2005 THA-Cambodia Social communications students visit TVK
austraLasia #2005
"Your future profession is to ask questions and inform the
Cambodian community"
TV Channel director to DB SIkanoukville students
PHNOM PENH: 11 December 2007 -- Eleven students and
their
Salesian coordinator in communications studies from Sihanoukville
visited the TVK national TV channel on 8th December, and were given an
insight into how they might practise journalism in television. They
were encouraged to ask questions by the Director of TVK, Mr Kem
Gunnawadh.
The 11 students have put three months so far into
intensive studies
in communications and various aspects of journalism. They range
between 16-21 years of age. All were amazed by the sophistication
of a
national TV Channel's operation. "This is a Cambodian channel run by
Cambodians for Cambodians" the director explained to them. "If you are
studying journalism, then you should get to know your country very
well, since it is for your own people that you will be
communicating".
He reminded them that the first thing to think about for television is
electricity: "Without electricity you can do little with television" he
said. TVK's history goes back to 1953 and independence from
France. It
was suspended during the troubled times of the 70's and resumed in more
peaceful times.
TVK's director indicated that he wanted to keep in
touch with the
programme of studies and initiatives in Sihanoukville's Don Bosco
Technical School, with a view to involving them in future possibilities
should these arise. 2008 sees elections in Cambodia and it might
be
such an opportunity, he thought. The boys were particularly happy
with
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