IN what was informative as well as interactive sessions, the Guyana Olympic Association Sports Journalism Seminar was held yesterday at Olympic House with all-round success. The seminar was intended for sports reporters and journalists from popular media houses in Guyana. It also offered participants the opportunity to interact with fellow reporters/ journalists within the “Sports” field.
The programme was divided into two sessions: a morning session and an afternoon session. The morning session featured two sports editors
. The editors serving on the panel were Stabroek News’ Donald Duff and the Guyana Chronicle’s Leon Horatio. The first session covered topics such as who is a sports journalist ; why is sports coverage important to national development; what are the basic requirements of sports reporting; the language of sports reporting and how to frame a sports story.
In each topic, reporters weighed in and gave their thoughts and opinions on what was said, in addition to listening to the experiences of members of the panel. Also weighing in was senior journalist Bert Wilkinson and Director, Centre for Communication Studies at the University of Guyana, Carolyn Walcott. The two formed the panel for the second session.
The seminar then broke for a buffet- style lunch, which featured more interaction before resuming for the second segment.
In the second segment, Walcott touched on the ethical principles in reporting and sports reporting. Journalists were again free to engage in discussion with some of the big names chipping in.
At the seminar’s end, all who took part were awarded certificates of participation to show by GOA Vice- President Noel Adonis.