for 2013 and milestones up to 2017 in an annual review and planning workshop at Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, on January 11 -12. Among the plans set for 2013 are a review of [...]
Deferment of diploma programs
ACFJ’s institutional thrusts and programs have been under review as part of an institution-strengthening project supported by World Press Photo. Through individual and group interviews as well as surveys, many of our alumni, students, faculty and partners have taken part in this process which culminated last year in a strategic planning workshop. ACFJ’s directions for [...]
Spotlight
VJ Villafranca, DPJ class 2008, has won a slot in the World Press Photo’s 2013 Joop Swart Masterclass. He is the first Filipino photographer to be selected for the annual event, reputably among the most prestigious of its kind. Villafranca will join 11 other young men and women photographers from 10 countries – one of [...]
For his story on Saudi Arabia’s rehabilitation program for former Al-Qaeda recruits, Syed Nazakat (MA Journalism, 2009; ACFJ fellow) has won the International Center for Journalists’ (ICJ) Christiane Amanpour Award for Religion Journalism. “Reborn in Riyadh“ was chosen from a field of about 50 submissions from across the world. To write the story, Nazakat, special correspondent [...]
14 February 2013 — In honor of St. Valentine, photojournalist Sheila Nicolas-Red (DPJ, SY 2006-07) holds an outdoor photo exhibit at Ciudad del Carmen Executive Village multi-purpose Unit, Pasig City from 3 to 6 pm today. Most of the photos in the exhibit show old churches and religious rituals in the Eastern Visayas region of [...]
