BECOME A CRITICAL JOURNALIST IN THE DIGITAL AGE, COMBINED IN CREATIVITY” NEW STUDENT JOURNALISM TRAINING OF FKH UNUD 2022

 
Denpasar, LPM SS - Tuesday, August 30, 2022, the student senate of LPM Suara Satwa, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University held a New Student Journalism Training (PJMB) which was attended by 118 new students of FKH Unud class of 2022. The event which started at 08.00 WITA was held in the Nusantara Room, Nusantara Building, Sudirman Campus Agrocomplex Unud. The training, chaired by Olivia Okky Ardana, brought the theme "Critical Journalists in the Digital Era Combined with Creativity". PJMB 2022 bringing by two speakers, namely Arnoldus Dhae, S.Fil. M.Th., a journalist from Media Indonesia newspaper as the first speaker and Iin Valentine, a reporter for Bale Bengong as the second speaker.
 
The two speakers gave extraordinary material about writing and journalism which of course cannot be obtained through ordinary lectures. Mr. Arnoldus Dhae presented a material with the title "Revealing Writing Practices as Provision for Insightful Journalists". He explained in detail about good and correct writing behavior, how our writing can be heard and understood by readers, and what must be done to become a knowledgeable journalist. Everyone can become a journalist, but not everyone is able to convey the news in good and correct writing.
 
Then by the second speaker of the 2022 PJMB, Iin Valentine gave material with the topic "Translucent Media, Calling for Voices Through Creative and Critical Writing Together with Technological Developments". With his relaxed demeanor, Kak Iin was able to make the PJMB participants enthusiastically listen and understand what he explained about the importance of critical thinking and creativity in writing which is certainly in harmony with technology in modern times like today.
 
An indicator of the success of this event is the number of PJMB participants who ask a lot of questions to the speakers, it is indicate that they are interested and pay attention to every material brought by the speakers. It is hoped that in the future the PJMB event will give birth to a generation of veterinarians who are multitalented and able to narrate critical and creative ideas in writing.
 
Writer: Dhita