Being a Budding Journalist

"Learning is a part of growing, and growing is a part of life!" 

 

Learning has always been a significant part of my life. I have always been up to learn something new, something which would  increase my knowledge or expand my horizons. And journalism has been nothing less than a vast ocean of knowledge, creativity and experience.

My experience so far has been phenomenal. From learning how to design new things, how to express my opinion through words, writing different things to Indian history and geography. It is so diverse as a subject that it even gives us an opportunity to try our hands on different activities.

I remember choosing journalism as my career option, honestly just for the sake of doing event management. But now, after exploring it, I realized that in such a small time period, I came across so many career options that even I never thought of. 

You know it's very apt when people say that you should explore the world and your interests. That's how you'll finally get what path you want to take and which destination you want to reach one day. 

Like right now, I am feeling like I am not only on a crossroads, in fact like I am standing in a middle of a desert, there are no roads and i can actually go any which way I want. And no matter what, I will surely reach at a place where I would find my oasis. 

Now i do believe that whatever happens in life, happens for a reason.

A good reason at that!

Like how currently I am surely having the best time of my life. 

I am finally getting to express my views, that too through something which gives me immense pleasure and happiness.

I am writing.

I am being creative, designing things, drawing my thoughts and imagination on screen with ease.

I am communicating, which I never did before so easily. I am speaking on things freely despite of never ever being comfortable in speaking out in front of mass. 

All these have given birth to a new person, I think was inside of me but never emerged out.

And I am not exaggerating.

I don't think something else would have been a better career for me than this. It gives me freedom to express whatever and however I want - though not complete freedom - but still if I feel there is something we need to discuss and shed light upon, I can do it.

We, as journalists, are responsible for sharing information to people. We need to be the journals which makes them aware about what is happening around in the world. 

The most important thing, I have learnt to do this, is whatever you are saying, or spreading should be nothing but truth. What information you share is important but HOW you share it is more important because whatever you tell people, you don't know how it would affect the mass. 

It can be either positive, or negative.

And the effect remains positive is what we should aim for. 

As a budding journalist I know there are many lessons I would be learning along the way and I am sure I would try my best to adhere to all of them. 

I truly hope to transition from a bud to a beautiful flower in this context. 

-By MeeRa

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