Sa GMA News Online, ang trabaho namin ay mamahagi ng impormasyon. Sa newsroom, kapag mali ang impormasyon mo, mabuti pa umuwi ka na lang.
Nung una ay nahirapan akong bunuin araw-araw ang agos ng data na kinakaharap namin. Kailangan mong magresearch, kailangan mo ng spreadsheets, at kailangan mo mag-aral tungkol sa data visualization. Kailangan mong ihulma ang malalaking tipak ng impormasyon upang mas madali itong maunawaan ng iyong audience.
Galing ako sa trabahong copywriting at concept development, doon ay gumagawa ka ng mga kwento. Samantalang sa journalism, BAWAL gumawa ng kwento. Kailangan lahat factual. Kailangan laging may source. Kailangan mapapagkatiwalaan ang source.
Ang masarap sa trabaho ko ngayon ay marami akong natututunan. Minsan sobrang dami. Pero ok naman yun kesa petiks ang utak mo, diba?
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GMA News Online’s job is to inform people. In the newsroom, information is gold. If you got the wrong info, then you might as well just go home.
At first, I found it challenging to deal with data and information on a daily basis. You need to do your research, you need to work with spreadsheets, you need to study about data visualization techniques. You need to mold the information into a form that your audience will understand.
I came from a copywriting and concept development background. My job there was to make stories up. In journalism, that is the WORST thing that one can do. Everything has to be factual. You need to site sources. Your sources need to be dependable.
The nice thing about my current job is I learn a lot. Sometimes the flow of information is a little overwhelming. But that beats any job that requires you to be a drone.
Nung una ay nahirapan akong bunuin araw-araw ang agos ng data na kinakaharap namin. Kailangan mong magresearch, kailangan mo ng spreadsheets, at kailangan mo mag-aral tungkol sa data visualization. Kailangan mong ihulma ang malalaking tipak ng impormasyon upang mas madali itong maunawaan ng iyong audience.
Galing ako sa trabahong copywriting at concept development, doon ay gumagawa ka ng mga kwento. Samantalang sa journalism, BAWAL gumawa ng kwento. Kailangan lahat factual. Kailangan laging may source. Kailangan mapapagkatiwalaan ang source.
Ang masarap sa trabaho ko ngayon ay marami akong natututunan. Minsan sobrang dami. Pero ok naman yun kesa petiks ang utak mo, diba?
____________________________
GMA News Online’s job is to inform people. In the newsroom, information is gold. If you got the wrong info, then you might as well just go home.
At first, I found it challenging to deal with data and information on a daily basis. You need to do your research, you need to work with spreadsheets, you need to study about data visualization techniques. You need to mold the information into a form that your audience will understand.
I came from a copywriting and concept development background. My job there was to make stories up. In journalism, that is the WORST thing that one can do. Everything has to be factual. You need to site sources. Your sources need to be dependable.
The nice thing about my current job is I learn a lot. Sometimes the flow of information is a little overwhelming. But that beats any job that requires you to be a drone.