journalism.
-
anyone from or aspiring 2 get into the mass comm. course?
im in a semi-mid life crisis. just finished o levels...really interested in the whole journalism thing, im a language sorta person.
well...i was wondering wat are the possible options? is it better 2 go 2 jc then uni or 2 ngee ann polys mass comm course then work hard 2 get 2 uni (ntu) then...i dunno. anyone with the same/similar plans?
ps im just afraid tt if i go 2 a jc, i cant (or wouldnt want) to continue halfway...and u noe the rest. ive been hearing this sort of stuff frm ppl but ive strted 2 realise they were sorta biased in a way...i wanna find out frm anyone who's been there and done that...
any ideas? -
if u are confident in languages and literary works, then u shd strive to go JC arts stream....
then on to NTU comm studies..
alternatively, u can oso go NUS english language, political science, sociology -
agree with FI.. my friend did exactly that.. JC then now NTU mass comm.. if you like poly life then must work hard hard to get to uni lo..
-
On a side-note, be sure to know that journalism in Singapore is subjected to much selective reporting and then censorship.
I wanted to join mass communications previously as well, then I remembered the censorship and, to quote our beloved government, "our unique position".
Just something to note.
-
hmmm...im starting 2 ponder the same thing....
oh well...tanx fer ur opinions.
-
i did mass comm at ngee ann poly, and competition is really tough to get into a local uni afterwards. if you want to jumpstart your career, then go to poly where you can get a diploma quickly. but my advice is to go to jc and work hard enough to do mass comm or fass (new media). at the end of the day, for now, singapore is qualification crazy. unless you shine in poly, settle for jc.
-
hello zannstar.
I would say you should go for the JC route. I can understand about the kind of scary stuff u hear but the truth is in a JC, if u're willing to work ur ass off, it usually pays off. Just go in and study like crap for 2 yrs.
I'm more unsupportive of the poly route cos I tend to think ppl in the poly easily gets distracted. I mean I have friends in poly and all they do all day is play pool. If u can get in and ensure a place in Uni w/o getting distracted, by all means.
I don't mean to say all poly students are like that, it's just my view when I look at most of my poly friends. -
i understand what u mean..
well either way...we still have to put in 110% and more to get wat we want.
tanx fer ur help ppl, at least now i can have peace of mind that i would be able to make a better and wiser decision. -
Uhh, if you're at the stage to enter a JC and you're talking about a semi-mid-life crisis, maybe you ought to rethink the whole language thing.
-
To start with, you should not type in short form.
-
ohh plsssss...the way i type here isnt a good assessment of my linguistic abilities.
oh btw, just bcos im unsure bout where to go and that im facing this dilemma it makes me unsuited for 'the whole language thing?'
come on.
au contraire, im not being closed-minded, and i have the right to be unsure.
-
The way you type is one thing. The way you actually construct what you're trying to say is another, and you're about as clear as mud.
-
If u didn take O lvl lit...isit disastrous for u to take H2 lit in jc?
-
wtf, mud???
sorry, but i dont wanna bother wiv ur subjective opinions. as ive said sg forums isnt some sort of writing test where we must type according to some standard.
and if u dont understand me then u should be questioning ur own abilities.
u dont even know me, and u wanna judge?? im not a pushover. ur being too subjective. -
i dun think it's a continuationOriginally posted by lpx88:If u didn take O lvl lit...isit disastrous for u to take H2 lit in jc? -
not so sure bout tt...depends on how ur able 2 grasp the subject..Originally posted by lpx88:If u didn take O lvl lit...isit disastrous for u to take H2 lit in jc?
i did take o lvel lit btw... -
Originally posted by zannstar:
You want to be able to talk about grasping subjects, but you can't grasp the simple objective of clarity, which is one of the fundamentals of writing, be it journalism, research or any other form. Oh yeah, just try convincing me that language is your thing.
wtf, mud???
sorry, but i dont wanna bother wiv ur subjective opinions. as ive said sg forums isnt some sort of writing test where we must type according to some standard.
and if u dont understand me then u should be questioning ur own abilities.
[b]u dont even know me, and u wanna judge?? im not a pushover. ur being too subjective.[/b]
I don't understand you? You have absolutely no drive to make yourself understood, making excuses that you can be sloppy in your expression because it's a forum but of course it's everybody else's fault that they don't understand you. Uh huh, you've got one helluva future as a journalist.
What, pray tell, do you think journalism involves? -
wats up with the tone? ur being too...intense!
come on...u tell someone they cant do something, of course theyll feel put down, and thats what ur doing to me.
and not tt i wanna give my age as an excuse, but im only 16.
i got LOTSA time to learn what it takes to become a journalist and u make me more eager to prove tt i can.
so THANK U. -
no show off is good.
i like humble ppl -
Did I at any point say that you can't do it?Originally posted by zannstar: wats up with the tone? ur being too...intense!
come on...u tell someone they cant do something, of course theyll feel put down, and thats what ur doing to me.
and not tt i wanna give my age as an excuse, but im only 16.
i got LOTSA time to learn what it takes to become a journalist and u make me more eager to prove tt i can.
so THANK U.
Very well, taking into account your age, I'll make it explicit. First and foremost, clarity is not something you turn on and off because it creates some very bad habits vis-a-vis writing. I work in research these days, but in the past I've worked with writers in various publications including the Straits Times and Elle, and regardless of the context, you'll never find a lack of clarity from anybody who writes for a living, be it a research, newspaper or magazine article, an email or a scrawl on a Post-It note. If you're serious about going down this track, make clear writing a habit. "Sorta", "thing" and "I dunno" are just too vague.
Second, it's probably early days for you yet, but pay attention to the subtext - what is the writer actually saying. Develop the sense to identify the subtle difference between someone telling you what you need to start paying attention to and someone telling you that you can't do something. Read articles from a wide range of publications and learn to tell the difference between hamfisted articles that tell you what to think and articles that convince you of a point by putting forward a set of points to the intended end.
I do wish you all the best, but if you're seriously looking at this endeavour, you will really need to start getting an understanding of the name of the game. -
Coming from the self-proclaimed "Hottest and Coolest Moderatress in Singapore!" (sic), you'll pardon me if I puke now.Originally posted by FireIce:no show off is good.
i like humble ppl -
thank you for saying all tt....now THAT was what i wanted...i noe its not something simple, journalism...
by the way....you are not by any chance my secondary school's el h.o.d. are you????
miss yew??? tt would be scary. -
You're welcome.Originally posted by zannstar:thank you for saying all tt....now THAT was what i wanted...i noe its not something simple, journalism...
by the way....you are not by any chance my secondary school's el h.o.d. are you????
miss yew??? tt would be scary.
As for my being Miss Yew:
a) I'm the wrong gender to be Miss Yew;
b) I'm a psychologist, not a teacher and;
c) I'm no longer in Singapore -
thank god.
its so cool that you're a psychologist, cos' i have bipolar disorder. (tts not cool)
are you a clinical psychologist?
oh.....nevermind. -
Nope, I'm an organisational psychologist - clinical work never interested me.Originally posted by zannstar:thank god.
its so cool that you're a psychologist, cos' i have bipolar disorder. (tts not cool)
are you a clinical psychologist?
oh.....nevermind.