Finally, Daegu Citizen Press 2018 started its term the past Friday. Members for this year went through a competitive selection process. Only 1 out of 3 candidates were chosen to serve as a messenger for the Colorful Daegu channels. 

Nice to meet you all!

The orientation began in the late afternoon and familiar faces from the photos started to appear. Daegu Citizen Press consists of 3 groups by language: Korean, English and Chinese. 

For English group, we have 14 reporters from  from 8 countries: Ghana, Hungary, Nigerian, Pakistan, Philipines, Spain, Vietnam and USA. They will bring their own unique perspectives to our blog and facebook!:)

Reporters are enjoying photo time.

Time to break the ice and have good time

The afternoon was full of fun and laughs. With a picket given to each member, members made a coherent sentence to win the game.  

"Daegu citizens, fighting!"

Up next was a puzzle. Everyone was fully focus on getting the picture complete as fast as they can.

Can you guess what the picture is about?

It’s official now
After a short break, 3 members from each group went up to the stage for the rest of the reporters to make a commitment pledge and receive the letter of appointment from the director of Promotion Department of Daegu Metropolitan City. Welcome aboard everyone!

Learning the A to Z about the Citizen Press

Reporters were split into 3 groups by language and learned the guidebook. 

There were 4 members from current and graduate Yeongnam Uni!

Chinese group(left) and Korean group(right)

Enthusiasm encapsulated

The last thing for the orientation was to write down their goals as Daegu Citizen Reporter. 

Linda is sharing one of her goals: to make friends from countries

See you soon!

Massive thanks to Daegu Citizen Press 2018 for coming out! And thank you for all our 

Each year, Daegu Metropolitan City has a group of its citizens share their experience about living in Daegu! In 2017, more than 70 people served to show important happenings in Daegu ranging from events hosted by Daegu to spots and things that are worth being shared by other citizens.

The pictures and articles by our citizen reporting team is distributed via Daegu’s official channels including this blog, our English facebook page and Korean and Chinese channels.

Daegu Citizen Reporting Team, also called 대구시민기자단 in Korean, are composed of 3 groups: Korean, English and Chinese speakers. Let people know your own experience of living abroad, particularly in Daegu. What are your favorite spots in Daegu? How do you spend your weekend in Daegu? What are your tips in living in this city? If you like to learn more about what a citizen reporting member does, please refer the following articles.

─ARTICLES BY 2017 CITIZENS REPORTING TEAM─

▶COFFEE CITY DAEGU

 ▶Chimac Festival

▶Daegu Water Festival (video)

We are expecting 1 – 3 articles from you each month.There is a monthly required topic and two free topics that you can choose.

If you like exploring what’s new out there and love taking photos, you might be well fit for this role! If you have any question, please contact us via facebook message. (Click here to view ourfacebook page)

We hope to hear from you soon!

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