Grace Ng Fei Fen, 25, is a news reporter and presenter, voice prompt for various advertisements and also an assistant producer with NTV7 for about 2 years and still counting.

In an email interview with her, Grace responded on her news reporting techniques and her personal opinions about objective journalism.

“I have to keep up to date on current affairs by reading newspapers every day. Always try to look for an interesting angle and an angle that other media has not covered yet. Open your eyes and ears. Spot trends and be curious about everything”, said Grace.

She also mentioned that keeping in contact with other reporters and reaching out for sources are very important especially when reporting news with follow-ups.

While Grace stresses on news credibility, she mentioned that a reporter should always check on facts, rely on more than one source and always use quotations and attributions when writing about something controversial.

“Report only the facts and report both sides. Reporting must be balanced”, Grace responded.

Since Grace is also a news announcer, news presentation becomes far more interesting with the aid of audio and visuals. She said that news reading is all about reaching out to the viewers by using simple and conversational language.

Good sound bites and interesting graphic elements definitely adds more variations and interestingness to the news bulletin too.

When asked how she set aside personal feelings and bias when writing a news story, she said that it is almost impossible.

“Objective journalism is a fallacy because all reporters have their own biases. But, in order to be more objective, like I said earlier, report the facts. Get rid of adjectives”, She added.

While her career might be an interesting one to many, there are things that she claimed to be challenging in her career.

“The pressure from powers to hide and distort the truth can be very intense and a newsroom is a brutal place”, she said.

After spending about 2 years working in the industry, she said that the best thing she likes about her job is when the news story she writes is on the news bulletin and it gives a big sense of achievement to her.

Having experienced many of the jobs in the industry from news reporting to news presenting, Grace’s biggest hope in her career is to make a difference in our country through the power of journalism.

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Self Reflection:

Now I understand how busy a reporter is. What more for a person who also works as a news presenter like Grace Ng. I spoke to her on the phone to request for the email interview and I think she has a really strong character, very friendly and also very willing to help out fellow Mass Comm students like me!

After doing this assignment, I really think that I am not a person for this industry. Doing things in such a stressful environment and a crazy time constraint really gives me alot of pressure. On top of everything, I enjoyed doing this assignment alot especially the interview and it is a great opportunity for me to understand and learn more about this industry.

Grace Ng Fei Fen, 25, is a news reporter and presenter, voice prompt for various advertisements and also an assistant producer with NTV7 for about 2 years and still counting.

In an email interview with her, Grace responded on her news reporting techniques and her personal opinions about objective journalism.

“I have to keep up to date on current affairs by reading newspapers every day. Always try to look for an interesting angle and an angle that other media has not covered yet. Open your eyes and ears. Spot trends and be curious about everything”, said Grace.

She also mentioned that keeping in contact with other reporters and reaching out for sources are very important especially when reporting news with follow-ups.

While Grace stresses on news credibility, she mentioned that a reporter should always check on facts, rely on more than one source and always use quotations and attributions when writing about something controversial.

“Report only the facts and report both sides. Reporting must be balanced”, Grace responded.

Since Grace is also a news announcer, news presentation becomes far more interesting with the aid of audio and visuals. She said that news reading is all about reaching out to the viewers by using simple and conversational language.

Good sound bites and interesting graphic elements definitely adds more variations and interestingness to the news bulletin too.

When asked how she set aside personal feelings and bias when writing a news story, she said that it is almost impossible.

“Objective journalism is a fallacy because all reporters have their own biases. But, in order to be more objective, like I said earlier, report the facts. Get rid of adjectives”, She added.

While her career might be an interesting one to many, there are things that she claimed to be challenging in her career.

“The pressure from powers to hide and distort the truth can be very intense and a newsroom is a brutal place”, she said.

After spending about 2 years working in the industry, she said that the best thing she likes about her job is when the news story she writes is on the news bulletin and it gives a big sense of achievement to her.

Having experienced many of the jobs in the industry from news reporting to news presenting, Grace’s biggest hope in her career is to make a difference in our country through the power of journalism.

***

Self Reflection:

Now I understand how busy a reporter is. What more for a person who also works as a news presenter like Grace Ng. I spoke to her on the phone to request for the email interview and I think she has a really strong character, very friendly and also very willing to help out fellow Mass Comm students like me!

After doing this assignment, I really think that I am not a person for this industry. Doing things in such a stressful environment and a crazy time constraint really gives me alot of pressure. On top of everything, I enjoyed doing this assignment alot especially the interview and it is a great opportunity for me to understand and learn more about this industry.