Hello everyone, I am Engly Tuy. In my journalism career, everybody has called me Sakura. I studied tourism and hospitality, as well as English for administration, in Phnom Penh. Currently, I am running a news website called FYN Media (findyournews.media) linked to my Facebook Page FYP (Find Your Photos – រករូបអ្នក).

I am a former journalist of the newspapers Phnom Penh Post and Post Khmer (both owned by Post Media) from 2013 to 2016, and also a former journalist at the Khmer Times newspaper (Virtus Media) from 2016 to 2018. After I left from the Khmer Times, I worked as a freelancer at La Reine Peanich Newspaper and magazine and as a freelance copywriter.

You may be wondering: I am a graduate of tourism & hospitality and English for administration — “how could I become a journalist?” Or you may be wondering: I have journalism experience of almost seven years — “why do I need to join journalism training?” In my long educational journey, when I started my bachelor degree in Phnom Penh, I didn’t even know what a “professional journalist” was until one day during 2013, I passed my interview at the Phnom Penh Post as an events & marketing supervisor. During that period I pushed myself to become an assistant reporter in the lifestyle section in the Post Media newsroom. It was a good opportunity to work closely with professional journalists at the company. In 2016, I moved to the Khmer Times newspaper as a reporter/ journalist and photographer. These responsibilities made me become a professional journalist and photographer.

However, though I have experience as a professional journalist and photographer, I did not graduate from the Department of Media and Communications or any professional journalism school beside my work experience. This is the main reason why I feel I need to join the “Journalism Training at CCIM,” to learn more about what is different from my experience. I especially want to learn “How to write about political issues with professionalism, security, freedom and transparency.”

For me, learning never ends, and I am happy to have a new challenge in my career and life.

Thank so much for offering the opportunity.

In the past couple of weeks, learning with CCIM has been really amazing to reflect on daily news reporting in the newsroom with friends and teachers’ feedback. I could understand and analyze the difference in the news. I would like to learn something new every day, and study with the teachers. Also, my classmates are really friendly and happy together already. Last but not least, the class wasn’t boring and we feel free to discuss any topic.

ខ្ញុំបាទឈ្មោះ​​ យី សារ៉ាត់​ ភេទ ប្រុស ជាសិក្ខាកាមនៅ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលកម្ពុជា​ដើម្បីប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ឯករាជ្យ (CCIM​​) ខ្ញុំឃើញថា ​ការបង្រៀន ​របស់លោកគ្រូ​នៅទីនេះល្អ ​គឺបានធ្វើឲ្យខ្ញុំបានយល់ដឹង ពីរបៀបធ្វើព័ត៌មានល្អ ច្បាស់លាស់ នឹងឲ្យខ្ញុំយល់ដឹងពីជ្រុងព័ត៌មាន ក៏ដូចជា រកប្រភពនៃព័ត៌មាន ដែលខ្ញុំមិនបាន ដឹងពីមុន។ ទោះបី ខ្ញុំមិនទាន់ ចាប់បាន១០០% ក៏ដោយក៏ខ្ញុំ សប្បាយចិត្ត ព្រោះនេះ គ្រាន់តែ ជាការចាប់ផ្ដើម ក្នុងសប្តាហ៍ដំបូង តែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ហើយបានបងៗ ដែលបានមករៀនជាមួយគ្នា ពួកគាត់មានភាពរោះរាយ ហើយនៅពេលរៀន គឺពោពេញដោយ ស្នាមញញឹម ជាហេតុធ្វើឲ្យខ្ញុំពេញចិត្ត ក្នុងការមករៀននៅទីនេះខ្លាំងណាស់។​

“Cry Freedom” was one of the most interesting stories that I have ever learned in my literature class. Back then, I couldn’t really relate to the story until I became a journalism trainee. This training is very informative and a blindsiding experience for me, it has totally broadened my understanding about journalism to the next level. Plus, becoming a critical reader and an ethical writer are what I can use to describe myself now. I am so grateful to my teachers for their hard work and my classmates who always brought our class to cloud nine.

ខ្ញុំបាទឈ្មោះ កង ថា។  ក្រោយពីបានចូលរួមជាសិក្ខាកាម នៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌល CCIM អស់រយៈពេលពីរសប្តាហ៍ ខ្ញុំបានយល់ខ្លះអំពីបៀបយកព័ត៌មាន របៀបសរសេរ និងស្គាល់ពីរបៀបចាប់យកមុំនៃរឿង។  ខ្ញុំក៏បានដឹងខ្លះៗអំពីរបៀបសរសេរ Headline, Lead, Sublead, Paraphrase, Quote, Background។ ចំណែក ការជ្រើសរើសរឿង គឺត្រូវឲ្យថ្មី សំខាន់ ហើយត្រូវតែគួរឲ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍។

1. Get warm smiles from my teammates and teachers.
2. I have understood about the journalism process and the importance of it.
3. I know a little bit about digital security.
4. I can analyze what the daily news that I should be interested in and how they are important.
5. I can use the form of writing news by following the form (lead, sublead, paraphrase, quote and background).
6. I know about the ethics of journalism.
7. I can create angles of news.

វគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលជាអ្នកសារព័ត៌មាន ខ្ញុំបានរៀនអំពី អ្វីជាសារព័ត៌មាន​  របៀបនៃការសម្ភាសន៍ របៀបនៃការសរសេរព័ត៌មានសព្វជ្រុងជ្រោយ និងសារៈសំខាន់នៃសារព័ត៌មាន។ វគ្គនេះខ្ញុំរៀនជាមួយលោកគ្រូដែលមានបទពិសោធន៍ និងជំនាញច្បាស់លាស់។ ខ្ញុំពិតជា មានក្ដីសោមនស្សរីករាយជាខ្លាំង ពេលបានចូលរៀន ក្នុងវគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលមួយនេះ។

បន្ទាប់ពីបានចូលរួមវគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលសារព័ត៌មាន នៅNEWSROOM CAMBODIA នៃមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលកម្ពុជាដើម្បីប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយឯករាជ្យ ជាងមួយសប្ដាហ៍កន្លងមក ខ្ញុំបានយល់ដឹងច្រើនពីការបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលនេះ អំពី៖

• ក្រមសីលធម៌ វិជ្ជាជីវៈអ្នកសារពត៌មាន
• គោលការណ៍របស់វគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាល
• របៀបជ្រើសរើសរឿង ឬព្រឹត្ដិការណ៍ដែលចាំបាច់ និងមានលក្ខណៈផ្សេងៗគ្នា
• របៀបនៃសរសេរតម្រុយ(LEAD) និងSubLead
• ការកំណត់មុំនៃរឿងដែលមានលក្ខណៈចាប់អារម្មណ៍
• ការស្វែងរកប្រភពនៃរឿង
• ការណែនាំ និងពិគ្រោះយោបល់ពីប្រធានបទដែលសិក្ខាកាមបានលើកឡើង
• របៀបតាមដាន និងអង្កេតព្រឹតិ្ដការណ៍ ឬរឿងថ្មី/ចាស់ដែលតែងវិវត្ដន៍ជាប្រចាំ
• Digital Security
• ស្គាល់មិត្ដភក្ដិថ្មីៗជាច្រើន រួមទាំងរបៀបធ្វើការរបស់CCIM និងVOD។

ក្រៅពីនោះ ខ្ញុំក៏ទទួលបានច្រើនអំពីការលើកទឹកចិត្ដ និងណែនាំយ៉ាងយកចិត្ដដាក់ របស់គ្រូបង្គោលនាពេលកន្លងមក។ ខ្ញុំពិតជារីករាយណាស់ ដែលបានចូលរួម វគ្គបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលនេះ។

First of all, I would like to introduce myself, my name is An Khema. I am an interior designer, I graduated from the Royal University of Fine Arts in 2015. During year three of my college, I met a journalist from RFA that came to interview me about my university moving to a new place. We still keep in touch after I offered him the interview and he became one of my close friends now. We usually have a chat that makes me interested in his job. One day, I told him I want to get a new experience in another job that I’ve never done before, so he recommended me to join the CCIM Newsroom program as a trainee. At the first day of the class, I felt a bit nervous to meet new people and new things but it came out so good — everyone is friendly and kind, the teachers are caring and skillful. I get many good advice from the teachers and my classmates, I hope I can use all the good things I learn from them to help people that need help in the way I can. Being an interior designer I always meet so many different people, most of them are my clients and my coworkers. All classmates in the Newsroom training team 2 are from different positions, different places, and I find out that there are more things to learn from people out there. I’m glad to join the CCIM Newsroom program.

Newsroom Cambodia today welcomed its second group of journalism trainees. Over the coming 12 weeks, trainees will learn the fundamentals of good reporting, interviewing, digital security and more.