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Youth magazine a good basis to produce home grown reporters
by The Daily Herald
Posted: Oct 31, 2006 13:49 UTC
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PHILIPSBURG - Executive Assistant to Youth Affairs Commissioner Louie Laveist, Roberto Richardson said the experience being gained by local youth in writing for Antillean youth magazine For You-th could be a good basis to produce young people who will get into the journalism profession and create home-grown reporters.
He made the statement during a presentation on the occasion of the magazine’s fifth anniversary last week.
Richardson lauded the team of young writers who contribute to the magazine, which is produced in Curaçao and redistributed to the islands. “I am impressed with the contents of the magazine,” Richardson said.
He told reporters that suggestions will be made on how St. Maarten can contribute to the future of the magazine.
Publisher, representative of Directorate of Youth and Youngsters Marije van Warmerdam said that although youth from all five islands expressed interest in having the magazine continued under the new constitutional status of the islands, discussions will have to take place on how the magazine will continue and how it will be funded.
Warmerdam and Editor Jefka Alberto travelled to the five islands last week to celebrate the magazine’s fifth anniversary and to evaluate the teams on each island.
On St. Maarten, a special full-colour fifth anniversary edition was presented to Richardson, in the absence of Commissioner Laveist.
Alberto said it was a pleasure to work with the youth for the magazine, which provides entertaining and informative information about youth related subjects. Alberto said the magazine focuses heavily on training and organised a massive training session for all its writers in Curaçao last year. The training was continued on each island.
Another training session is being planned for St. Maarten next year. “It’s nice to work with the young people and get to see the results. That is why we stress the importance of training,” she said.
She said the teams on each island have also grown and more youth are showing interest in writing for the magazine.
Some students from the Belvedere Community Centre after school programme are part of the local team contributing to the magazine from St. Maarten. Jessica Richardson is the local coordinator.
Some 4,400 copies of the magazine are published in English every two months and 14,000 in Papiamentu. back on how thing are happening,” said Rogers.
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