Principle to Understand How to Write Lead

Good writing of lead to be attractive to readers is to understand the priciple to avoid the boring lead. Writing lead should followed 5w-h, and the lead must be with ''news lead''.

Mr. Pen Samitte, lecturer of journalism at DMC/CCI of RUPP, said that most readers are busy, however; they can keep reading at the first paragraph (Lead). Then they leave with "News". They understand clearly even not the whole article.

"Even when writing require with 5w-h, but what the most important to inform is "What". It means to tell what happened. The rest are also important, but they are in the following up mainstream. Starting lead with "When" at the begining sometimes it does not play much important role in reporting. It also proof the lazy of reporting and writing of journalists'', said Mr. Pen samitte.

5w-h can be writen or reported in the first paragraph or in the second paragraph. It depend on the story which the journalist covered and they thing which one is the most important. If journalist can avoid starting with "When", it should be done.

Mr. Pen Samitte continued that most journalism school are not allowed to use "When" at the begining of the lead. He sugguested not to do like those school, but try to be not it. However, it should be in the next paragraph.

All the 5w-h are important and it can be reported base on it particular angle of the story. Whether refering to "what, where, when...or whatever to inform at the begining of the Lead, it should be made better to attract more readers".

Mr. Pen Samitte told his students to be aware how to start a lead and type of it. He also explained the type of lead which has many ways to write to be considered to be more effective of writing.

Independent Journalist Foundation Certificate Awarding

To improve more understanding of being as journalist the "Independent Jouranalist Foundation" under supporting from Mr. Peter Starr, Country rpresentative in Cambodia, opened a training for 5 days tentative seminair for journalists from other provinces. This seminair focus on the topic of "Khmer Rouge Tribunal Reporting" under the instruction of Mrs. Babara Crosette, New Your Time journalist. This training conducted in the early of December 2008 from Monday to Friday.

(Group Photo after awarding certificates)

(Academic and professional training in field of Media)

(New day leaps ahead with new thing)

The purpose of this training is to let the journalists to know more about Khmer Rouge Tribunal and practice more in field of journalism. Especially, to strengthen the ability of Cambodian journalist in covering and reporting news about this topic. Looking of lacking more professional with journalists in the present time use their skill base on the experiences or the talent of writing. For some journalists have never been to journalism school, too.

(One more step ahead to improve the skill)

(The more achievement the more success)

(I am now understand more what I have to do with my skill)

Many experts were invited to join by giving the lecture. Those who came in this training were asked to share life experiences in duration of Pol Pot regime time. Some came from ECCC who worked for Support denfend Section to give speech about Kiev Samphan trial. Furthermore, the training also invited a victim who suffered in time of Pol Pol to shared what the life was.

(Unless seeking work to do then work come along)

(The more hard-working new day will come)

( Even I am an editor; however, I need more acknowledgement)

Luckily, on Thursday all the trainees were in the field study at ECCC court to listen to the hearing of Kiev Samphan. All trainees noticed at that hearing that the lawyer's accuser proposed the court to translate all the file to be in French by saying they did not understand well in case the documents were not translated. However, the request was failed by the laywers of victims said in the internal rule of ECCC did not proof to translate all the documents regarding with this issue. Moreover, the ECCC just set the official language use in the court are English, French, Khmer.

(Learn and learn bring people more understanding)

(Success come after humane seek it out)

(Practice make more understanding)

The trainees also had chance to be face to face and talk to Mr. Siev Sichan, Cambodian-American, who fleed and survived for Pol Pot time.

Siev Sichan told all the trainees that he was very lucky to be in Cambodia again. He left Cambodia and had a job as US-embassador for United Nation.

He added that his life during that time was very bitter, never knew full of eating rice or rest. From day to day always stayed with work. But he hornored the Cambodia to be the first Asain guy to be the US embassador for UN.

(Life without learning, there is no life)

(New step bring life success)

(To think more, the more idea comes up)

Ultimately, everything finished and all the trainees were happy with the new achievment, to be stepped ahead in field of what they are working in the present. As well, the instructor was happy to every trainees got more understanding and hoped to use this acknowledgement in the appropriate way of life. Anyway, every trainees with their hand with a certificate of achievement. Warm smile, laughing, and close relation started more and more.

Mrs. Babara asked the trainees how much satifaction or any comment with this course or any sugguestion for the coming up training next year. The trainees requested to have a course of investigative journalist. By saying it would be more enhanec of the really journalist practise.