28-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Media experts, students converge at UiTM's NewsCamp journalism programme
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Teknologi Mara's (UiTM) Faculty of Communications and Media Studies are bridging academia and the media industry through practical exposure and discussions on contemporary media issues with its Newscamp 4.0: News Champion Bootcamp.
The programme, held at the sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF) was organised by final-year students of the faculty's journalism programme, conducted under the banner MediaCamp@PBAKL 2025.
It saw the participation of experienced journalists, lecturers and journalism students from various news outlets and universities.
One of the programme's highlights was the 51st edition of the Journalism Colloquium, which featured a panel discussion titled "Global Media: Problem Solver or Panic Amplifier?"
The session explored the role of media in covering global issues and its responsibility in managing public perception.
The panel featured New Straits Times associate editor Najmuddin Najib and independent media consultant Muzliza Mustafa, who shared their insights and experiences on the challenges faced by the media in today's fast-paced and complex information landscape.
Another key session was the "Business News Bootcamp: The Smart Citizen's Guide to Business and Economics", led by Business Times news editor Muhammed Ahmad Hamdan, which focused on the fundamentals of economic and business reporting.
The programme also saw an augmented reality (AR) demonstration from the faculty's publishing programme, under McLive 9.0 which explored the use of AR in the context of publishing and journalism.
