The British Council recently held a video screening of ‘Journalism for Social Good’ where university students and social entrepreneurs gathered together to showcase their month-long work on highlighting social enterprises.
Social entrepreneurs are those who have set up businesses not solely for profit, but also to improve the lives of their communities.
In the past, many endeavors by young social entrepreneurs in Malaysia often go unreported by the media. To address the media under representation, British Council partnered with Pioneers Post, a UK-based online media organization to cultivate social interest stories by teaching social enterprises to create their own videos highlighting their activities and beneficiaries.
The programme kicked off in 2014 with a video competition whereby shortlisted participants attended a three-day workshop on video journalism facilitated by Pioneers Post. The winning video featured Eats, Shoots & Roots, a social enterprise with an aim to empower urban individuals and communities with skills and tools to grow their own food and build a sense of resilience in the city. Together with the best video award, an internship with Astro Awani was also awarded for the “Most Promising Young Journalist.”
For more information on British Council’s ‘Journalism for Social Good’ programme and to watch the videos, log on their official website.
