BLOGGING RevoLution in JMC!

The latest in the department of Journalism and Mass Communication is the issue of “Blogging”. Blogging! Blogging! Blogging! That’s what’s reigning right now. It has become a norm to find JMC students in almost all cyber cafes in Molyko all in the name of BLOGGING. NIGHT as DAY! You can hardly make the difference since they always seem too busy.

CONCERNTRATION!

“Everyone’s into her BLOG”

What is this blogging all about? Some say it’s their diary, others say it’s their medium of posting articles on happenings in and around Buea as well as foreign events! “It’s all a matter of choice” they say.

What then is blogging professionally speaking? Blogging is the process of posting features diary-type commentary and links to articles on other Web sites, usually presented as a list of entries in reverse chronological order. Blogs range from the personal to the political, and can focus on one narrow subject or a whole range of subjects.

It’s been a nice experience having to blog. I hope it doesn’t just for classroom purposes. So, dear friends and pals you are called upon not to seize blogging even after JMC 414- (Online Journalism). In might be your source of income who knows!

ASJUB OPEN DAY: JMC’s Farewell Forum

Did you ever think of the ASJUB-JMC OPEN DAY as a Farewell Forum? You might wonder what ASJUB-JMC stands for, but for those who do not know, it is the Association of Student Journalists of the University of Buea- South West region of Cameroon “Africa in Miniature”. This association comprises of solely students of the department of Journalism and Mass Communication.

JMC Open Day 2013

People often look at this day as simply an academic forum, a medium of getting answers from communication experts. But that’s not just how I look at it. To me it’s beyond an academic gathering, it is “formal farewell”. Come to think of it! That’s the last time those in the final year sit in a formal gathering as a JMC family; the last time you get to probably have communication gurus on a one-on-one arena. To think you might part from your mates and friends for a long while! You may not have realized it but you might never see your mates; Ever again! upon graduation. Others might travel out of the country; others may build up matrimonial homes upon graduation, while others might just be no more. How then do you keep memories? Just a picture might be a great gift.

Think of it! Why not get pictures as souvenirs? not just of the open day itself. Why not pictures your research tours to the villages!

group pic Bova

303 research trip Bova

Classroom pictures and even out school pics!    Get contacts; speak to those you never spoken to, reconcile with your mates and friends, make peace with them; try to network because you never know where you’ll meet one another.

conference at FSMS conference hall

nancy and I(Bertille)

Bom and I

Some are wise enough to keep as many souvenir pictures as they can. Here’s a tip get as many group pictures as possible, if you can’t do it all ask for pics from friends, get a CD and burn them in. you might decide to put in a memorable song as background track if you wish. DON’T IGNORE IT! It might be a good tip. You won’t regret. I seize the opportunity to wish farewell to all aspiring graduates. I love you all!