Breaking News
I actually really enjoyed this assignment; I chose to cover a story relating to Ambidextrous, a society at University that has seen a fall in membership. We had a meeting in the pub one evening and I covered this, taking a specific angle on how the society could improve to attract more members.
The object of this exercise was clearly to discover what it was like to work to tight deadlines. As a news reporter a breaking story obviously needs to be reported as early as possible. It’s something I’m getting (I hate that word) used to in my reviews for the Chronicle. Often I will go and see a play on a Tuesday evening, in fact the other day I even had to watch a dress rehearsal, so that I could get the review in on Wednesday morning, ready for Thursday’s paper. It definitely puts an added pressure on you, and sometimes you need to wake up early in the morning to finish it off, but there is an increased sense of urgency about it, it feels professional, and it’s something I definitely thrive on.
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