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The report, the portrait (feature), the obituary, and the press documentary are some of the new journalistic genres, successfully mastered by the students of the School of Advanced Studies in Journalism. All of them were studied, for five days, during the Long Articles course, held by Alina Radu, director of the publication "Ziarul de Garda". The young people tested their own observation, witnessed an event, luxuriously painted a portrait of a person, and learned to write an obituary.

The course began with an introduction to the genres of journalism that fall into the category of "long articles". The students found out that there are several types of reports, they learned the principles and structure of this type of material, and the instructor drew their attention to the fact that the most important - and mandatory - a feature of a report in the presence of the journalist on site. At the same time, Alina Radu wanted to mention that, unlike the news, in the report, the journalist can use various literary techniques to describe the atmosphere as clearly and in detail as possible. The practical part of the course followed, and the disciples had to make a report, a portrait, and an obituary.

How are ideas for reporting "born", where do we find topics and how to write differently, interesting and captivating? To find out the answers to these questions, Alina Radu invited to discuss two of the journalists specialized in writing reports and portraits: Polina Cupcea, one of the founders of the “People and Kilometers” portal, and Dorin Galben, 10 TV presenter. The guests, who are also two of the successful graduates of the School of Advanced Studies in Journalism, shared with students interesting details from their professional experience, discussed how an idea becomes the subject of a report, and pointed out the importance of observation and details.

Specializing in -articles written in the storytelling technique -, Polina Cupcea mentioned that a report or a portrait must be written in a simple language, but attractive to the public.  Get out of the way, go to the villages, talk to ordinary people. 

The training process at the School of Advanced Studies in Journalism; the complexity, variety, and intensity of the courses offered over ten months; the projects that could benefit the students of the 15th promotion of ȘSAJ; employment opportunities after graduation; admission criteria in the academic year 2020-2021 - these and other topics were discussed by the participants in the Open Days, organized in an online format, on June 18 and 19. Although constrained by the pandemic, the ȘSAJ team managed to gather a lot of instructors, graduates, students from the current promotion, and young people interested in journalism.

The people registered for the event had the opportunity to fully enjoy the full potential of the SAJ, being virtually accompanied by the director Aneta Gonța, Ph.D., media researcher, and academic coordinator Ghenadie Râbacov, to whom they could ask questions about the study process and admission campaign.

The special guests told the young people how the courses at ȘSAJ take place and how we differ from other educational institutions in the country. Among the sound names in the local media, present at the Open Days, are:

Mădălin Necșuțu, a correspondent for "Balkan Insight" (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network), editor-in-chief of "Evenimentul; instructor of the course "Journalism on political and foreign affairs".

Eugenia Creţu, a journalist at Radio Free Europe Moldova, author of documentaries in the show "Pur şi Simplu", broadcast on the public television station Moldova 1; instructor of the "Storytelling video" course.

Natalia Pîslaru, editor of the Scientific-Methodical Magazine "Modern Teacher", a reporter at Ziarul Facia.

The graduates of the School were not absent from the event either. They shared memories, talked about the experience gained in classes, but especially about how this experience helped them in their subsequent career as a journalist. Potential study candidates were able to enter into a dialogue with:

Nicolae Cușchevici, editor at rising Moldova, instructor of the course “Investigative Journalism”, graduate of the 2007-2008 promotion.

Polina Cupcea, founder and president of "People and Kilometers", instructor of the course "Long Articles", graduate of the 2012-2013 promotion.

Natalia Ghețu, moderator of the talk show "Ask Ghețu" on TV8, a graduate of the 2015-2016 promotion.

Dumitru Pelin, executive director of the Nord-News news portal, Bălți, graduate of the 2012-2013 promotion.

Maria-Victoria Race, nutritionist, collaborator at the E-Health Platform, graduate of the 2018-2019 promotion.

The current students of ȘSAJ, in turn, encouraged the participants not to hesitate for a moment and to submit the file for the 2020-2021 academic year.

The admission campaign ends on July 1, and the people who will be enrolled will have the chance to participate in some wonderful projects, including a one-week study visit to the most famous newsrooms in Romania, a camp winter with trainers from abroad, scholarships, and four-week internships in a newsroom in the United States, etc.