What did I learn? Oh, what a simple question this seems to be. Hindsight is 20\/20 as they say, but sometimes you need a few years or maybe a decade to really see how something has pushed you to the next level in your life. But in the meantime, here are just a handful of things I gleaned from my time with NPR\u2019s Next Generation Radio.
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The week started out with mass pandemonium. I did not have someone set to interview, so the first day I was scrambling. \u201cDo we know any immigrants?\u201d I asked on the phone with my mom, a frenzied tone in my voice. I was trying my best to complete assignments about my story without having a story to begin with. I learned that you need to call a lot of people to get one call back, but more than that, I gained insight into how to manage uncertainty.
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Throughout the week I had meetings with editors, sound engineers, web designers and illustrators all in efforts to make my story the best it could be. I got a taste for what it would be like working for a professional news organization and I loved it. It was invigorating being in an environment with everyone working towards a common goal; to share someone\u2019s journey.
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Most importantly, I gained confidence in my skills and myself. This was my first time conducting a fully fledged interview, crafting an audio profile and creating all parts of a story from the audio to the writing, social media, photos and video. Before the program, I thought I could do these things; now I know<\/em> I can do them. I am not going to pretend like I know what is coming in the next few years of my life, but I do have a feeling that this program will have a lasting impact. I\u2019ve made connections with new mentors along with learning so many technical skills. I\u2019ve made the best of a challenging situation. I\u2019ve crafted a story that I am proud to share with the world. I am excited to see how this program continues to help me along my journey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What did I learn? Oh, what a simple question this seems to be. Hindsight is 20\/20 as they say, but sometimes you need a few years or maybe a decade to really see how something has pushed you to the next level in your life. But in the meantime, here are just a handful of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":277,"featured_media":270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"coauthors":[5],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/277"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csun2020.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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