Find mentors, keep practising, and be teachable. These are some of the tips that Mark Pere Madrona, Executive Editor of The Filipino Scribe, shares with budding writers, journalists, and public relations professionals. The award-winning writer recently published his first book which is a compilation of 70 of his best articles to date, including some published in The Philippine Star, PDI, and VERA Files.

If you have ten minutes, here's what you can find in our interview with Mark:

• A trait journalists and PRs should have to encourage better collaboration
• How being an educator has helped him as a writer
• Why more resources for local reporting are needed

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