-
Darwin Wally Wee
- Male
- Zamboanga City
- Philippines
- Blog Posts
- Discussions
- Events
- Groups
- Photos
- Photo Albums
- Videos
Darwin Wally Wee's Page
Latest Activity
Profile Information
- Region
- Asia
- Job Title
- Journalist
- Media Category
- Newspaper
- Name/s of media you are currently involved with
- BusinessWorld
- What do you hope to gain from this community?
- share information
- Tell us a little bit about yourself
- BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Darwin Wally T. Wee is a young journalist based in Zamboanga City, which is considered the “central news nerve” of Western Mindanao, Philippines.
He worked as a news writer for a peace advocates organization –Peace Advocates Zamboanga (www.zabida.com.ph and currently as a correspondent for the Philippine’s leading business newspaper BusinessWorld (www.bworldonline.com) for the last six years. He also contributes and does special assignments for other media groups and non-government organizations in the Philippines.
Mr. Wee is the current chapter chairman of the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (Zamboanga-Basilan-Sulu-Tawi-Tawi Chapter), a member of Peace and Conflict Journalism Network, and Kabuhi Mindanao, an environmental group based in Zamboanga Peninsula.
He currently covers a wide array of newsbeats; from armed conflict, peace process, agribusiness to environmental issues. Being based in Mindanao, which is known for its rich natural resources, Mr. Wee has been exposed to several concerns that are related to environment issues such as the entry of foreign mining companies, illegal wildlife trading, eco-tourism, and the effect of climate change in the agribusiness sector such as in the industries of fishing and seaweed.
In his years as newsgatherer, Mr. Wee’s stories have earned him some recognitions for his contributions in the Philippines media, this include the Best Feature Writer (Travel and Tourism) by the Department of the Tourism Zamboanga Peninsula regional office –2007, and was named as among the seven finalists of the 2010 Marshall McLuhan Fellow and Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
Latest Activity
Andrej Matisak posted a status"Matisak's blog - Obama’s speech on terrorism, drones, Guantanamo… A new strategy? http://ning.it/126dTRD"
farrukhnawazbhatti is attending Eva Duijvestijn's event
The Future of Growth, Economic Values and the Media - Bonn, Germany at Bonn
June 17, 2013 at 6pm to June 19, 2013 at 7pm
The Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum offers panel discussions and workshops, interactive presentations and exhibitions. Taking place at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany the event draws media representatives from around the world and people from the fields of politics, culture, business, development and science. For more information or to register, please click here.See More
Most Popular
© 2013 Created by Arne Grauls.
Comment Wall
You need to be a member of EJC - Online Journalism Community to add comments!
Join EJC - Online Journalism Community