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Fast Fashion and its Effect on the Environment

Fast Fashion is characterized by the rapid production of trendy, inexpensive clothing, driven by social media influence. While it makes fashion accessible, it contributes to environmental issues like waste generation and water pollution. Sustainable practices can mitigate these impacts, with both consumers and brands encouraged to make responsible choices for long-term benefits.

The trendier, the better, is what we often see being utilized today as part of consumer consumption. Given the accessibility of shops through online stores or e-commerce, it is easier to purchase without much of a hassle. Though this could be a good thing economically, being mindful of what we purchase could also bring some rewards.

Fast Fashion, what it’s about

Fast Fashion refers to the rapid or hasty production of trendy and inexpensive clothing inspired by the latest trends often seen on social media, internet influencers, and/or celebrities. They are fashion items that are made affordable and accessible for public consumption.

The commencement of fast fashion could be dated back to the Pre-19^th century. However, its boom came in later in the 20^th century. In the 1990s, brands started to revolutionize how the public conceives them through ready-to-wear, easy-to-purchase, and greatly affordable clothing items that are readily available to the masses. Fast-forward to its continuous impact and ever-changing trends of consumerism, fashion, and its related items have become more disposable, making consumers be encouraged to purchase more and discard old trends or styles faster.

While fast fashion made new trend items like clothing, accessories, bags, etc., within reach and reasonably priced for the masses to buy, it also comes with significant environmental concerns:

Waste Generation

Overproduction of fast fashion items can lead to massive amounts of unsold inventory and unused and discarded clothing from consumers. Many of these garments and accessories are often made from non-biodegradable materials that can take hundreds of years to decompose.

Water Pollution and Overconsumption

Texting dyeing is the world’s second-largest polluter. The fast fashion industry uses approximately 700 gallons of water to produce cotton shirts, and about 2,000 gallons for a pair of jeans.

Fast fashion items are accessible and affordable; thus, we often overconsume because there is a fast-paced trend that we also frequently witness via social media that also influences us to purchase. Such consumption might not be totally wrong; however, there are impacts to the environment, to humans, and to other species that we should also be mindful of.

Overall Climate Crisis

While success is a collective effort, so are the crises that everyone is experiencing. While we cannot blame fast fashion alone and its consumption, it is a contributing factor to what we often witness as a climate crisis (e.g., the proliferation of chemicals and microplastics in both land and water, excess amount of waste that cannot be broken down easily, etc.).

Kudos to the fashion brands that are already making their way to sustainability by addressing these discourses. While there are a huge number of initiatives to be done, truthful efforts shall count; thus, consumers also have a role to play in terms of consumption—all these between uplifting the economy and ensuring relatability of brands, the industry, and their overall contribution.

The Take

There are some ways that both brands and individuals can combat the negative impact of fast fashion, by making sustainable choices, rewards could be sowed, albeit not instantly, but eventually.

By buying less and choosing well, not only consumers can prioritize quality over quantity but also reef stellar financial rewards for not spending so much on certain items that they will only discard after. Brands can also focus on ensuring economically considerate price points without also deteriorating the quality to accommodate bulk production. Adopting a capsule wardrobe approach can also help mix and match style pieces and create a more versatile look.

Brands should also look into more responsible production, marketing, and ethical labor practices. Implementing circular fashion that encourages recycling, repurposing, and reusing rather than discarding and offering certain incentives for participants.

While the above efforts could be done by both brands and consumers, the government also plays a significant role in making sure that these initiatives will be consistently applied. By crafting strict environmental laws and policies, incentivizing businesses that ensure fair wages and production through tax benefits and other grants, and educating consumers could go a long way.

^References:

^{Business Insider (2019). Fast Fashion Environmental Impact Pollution Emissions Waste Water. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-fashion-environmental-impact-pollution-emissions-waste-water-2019-10#fashion-causes-water-pollution-problems-too-textile-dyeing-is-the-worlds-second-largest-polluter-of-water-since-the-water-leftover-from-the-dyeing-process-is-often-dumped-into-ditches-streams-or-rivers-19}

^{Center for Biological Diversity. (n.d.). At What Cost? Unraveling the Harms of the Fast Fashion Industry. Biologicaldiversity.org. Retrieved from https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/population_and_sustainability/sustainability/fast_fashion#}

^{Maiti, R. (2025). The Environmental Impact of Fast Fashion, Explained. Earth.org. Retrieved from https://earth.org/fast-fashions-detrimental-effect-on-the-environment/}

^{also published in Stewarshidship Commons}

Navigating the Workspace in the New Gen: Understanding the Reality of Office Communication

Technology’s impact on communication and organizational culture is significant. The integration of analog and digital experiences shapes communication challenges and opportunities in the workplace. Generational differences and power dynamics influence communication effectiveness. Leaders play a crucial role in adapting communication approaches to ensure organizational harmony and success in the digital world.

A brief interpretive research

In Tina Fey’s book, Bossy Pants, I laughed, but even more believed when she said “Technology doesn’t move backward. No society has ever de-industrialized.” The reality of technology has broadened ever since its introduction. Thus, it changed a lot, if not all, in our current veracity.

I was born at a time when technology was starting to be employed in our daily lives. In that sense, I was born in a generation when I got the chance to experience both analog and digital, and currently reminiscent of how it was to do it manually and do it digitally. To analogize it easily, college research was not as easy as how I did it when I was taking my doctorate. Technology had limitations when I was a student compared to now, but there are already endless opportunities, especially when you know how to maximize them.

There is no escaping the tech reality that has become now. It transformed how we do business, how we study, and even how we communicate with one another. The pandemic has been both the driving force and the evidence that adaptability to technology was crucial, thus even equated to our survival. Eventually, it has become our truth, “No society has ever de-industrialized.” We just keep moving forward, technology at the center of each goal and mission.

Organizational Communication

Communication is part of every organization, an essential and crucial aspect at that. It was given that effective inter-organizational communication can ensure the efficiency of an organization. On the other hand, inefficiency in proper and healthy communication in the workplace can reduce an organization’s productivity, leaving people demotivated, and eventually can cause poor performance.

The Organizational Communication Theory reiterates that there are five (5) functions of communication: management, feedback, information, persuasion, and emotional sharing. The communication process is ever so important; thus, migrating to its digital sort could mean success to any organization that can successfully implement such a process.

Upward and downward communication processes could be done traditionally and digitally. In this current standing of how organizations should adapt, the communication process using technology could have added challenges, as one’s interpretation could be subjective depending on one’s current emotions, struggles, or even success.

The Older Generation

Taking it from other generations in the workplace, some, though not all, cannot get the hang of it—the current trend in communicating with others. In this era where three generations blend, adjustments can be made, albeit ever so challenging.

Generation gaps could be an issue but could be an advantage if they coincide with the needs and preferences of one another. While the older generation could have a longer attention span and Gen Z¹ may not, there are many things in technology communication that they can learn more from the younger generation.

So, what is it? Tailor-fitting the process whenever we need to communicate? Yes and no, really. Yes, because situations vary and rankings may be pertinent, and no, because in the workplace, professional communication shall prevail no matter what generation you may be in. This is more challenging than the very first take; however, being knowledgeable about the communication style and professionalism could save us from a lot of stress in the workplace. And another no, yelling and tapping tables are not included when upset.

Where It Fails

Communication in the workplace is critical in ensuring harmonious relationships between people thus, resulting in quality output. Effective and active communication are factors in making sure that the organization and its stakeholders achieve the enumerated objectives.

Attitudes and behaviors are pertinent tools in messaging. Communication fails when one’s character at the time of communication is different from the other. Let’s face it: one cannot tailor his/her behavior to every communication encounter, but I have witnessed many workplace employees act differently towards their bosses and subordinates.

Could we have a uniform approach for both rank and file and executives? Yes, ideally. However, people react to their bosses differently than their team members or subordinates. One main reason is the employee evaluations; hence, putting their best foot forward and not so much candidness can be re-enacted compared to when being with their other colleagues or staff. They could be a lot more comfortable exhibiting who they are to the latter because no fear of appraisal can influence their job ranking, promotion, or overall feedback—or so, they thought.

Just because we think that there is no valuation, especially with employees we have the same ranks with or lower, that does not mean that we can treat them indifferently or worse, exhibit power-tripping². Communication fails not just because of lack of awareness, but more so the lack or absence of reverence towards other the members of the organization.

What You Can Do

Leaders have a critical role in the organizational culture. They set trends, processes, and overall behaviors. However, the generation today is more vocal and assertive, they can assert themselves and see gray lines and make them clearer. This could be an eye-opener and challenging at the same time for leaders in the workplace.

While communication can be a complex thing; only if you are open to the workplace and workers’ changes and adapt to them can make it simpler. The more we resist, the more it tends to be more difficult. I often hear such change-related complaints from those who have already served long in the organization—they see some changes are not necessary, but what they failed to remember is that the only thing that keeps us going is to be transformative and innovative—communication style and overall organizational communication included.

There is no sense in making it difficult for the current generation because we had it difficult during our time. The key here is to educate rightfully and critically. There may be many things that the current generation or the new ones in the workplace can understand but immersing them into the organizational culture could be an important identifying factor towards harmony. In addition, novices in the company or the younger generation must listen first and mutually understand how processes are formed and how they play a role in how the organization was made. Criticize if needed, but respect the foregoing culture of thought, and introduce innovative ways that meet both past and present.

Leaders are different from bosses. Leaders know how to take accountability for their actions or lack thereof. Communication, effective at that, should be taken more seriously and adroitly. Communication, while a topic not being discussed frequently during meetings or town halls, can make or break an organization, especially in this technology-driven world.

As said, we cannot go backward to how it was, but only forward to what it will be. Active and effective communication is easier in this digital world, but only those who practice the skills of understanding and getting their message across, without many emotional blunders, can reap greater rewards.

References:

Fey, T. (2011). Bossypants. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-05686-3
Wrench, J.S. and Punyanunt-Carter, N. (2012). An Introduction to Organizational Communication (v. 0.0). Creative Commons by nc-sa-3.0. Retrieved from https://2012books.lardbucket.org/pdfs/an-introduction-to-organizational-communication.pdf
¹It was explained by the author that Gen Zs have an 8-second attention span.
Ramirez, K.P.L. (2018). A Systematic Review of Gen Z’s Learning Characteristics and Preferences. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30557.84969 |
²An abuse of power.
Tison, T.J. (2014). How Your Power Trips are Ruining your Business. LinkedIn Pulse. Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141203114241-129423299-how-your-power-trips-are-ruining-your-business/

Daily Behaviors Leaders Must Be Mindful Of

Being a boss is easy, but being a leader, a true one at that can be challenging. You need to constantly know how to keep your subordinates engaged, empowered, and motivated. Hence, the fact that being at the top of the organizational chart can pave the way for more opportunities and financial benefits, being a leader is not a simple feat. Thus, you must also know how to differentiate between being a boss to being a leader.

In my nearly 15 years in the workforce, I had my fair share of various bosses and leaders combined. In fact, I have learned that you don’t need a high position to lead because leadership can be considered both a skill and a passion. However, I have also witnessed that there are advantages when one is given a position—to be one of the primary forces towards the accomplishment of the organization.

While great strategies can lead to the organization’s success, proper communication can ensure their effective implementation.

Being good at communicating is one skill that every leader should learn. While great strategies can lead to the organization’s success, proper communication can ensure their effective implementation. Leaders are usually at the forefront of such plans, and it is difficult to make do if one does not know how to effectively communicate.

High positions in an organization may include a starter pack: instant credibility, an ounce of automatic respect, benefits, and an instant voice. But this starter’s advantages require consistency and innovation, too, or proving that these factors that come in a position are in fact true for the privileged person. Otherwise, you will turn into someone people in the organization avoid or worse, hate.

Drawing from observations and experiences, here are some behaviors a leader should be mindful of daily:

Being a leader is different from being a boss.

Negative Facial Expressions and Body Language. It is true that “it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it,” aside from the tone of the voice, it is also pertinent to ensure that words are backed up with actions—literally. As a leader, part of the job is showcasing positive genuine actions towards your team members especially if situations do not also merit words but actions too. One could say he/she is happy for you, but it does not reflect on his/her face; thus, affecting his/her credibility altogether. There are various non-verbal offenders towards somebody in the workplace: furrowed brows, raised brows, scowling, stamping of feet, hard tapping on the table, etc.

Selectivity. In the initial part of this article, I have pointed out that being a boss is different from being a leader, and there is a pertinent reason why we should differentiate it. Leaders find their worth with the people they help and not the other way around. I have seen some leaders, or bosses rather, that ensure they are feared thinking that it equates to respect. Some are high on the pedestal that they see more value in themselves than the people and their kills combined. Leading is not only about putting direction to an office or a pack, but it is also about mentoring and integrating positivity, changes, and other new learnings (and even unlearning) into the organization.

One example employees had commonly come across before from a certain boss was a boss that reiterates he/she does not mingle with the staff because he/she wants to draw and maintain the line between his/her people. While it is a leadership style that we may all respect because of valid reasons, it does not work efficiently as leading. Leading involves people and not mingling with the people may not be leading at all. You do not need to be a ‘life of the party’ type of person to make this thing successful, you only need compassion. The higher you are in the organization, the more you must create ways how you can reach your people.

Staff often remark on how discouraging for them to see an immediate superior act in two different ways. One thing that I have also noticed from this type of boss is that they are selective. They only interact well and showcase respect to people who share the same designation as them or to people higher than them in the organization (thinking about their evaluation). However, higher-ups do not usually judge how you treat them, they evaluate how you treat people lower than you. Toxic, huh? It happens.

Disrupting and Micromanaging. There are many disruptions a bad leader does to his/her colleagues. One common experience employees often had was a boss calling them multiple times a day to tell them the exact same thing and they ended up not finishing the things delegated to them. This causes a stressful work environment especially since every office often works with a deadline. Staff habitually feel strained if the boss takes so much of their time and communicates ineffectively. Such disruptions could be a mere tiny interference at first but later lead to micromanaging.

As you reflect on this, such behaviors can be solved through proper communication in the workplace. Great leaders are expected to ensure soft skills are hard skills that are essential to every organization’s success. Otherwise, refusal to improve would mean one is not ready yet to lead.

The opinions expressed here do not represent those of any organization, individuals, or companies that I am affiliated with or employed by.

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Tambiz Ideazpark 2022

Better late than never. Thank you, TamBiz!

I am probably a year too late for this post. Still, looking back through the years of hard work and opportunities, I can never forget the first time in many years I was back in my college Alma Mater, Far Eastern University-Manila, Institute of Accounts, Business, and Finance (IABF)–this time as a resource speaker.

Albeit more than a decade into my college graduation, I was happy to serve and give back in any way I can to the institute that has been part of my journey not just as an entrepreneur, but as a human being. I was happy to be in touch with my former professors whom I looked up to and still look up to until now, who disciplined me and taught me all essential things they knew, for me and for all of us to be able to make it in different fields we wanted to pursue after college.

Tambiz, an event handled by the Department of Business Administration, FEU-IABF, is an exhibition showcasing innovative products by business students.

Ideazpark is one of the highlights of the event, inviting different speakers from different facets of entrepreneurship to share insights, stories, and experiences to business students hoping to create new breed of different entrepreneurs.

Alongside other Entrepreneur Champions (I still feel an impostor to this day being called either an entrepreneur or a social entrepreneur even), I was able to share my humble beginnings as a social entrepreneur and founder of Happy Shift PH. I was once a student attending and even organizing this kind of event by the institute and now realizing that I am already one of the speakers is a humbling experience for me.

My VelociTalk

Happy Shift has gone through many transformations, setbacks, and successes through the years. For almost ten years, it has survived the pandemic and various hurdles common businesses often endure and how social enterprises survive in the midst of challenges and other trials. Having your own business, a social enterprise at that, is not an escape to any corporate or academic work, but an addition to it–even harder if I may say so. Hours are longer, difficulties are double, but rewards are limitless. Did I follow my passion? Yes. Did it make me happier? Yes, no doubt. Was it easy? NO.

I know many business owners can resonate that there is always that time in your entrepreneurial journey when you wanted to quit. Quitting could be a possible solution, but it does not fill the void, though there is nothing wrong with that as well. For almost a decade, I strive to be a better version of me through my social enterprise, doing everything for a purpose and campaigning for a social cause. Blessed are the few who inherit a business or have a huge capital to begin with, but the lack of it would not be a sole excuse why you cannot commence whatever it is you dream of. Is money important? YES, no doubt, but willingness and the heart to pursue are what more essential for you to get where you want to be.

I always say whenever I was invited to speak that:

Nothing is ever easy, even with the things you love doing.

Do not lose heart in the face of challenges no matter how difficult it is. Sometimes, you have to take one step backward for you to be able to move two steps forward. You may want to ignite it within your core and see what you want to do things differently.

You can always begin with something small. It does not have to be big on the onset. Gradual growth is better so you’d know how to calculate various risks and strategize in every difficulty.

Make sure that you surround yourself with people who are happy for your endeavors and who are there for you in your lowest. It is easier to be friends with people when you are successful and when you already have something to offer, or to provide; but the people who see you in your poorest and in your most challenging times deserve to be on your side during your happiest or most successful episode. What if no one is there? Then so be it. Whilst no man is an island, you can best rely on yourself with things you are able to survive. This is the reason why you have to also prioritize yourself, too.

Do not be threatened with people doing better than you. Instead, get inspiration from them because they, too, had hurdled through the difficulties to get where they are now. You cannot compare the success of someone to your very own; for everyone has their own timeline to begin with. While you are foreseeing the future, you should also enjoy your journey so you have something to look back from whether you have made it or not. Failure is part of every process. Not everything will work out fine. This very lesson will give you access and an opportunity to be more creative, innovative, and resourceful for new ways on how you can be better.

I know these are all easier said than done because there will be days when you feel like you are not yourself anymore. But always remember that it is worth the fortitude.

I know I have paid my respect and gratitude to the people behind Tambiz 2022, but it still worth mentioning them again here:

Thank you, Dr. Joey Tem, my ever-supportive and excellent professor in my many courses during college. I appreciate all the discipline and the lessons that you have imparted to me through the years and I am one of those lucky ones that could say are blessed to have you as their professor. IABF is lucky to have a dedicated professor like you who always showcased excellence and uprightness in everything you do.

I’m grateful also to Prof. Madonna Tejada, my then Microeconomics professors, who is also very successful with her craft now. Your dedication to the art and science of teaching and ensuring that your students learn are commendable.

To the student leaders and committees of Tambiz and FEU-IABF, kudos to taking the first step of being excellent. Being a student leader is not an easy feat to do simultaneous with the rigor of studying and serving your fellow students. The fruit of such labor will be sowed in time when you are already working or starting your own business. Being intelligent or smart is one, but being a leader is another. The latter is more rewarding as it leads you to different places, to different people, and to various learnings textbooks could not even fully verbalize. The opportunity to influence and to inspire people are the most powerful and empowering to do in this lifetime.

COMMOOS: A Collection of Hard Thoughts and Perspectives

Commoos is a collection of hard thoughts and perspectives that appear during daily encounters and rather pondered based on the strength of communication as its core. Its objective is to reflect, compile, and share contexts that are sometimes muted in the sea of one’s leaning.

Birthing this project through often encounters of what’s next for me after my doctorate. Many people would just want to finish. To tell you the truth, I was once one of those people. However, there is a certain joy in finishing and all the more enjoyment in going through the process. I have read somewhere that when you are passionate about something the journey is more important than its endpoint; and in a way, I can totally agree.

I always say that I tell my stories because I don’t want to forget them and all the more, I don’t want my stories to forget me. Devoid of concrete direction though rich in reflection, I walk towards scaling up myself and taking on a challenge. Through Commoos, I know that it will be a perfect repository of my hard thoughts and perspectives that may or may not keep me up at night, as well as the interactions I have in days I power through as an introvert with an extroverted career.

May this latter part of 2023 be the beginning of something new as we don’t let the new year be the only sparkle for us to pursue something we were so scared to do before—but then braving it through now because we want to share and tell a part of the world that we, too, are experiencing the same.

Communication has played a vital role in spearheading where my life and career are headed. It was a determinant factor of my weaknesses that I turned into strengths. It flipped me through the battles I could have won but didn’t because I was so afraid to pivot. It elevated me like the growing mediums or platforms that opened me and broke me at the same time.

We communicate every day—in everything we do. Communication is not only through words but also through actions, happiness, pain, and tears. Every aspect of our lives requires us to communicate whether proper or not—one’s thoughts are necessary to build something that cores on the inside and proceed to shell to know where the action is necessary or not.

Some may wonder why communication is even a major and why it is necessary in the most crucial of times. Communication is not just a supporting aspect of degrees and fields, but rather an essential part of them that we should also focus on.

In a commitment to hold forth the stories and learnings in my current and past encounters, Commoos will be a regular mainstay in ww.shainnehostalero.com as part of my work as a communication scholar. In the bundle of life and its chaos, I will try my best to commit to at least one 500 to 800-word article per week starting December 2023 or bi-monthly at the very least. Questions and feedback will be welcomed, too, as part of the communication process.

Apart from such commitment, I am also more committed to furthering my research work through the forms of synthesis papers, journal articles, case studies, review articles and interpretative/interpretive research. In this new chapter, I aim to practice and improve my knowledge and understanding in the field of communication and my other substantive areas like business/entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, and development.

About Commoos

Commoos is a column that centers on communication editorials on leadership, business, marketing, and development. The column aims to share insights from the communication standpoint as transparent as possible that students and professionals can resonate or identify with.

Changing of the Guard: A Soft Guide to Transforming How It Can Be Done [A Synthesis]

To transform an organization for its betterment and be sustainable, leaders must know how to be transformative in the first place.

This synthesis is immensely inspired by Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism written by Mariana Mazzucato, Ph.D., and tailored fit to the reflections on leadership and organization transformation as a communication scholar. This article explored the importance of successful leadership and being a transformational servant, at that, effective communication, action learning, and mission-driven leading as they result in organizational transformation, and sustainability, and increase people engagement, retention, and boost interpersonal relationships that can be empowering, compassionate, and empathic while attaining organizational purpose. These said factors are anchored to the imminent success of an organization; however, customization or tailor-fitting and reflection to its stakeholders is necessary. The synthesis cited theories in Mission-Driven Leadership (MDL), Path-Goal Theory of Leadership, Institutional Theory of Organization, and Action Learning as part of the backbone of the article to further explore and understand the relation of systems to transforming organizations and transformational and servant-leading.

READ IT HERE

All content © Alessa Shainne L. Hostalero, MDC unless otherwise specified. The opinions expressed here do not represent those of any organizations, individuals, or companies that the author might be affiliated with or employed by. All content aimed to be highlighted or referred to for another study, article, write-up, research, etc., shall be used with permission and citation:

Hostalero, Alessa Shainne L. (2023). A Synthesis – Changing of the Guard: A Soft Guide to Transforming How It Can Be Done. ResearchGate. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24018.02243

Author

I have been writing professionally since 2010. My writing gigs have paid some college fees, textbook needs, and conference fees. When I was already in corporate, professional writing paid the bills and helped me build my funds on the side and uplift my savings. There was also a time, before Happy Shift, when writing was all I did and it even led me to different places. I was lucky and blessed to have clients who value my work and prioritized flexibility above anything else to preserve creativity and help it flourish further.

I have been writing since grade school, albeit non-professionally, and only in my own tiny journal. It continued until high school when I kept a thicker journal and convert it to a blog at the time of the internet. Writing has been a part of me and something that I am absolutely proud of. I sometimes think that I am better in print than public speaking–by which the latter I tried (still tries) to be good just the same.

My 20s were the highlight of my many heartbreaks in writing. I always felt I wasn’t good enough, but as I grow old, I learned that we always get better–we CAN always get better at what we do especially if we love doing it. Like I’ve always said, nothing is ever easy even with the things we love doing. It will always be a challenge but also an opportunity to grow.

Now in my 30s, it has just gotten better. It is the perfect timing albeit fearful. This is the start of a new chapter. I always get conscious about my writing/manuscript. There are always second thoughts about pursuing this side of the fence, but definitely, it is something to look forward to no matter how I think it scares me.

I just want to get a hold of feelings of excitement and cluelessness, the same feelings I had in 2010 when I was first starting. I know this will lead to something better, something fruitful, and something that I will cherish forever. We never stop dreaming, are we? We don’t lose hope. It is never too late to start the things we were just daydreaming about when we were a child. We don’t always have it together and that’s fine. What is important is if we believe that, in times of uncertainty, there will always be an opportunity whether we have it together or not really. We will always come through no matter how it feels otherwise.

#WLFAmbassador2022

I’m happy to have been part of this global initiative. Thank you, World Literacy Foundation! #oneforthebooks

Thank you to the World Literacy Foundation for this opportunity to learn, lead, and strengthen the advocacy to help eradicate illiteracy globally as one of their #WLFAmbassador2022. This 3-month program led me to network with different people around the world sharing the same goals and learning through their experiences and insights shared.

Certificate of Completion | World Literacy Foundation

I have learned so many good things in the program that made me strengthen my currently existing platforms to pursue broader advocacies that will help people, especially children. To know more about what I will do moving forward, you may read more here.

This is only part of the beginning. Through my social enterprise, Happy Shift PH, we are one with the foundation to champion initiatives for the environment and education. I am proud to be a #WLFAmbassador alumna. #literacyforall

Review & Revisit: A Case Opinion Piece on the Effects of Mass Media and its Digital Dive

This case opinion study is to review and revisit the case study in 2016 about the effects of mass media on a group of individuals (Millennials) to discuss the impact of such platforms on their work, personal, and day-to-day activities.

The case study made in 2016 was submitted as a work/requirement for the Development Communication Concepts & Approaches course in the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Master of Development Communication (MDC) program. It has been then expanded to support other studies or research and craft case opinion pieces such as this to review and revisit the development of approaches not only in development communication but in the field of communication and mass media per se.

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Hostalero, Alessa Shainne L. (2022). Review & Revisit: A Case Opinion Piece on the Effects of Mass Media and its Digital Dive. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17463.39841

Information and Its Coining Properties to Present Reality

Information makes up our reality today. It progresses through interaction, culture, and modality (technology advancement), to name a few. Information functions may have developed; thus, they reflect present reality.

Published on ResearchGate on 19 June 2022 | DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.19899.69924