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The Manila Times, to some is just the longest running English-language newspaper, but to aspiring journalists, it’s the perfect place to learn and be trained.


The Manila Times newspaper was revived in 2001 and along with this was the reinstitution of the Manila Times School of Journalism. A school that is run by professional journalists including the faculty that is composed of experienced print and broadcast practitioners.


The School of Journalism also has similar curriculum like those of the top universities in the Philippines such as the University of Sto.Tomas, Colegio San Juan de Letran and many other.


Aside from the school’s exceptional academic offers, their programs and training that require only three years of studying has been attracting students from all over the country. And the achievements of the earlier graduates of the school had been the greatest proof of the excellent training the school offers.


But just recently, the Manila Times decided to change the school’s name from “School of Journalism”, to “Manila Times College” and with this they also changed the school year division from Trimester to Semestral and added another year of training along with additional courses offered.


The question now is that, would these changes affect the school’s power to attract more aspiring journalists?


Additional year for training would definitely decrease the number of students enrolling in the school but to the administrators another year of studying means more to learn and more practice before the students face the real world.


Mr. Dante “Klink” Ang had once quoted during one of his classes that though the earlier graduates of the school have showed outstanding performances after the training inside the walls of the school but their attitudes toward work were seemed to be a little immature compared to the graduates from different colleges.


To the administrators, talent means everything but less training and exposure may affect the students’ attitudes and personalities. Hopefully, these newly implemented changes in The Manila Times College would help develop and nurture journalists and communication practitioners to possess, represent and build upon the values of competence, ethics, social responsibility and truth.