By Raïssa Robles –

This is the draft of the lecture I delivered during last week’s “Reaching Out to Future Journalists forum” held by Sunstar publication at San Carlos University in Cebu City.

I have a confession to make. I have turned down many invitations to speak before many forums because I believe a journalist is best read than heard. However, this was one invite I felt I had to accept because of the audience and the topic. I was not disappointed. In that packed hall, I believe, will come some of our future journalists who will make a difference.

They came and they listened, even though I’m not a celebrity, but just a blogger and a journo in the trenches :)