Anyone with a smartphone can now publish to an audience of thousands. Far fewer know how to verify a claim, attribute a source, or weigh the consequences of hitting “post.” In a media landscape where misinformation travels faster than correction and the line between reporter and reactor has all but dissolved, the case for teaching journalism properly has rarely been stronger.
That is the gap a new learning resource hopes to fill.
Students, campus journalists, school paper advisers, and aspiring broadcasters and digital storytellers have something to look forward to this September. In a recent Facebook post, journalist and educator Julius Segovia announced the upcoming release of EERE TAYO! A Practical Workbook for Journalism, Broadcasting and Digital Media, a hands-on learning material built for the newest generation entering the field.
Segovia brings more than two decades in Philippine media to the project. He has served as a segment producer for QTV 11, news anchor for IBC TV 13, and field reporter for GMA News, and is currently a columnist for Abante Tonite. He now passes that experience on to the next generation through teaching, media training, and learning resources such as EERE TAYO.
Segovia said he wrote the workbook as a companion for young people drawn to media work but unsure where to begin.
“I created this workbook to be a companion for young people who aspire to become broadcasters, reporters, and storytellers. I want them to feel that they are not alone in learning journalism and broadcasting,” Segovia said.
Its defining feature is that it asks readers to do something. Where conventional textbooks lean on lectures and long passages of reading, EERE TAYO is built around exercises, activities, reflection questions, and practical newsroom tasks students can take on inside or outside the classroom. It is the kind of work that turns instruction into instinct.
The workbook also meets today’s learners where they already are. QR codes are embedded throughout its pages. Scanned with a mobile phone, they open directly into actual news reports, anchoring demonstrations, and broadcasting samples, letting students watch how a real story is assembled rather than simply read about it.
Rounding out the material are messages, insights, and advice from working media practitioners, mentors, colleagues, and broadcast journalism professionals. These are perspectives drawn from years inside the industry rather than theory alone. Early reviewers expect it to prove especially useful for students preparing for campus journalism competitions, school broadcasting activities, and digital content production.
Beyond technique, the workbook carries a clear ambition and that is to raise storytellers who are responsible, critical-minded, and humane. These are qualities the information age demands.
EERE TAYO is scheduled for release in September 2026.
