News Director of Kıbrıs Media Group, columnist and Kıbrıs TV programmer Serhat İncirli was visited the Communication and Media Studies Faculty of the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) as part of the 5th International Career Week.
During a talk organized by the Department of Journalism titled “Journalism and Cyprus” İncirli shared his occupational experience with students in attendance. The opening speech of the talk was delivered by Communication and Media Studies Faculty academic staff member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümit İnatçı. Assoc. Prof. Dr. İnatçı touched upon İncirli’s unique style stating “What makes Serhat İncirli different and inconvenient is his free speech”. In his talk İncirli touched upon how he started and continued his career despite the difficulties of journalism. In his own unique style he defined the occupation as “madness” providing students with information about the specifics of his profession.
“The path to correct news is through correct information”
Providing students with information about journalism, İncirli pointed out that the path to correct news is through correct information and stated that for this reason a good journalist must be well-informed about the history, geographic structure, economy and culture of the region he or she is operating in.
After a question and answer session the talk came to an end with a group photo.
