The magazine Alma Mater and the House Publisher April summon to the 2nd  National Shop of Journalism ´´Young Soul´´ and the homonymous competition that arises in the 85th anniversary of the Cuban university students publication. These encounters will have annual character and its fundamental purpose is to foment the discussion on the sense and directions of a more dynamic talkative practice and also to have an open exchange   from the journalistic exercise   in harmony with the new times, contexts and codes of the juvenile public. 

This is another scenario for the professional growth by systematizing experiences and the analysis among participants of different environments related with the essence of the Shop.

Are allowed to take part  all the members of the journalistic communities of the radial, television, written and digital press, as well as ¨deciders¨, communicators, investigators and students, of the whole country.

In this occasion the central topic is Journalism and Juvenile Reality that will be approached starting from the following topics: 

—CULTURAL CONSUMPTION IN THE YOUTH. 
—THE STEREOTIPES. 
—THE DISCUSSIONS OF TODAY: before the traditional means and the alternative ones.

About the competition:
 
In the competitive modality are going to be able to participate professionals of the press and university students.
The first ones will present works that should have been published between November / 2007 and September / 2008.
The students' materials should be unpublished.
In both cases, they have to be competitive in some one of the journalistic gender (chronicle, comment, report, interviews, article and multimedia).
The work that better approaches some topic of the juvenile reality will be considered the winner. The verdict that emits the jury, constituted for the occasion, will be known in one of the sessions of the 2nd National Shop of Journalism ´´Youth Soul´´, foreseen for November of this year. The contestants  are going to be invited.  

The admission term conquers Octobre 30, 2008 and the works are can be sent by e-mail, postcard-mail or by delivery in a direct way in the headquarters of the magazine, according to the origin format.
 
Contacts us for more information in:
Editora Abril, Prado 553, esq.  a Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja. Ciudad de la  Habana. CP: 10200. almamater@editoraabril.co. cu