Studying by doing builds braveness, and braveness sparks change
My journey with Rappler started in 2014, almost a yr after our residence in Tacloban Metropolis was devastated by Tremendous Hurricane Haiyan. Within the months that adopted, restoration was tough for us, as many households struggled to rebuild their lives.
Amid that uncertainty, I discovered hope by Rappler’s citizen journalism efforts. It turned an avenue to share native updates, doc restoration tales, and amplify the voices of my fellow Taclobanons who have been discovering their power once more.
November 8 marks the twelfth anniversary of Haiyan. The storm that when introduced unimaginable loss additionally opened a path for me: to find my objective in storytelling and in nurturing the subsequent technology of truth-tellers. The ache it introduced will at all times be a part of my story, however so is the braveness that continues to information and floor me.
Good day! I’m Jene Anne Pangue, a coaching coordinator for Rappler. At the moment, I co-lead a lot of Rappler’s coaching packages together with its journalism fellowships, on-ground coaching workshops, roadshows, and our studying platform, RappLearn.
Unknown to many, coaching has been an integral a part of Rappler because it began in 2012 and I’m a testomony to that.
From being a mover in 2014, intern in 2015, and citizen journalist protecting the 2016 native elections, I by no means imagined that these early steps would come full circle in 2019, after I formally joined Rappler’s civic engagement arm MovePH to coordinate a citizen journalism coaching for regional campus journalists throughout the midterm elections.
Now, I proceed that work as a part of Rappler’s coaching cluster, designing and facilitating packages that empower younger journalists, group storytellers and changemakers to assume critically, inform tales responsibly, and use their voices for good.
I nonetheless bear in mind requesting a time off again then from my hospital job simply to cowl an area occasion. The story I labored on didn’t make it to publication, however experiences like which have at all times been essential to studying.
Through the years, I’ve seen how coaching transforms folks. As a part of Rappler’s journalism fellowships, I assist be sure that our fellows full this system and produce tales that replicate their distinctive native views, tales that not solely get printed but in addition create actual influence of their communities.
For the reason that fellowship program’s launch in 2021, Rappler has educated 21 Filipino group journalists and 17 Filipino campus journalists by the Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship, in addition to 10 Southeast Asian journalists by the #FactsMatter Journalism Fellowship.
As we wrapped up the fifth cycle of this system this yr, I wrote in regards to the fellows and the tales they’ve informed that challenged complacency round long-standing native points and highlighted underreported matters. These tales are merchandise of coaching that pushed them to problem, report, and demand accountability.
Our work extends past fellowships. This yr, we additionally launched a number of new programs on RappLearn, together with modules on understanding native governance and the finances, and utilizing knowledge in telling tales.
One course particularly near my coronary heart is the Media and Data Literacy, which we piloted final yr. Earlier than RappLearn, I had organized over 50 webinars on fact-checking and digital literacy throughout the pandemic that educated hundreds of Filipinos. Now, with this studying platform, we proceed to make studying less complicated, extra accessible, and paced to suit the learner’s journey.
I might not be right here if Rappler hadn’t believed in my potential. Even with my background in well being somewhat than journalism, Rappler’s initiatives helped me discover my voice and the boldness to study, develop, and lead.
We continued that mission by a brand new providing, our workshop on “Instructing and Considering within the Age of AI,” on November 29, Saturday. The session helps information educators and studying advocates by the fundamentals of Generative AI, its influence on schooling, and the way we will continue to learn human-centered in an more and more digital world. This new workshop displays Rappler’s ongoing mission to strengthen studying communities.
A lot of what I do know now I discovered by doing, mentored by Rappler’s veteran journalists to design studying experiences that construct each expertise and the braveness to take motion.
Who would have thought {that a} storm survivor like me can be right here? Because of Rappler, I’m a type of formed by its mission to continue to learn, rising, and paying it ahead.
Studying by doing builds braveness, and braveness sparks change.
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