The student reporter team of Teikyo Heisei University won a special prize (second place) at the "2019 CHIBA UNIVERSITY PRESS" sponsored by Chiba Nipposha.
"CHIBA UNIVERSITY PRESS" is an initiative for university students in Chiba prefecture to experience making newspapers, such as interviews and layouts, as a student reporter.The purpose is to foster media literacy by creating unique papers by making the best use of the news sense, problem awareness, and sensibilities of modern university students. Seven universities participated in 2019.
Teikyo Heisei University has participated since 2017, and in 2019, five students from the Faculty of Health, Medical and Sports will participate as student reporters. Since the opening ceremony in March, students have set the themes to "child abuse" and "child-rearing support", and the Chiba Dental Association will assign contract dentists to all child guidance centers in the prefecture, which is the first initiative in Japan. Interviewed about the children's cafeteria in Kisarazu City and the commercialization of liquid milk.The created article was published in the morning edition of Chiba Nipposha on June 5, 3. The closing ceremony was held in September, and Teikyo Heisei University received the first special award (second place). It was commented that the response to the article "The Chiba Dental Association has assigned contract dentists to all child guidance centers in the prefecture" was particularly strong.
The students who participated said, "I wanted to solve a social problem-I had a hard time trying to find something, but it was a very valuable experience." Through this activity, I was able to learn about the difficulty and enjoyment of making a product. "Regarding this award, Associate Professor Hiroki Baba of the Faculty of Health, Medical and Sports, who instructed and supported student reporters, said, "Students of the Faculty of Health, Medical and Sports, who do not have specialized departments in media and public relations, are special in their third year of participation. It is a great achievement to win the award. I think that this experience will be put to good use in any profession in the future. "
