election. coverage.
Two words. Two words that made two days of this past week extremely stressful, exciting, disappointing, confusing, and exhausting all at the same time.
As I've mentioned in a previous entry, I've been looking forward to the election coverage. I looked forward to it not because I like elections, in fact, I don't. I looked forward to it because it could probably be the only time I can really be a broadcast journalist. The live broadcast via live phone patch, the legitimate media ID, the right and freedom to access information and documents (i.e. unofficial tally, etc.) - all these spell BROADCAST JOURNALISM - something I may never practice out there.
I've always thought that I will end up as a reporter, a writer, or a producer of a news or documentary program after I graduate. I wanted to be in news. That was my original plan - thus the shift from CommRes to Broad. But after everything I've gone through in this course, after realizing what life could be in that field, after being exposed to the realities of that world (which is really far from the ideal), I feel like I'm not for it, or it's not for me. Maybe I can do something else. Maybe this course is still the right choice. And maybe the things I learned in my major wouldn't go to waste.
The BOTO ni ISKO 2008 Election Coverage helped me realize that 'dream', even for just a day two days. And as I said, those two days was everything... above.
I'd have to cut this short, though. There are a list of things I still have to do and I need to stop procrastinating. More about the recent USC elections and coverage in my next entry.
As I've mentioned in a previous entry, I've been looking forward to the election coverage. I looked forward to it not because I like elections, in fact, I don't. I looked forward to it because it could probably be the only time I can really be a broadcast journalist. The live broadcast via live phone patch, the legitimate media ID, the right and freedom to access information and documents (i.e. unofficial tally, etc.) - all these spell BROADCAST JOURNALISM - something I may never practice out there.
I've always thought that I will end up as a reporter, a writer, or a producer of a news or documentary program after I graduate. I wanted to be in news. That was my original plan - thus the shift from CommRes to Broad. But after everything I've gone through in this course, after realizing what life could be in that field, after being exposed to the realities of that world (which is really far from the ideal), I feel like I'm not for it, or it's not for me. Maybe I can do something else. Maybe this course is still the right choice. And maybe the things I learned in my major wouldn't go to waste.
The BOTO ni ISKO 2008 Election Coverage helped me realize that 'dream', even for just a day two days. And as I said, those two days was everything... above.
I'd have to cut this short, though. There are a list of things I still have to do and I need to stop procrastinating. More about the recent USC elections and coverage in my next entry.