Students of the Department of Journalism of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian (Carpathian) National University won 1st and 2nd places in the “Essay” nomination and three prize places at once — 1st, 2nd, and 3rd — in the “Video Essay” nomination at the “Our Freedom Depends on Freedom of the Press” competition.
The competition was initiated by the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Center for Journalistic Solidarity together with the regional organization of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, and held in partnership with the Carpathian National University and King Danylo University.
Contest winners:
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Svyatoslav Makogon — 1st place (essay)
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Veronika Kozak — 2nd place (essay)
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Myroslava Nadkernychna — 1st place (video essay)
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Ilona Salii — 2nd place (video essay)
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Anna Pashchenko — 3rd place (video essay)
We sincerely congratulate our students on their successes, who have worthily represented the Faculty of Philology, the Department of Journalism, and the entire university!
In total, about 40 works were submitted for the jury’s consideration — not only from the Ivano-Frankivsk region, but also from the Rivne, Lviv, and Zhytomyr regions. The competition was held in two age categories: among students in grades 9–11 and students.
We express our sincere gratitude to the organizers – Victoria Plakhta, Lilia Bodnarchuk, Bohdana Zasidko, as well as all members of the jury for the high-quality organization of the event and objective assessment of the works.
Special thanks to the Italian partners of the Center for Journalistic Solidarity from the organization “Anteas Alessandria” for valuable gifts for the winners.
As part of the event, teachers of the Department of Journalism conducted career guidance work among high school students of Ivano-Frankivsk and the region. In addition to prizes from the organizers, the winning high school students received special awards from the university rector, and the students received certificates. All winners were also presented with branded university products with an updated logo.
