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ROMERO, Alexis Douglas B.

ROMERO, Alexis Douglas B.

Mr. Alexis Douglas B. Romero is a reporter covering the Philippine presidency and COVID-19 pandemic policy for The Philippine Star. He started his journalism career in 2006 as a reporter for BusinessWorld, where he covered defense, House of Representatives, energy and utilities, Malacañang, and finance beats. Romero moved to The Philippine Star in 2010 and was assigned to various beats including the defense and disaster beat and election campaigns. Romero graduated magna cum laude with a degree in journalism from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø in 2006. He completed his master’s in journalism, cum laude, at the same university in 2020, making him the first graduate of the revived program. Romero teaches journalism courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and advises The Flame, the official student publication of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø Faculty of Arts and Letters.

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Mr. Alexis Douglas B. Romero,ÌýMA

Department of Communication and Media StudiesÌý

abromero@ust.edu.ph

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Master of Arts in Journalism, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø – Manila, Philippines, 2020
  • Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Íø – Manila, Philippines, 2006Ìý

Research Highlights

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Research Interests

  • Journalism
  • Journalism Studies
  • Journalism Ethics
  • Communication Theory

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

Undergraduate Level

  • Journalism Studies
  • Philippine Politics (Political Journalism)
  • Journalism Ethics
  • Internship

Graduate Level

  • Global Journalism Practice and StudiesÌý

Major Recognitions

  • Finance Reporter of the Year, 19th Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines Awards, 2009Ìý
  • Best Male Print Journalist,Ìý Platinum Stallion Media Awards of Trinity University of Asia, 2017

Professional Activities

  • Vice President for Print, Malacañang Press Corps
  • Editor, Talamitan Community Journalism Network
  • Publications Adviser, The Flame

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

  • Romero, A. (2020). ‘Under Con-troll?: Online Trolling and the Philippine Media Coverage of President Rodrigo Duterte.’ 5th World Journalism Education Congress conference proceedings bookÌý
  • Opiniano, J. & Romero, A. (2019). ‘Media sustainability, ethics, and democratization: Cases of Philippine media civil society organizations.’ Journal of Applied Journalism & Media StudiesÌý