By Flexcia D’souza
‘What is most important is the
knowledge of how to apply knowledge’. -Ron Young
How important this quote is for every educated individual who
specializes in any field!. As I’m aspiring to become a journalist, I need to
learn to apply the knowledge I gain from the books of journalism.
Our syllabus teaches us various
things which form a strong base and in order to give us practical experience
and as part of the syllabus, a group of Five of us where send to intern with
Goa edition of ‘Times of India’.
‘The Times of India’ is one of the
reputed newspaper and I find myself
privileged to have got a chance to intern with it. ., it provided us with the thrill
and excitement of socialising with people, asking question, collecting
information and writing a news-report or feature.
The first day I went there, I was amused by the office
building, the infrastructure and the hardworking and efficient people who work
over there continuously. It was an amazing feeling to sit and interact with the
Chief editor and also have a conversation with senior journalists who work over
there.
During our training we were taught about the nuances of
feature writing, report writing and editing. In order to put our learning into
practice we were sent to report various events, which later used to appear in
the newspaper. We were also asked to write features on various topics. The
feeling which one gets on seeing his/her byline on the newspaper is fabulous.
We were told the manner of writing a ‘good’ news story. A
good news report starts with very important aspects of the story, i.e. the 5W
& 1H and later on a description and a few quotes by influential and
important people should be written.
Same rule is applied for features. We were asked to speak to
various people of different sex, age groups, religions and social backgrounds,
find out their opinion on a particular topic and write a feature. It was later
edited and our mistakes were corrected.
Next we were taught editing. We were taught how to edit the
important things, discard the unnecessary things, rearrange the story and write
a precise story. We were asked to edit many reports so that we are through with
our work.
We were taken to various departments and sections of the
newspaper and briefed about the functioning of those departments and told about
what work one has to do there.
We were taken on a field trip to Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM to show
the working of the radio station. We were also provided a chance to go on air
for a few minutes.
Overall it was a very beneficial experience wherein we
learned many things which will be very helpful for our career. Interning with
such a prestigious firm provided us wide exposure which will be very useful in
our future….! J
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