Those weren't my words but those of a certain valedictorian at a prominent university who blurted the exact phrase out in her conclusion - not that I care or fuss about it anyhow. I honestly felt it was ok for her to say it since Singapore's a relatively-open society now but that's another debate for another day although she has my support no matter what!
Anyway, coming back to the relevant topic, I'm done with my feature article! After 12 hard weeks of toiling, I've finally submitted the final assignment of the module.
Not sure how I'd do but fingers crossed it's good enough.
There's one more assignment for me in another module but the buzz of finishing a journalism feature - awesome!
And to think I was worried about hitting the word count of 2,000 initially - I ended up writing over 2,000!
To conclude this module, it was a blast being under the tutelage of Jimmy Yap, himself a former journalist with The Straits Times and currently a successful social media entrepreneur in his own right.
I've said this to him and I'll say it again - this module should have come a lot earlier in the life of a communications student in the University. With something so theoretical, it could have come before a practical module like Broadcast Journalism - graduating with practical skills still fresh in the heads of soon-to-be media practitioners should be the way to go instead of theories/subjects we might not require in the near future.
But, this module has indeed triggered a lot of thinking and reflecting with regards to the seminar topics. From the laws/purpose of privacy laws to the economics of journalism, it covered a broad spectrum that had a nice flow to it from start to finish
With that said, till the next time we meet, hang loose and take care of yourself!
