Preparing Earnest Writer

“The writing ability of East Sumba youth is still minimum, either writing opinion or report style. Further, writing is important skill to master by youth and moreover by college students. In this global era, youth is required to develop many skills, covering writing, as it can be used to voice aspiration, justice for marginalized people and so on. There are many more usage of writing mastery”, Yulius Anawaru one of Stube HEMAT Sumba team said when he was interviewed at the secretary, on Monday, April 8, 2019.

Next, Yulius told, “We expect that through journalism training, youth of East Sumba will have good writing ability, critical attitude and social care on the surrounding issues. Besides, we also expect that their writings as the result of the training will be worthy for local or national mass media”.

Apriyanto Hangga, onother Stube HEMAT Sumba team members said, ”This training is under coordination with Stube Hemat Yogyakarta and there are two locations of the training, that is, in Waingapu and Lewa. The participants are students studying in some colleges in Waingapu and students studying in Theological Institute in Lewa. Total participants in two locations are 20 students. The training will be held for 10 meetings in the period of 2 months”.

Rudyolof Imanuel Malo Pinda, S.Sos, became the training facilitator and first he shared some tips how a writing is worthy for mass media, “In writing either opinion or report, one should be diligent to read and up dated with new information. He/she should write actual themes or themes that will be actual among people’s life. Interesting and actual theme is much worthy for mass media”. 

“I’m happy and so grateful to both Stube HEMAT Sumba and Jogja having such training. I hope that it will make my writing ability better. I love writing articles related to social problems in my surroundings, mainly in my village”, Solfina Lika Lija, a student of Christian University of Wira Wacana, one of journalism participants said.*** (SLL, Theologi, STT Terpadu-Waingapu)