Telco opens blogging contest for gov’t information officers

SMART Communications has announced its 2nd Journ.ph Best Information Officer (IO) blogger contest for information officers in Regions 6, 7 and 8.

Smart partnered with the Philippine Information Agency region 6 for the launching of the contest last year.

Journ.ph also engages experts in the journalism industry to serve as mentors for future journalists in the country.

The contest is open to all information officers (regular, contractual and casual) working in government agencies and local government units in the said regions. Applicants must register as mentor at journ.ph by filling out the online contest registration form at https://goo.gl/iXE7p.

The Journ.ph team will evaluate the registration. Qualified applicants will receive an agreement form.

Registered contestant are expected to blog on the following topics: tips on writing, tips for writers/journalists, cyber laws/ethics, career tips for writers/bloggers and work experience as information officer that can be helpful for campus paper journalists.

At stake are P5,000 for the Best IO Blogger award, P3,000 for first runner-up and P2,000 for second runner-up. Special awards will be given to the Most Active Agency and Most Active Blogger.