First hand insight into Journalism

I'm usually an optimist when something different occurs at college - a day out to a local drama centre providing this option for me today.

With a potential career in Journalism hopefully on my doorstep come September this year, I need all the practice I can get in the subject...Like...News reading.
The construction of news and programmes are one of the attractions that journalism brings to me, with the satisfaction gained upon completion immense. Albeit, watching our finished product today was at times cringe-worthy, with several camera shots needing improvement or deletion, and we didn't quite manage the 15 minute time slot allocated for us - but the feeling gained when the live recording was in mid-flow is outstanding.
With the privilege of directing the whole piece, I had alot on my plate, and the first run I thought to myself that I will never be able to complete it to the high standards laid out by our 'guides'. However, by the fourth or fifth rehearsal the feeling of "we can do this" was beginning to echo in everyone's minds. Going from a 6 minute piece, to an 11 minute piece up to a 14 minute piece, gradually our production was going from strength to strength.
I have never been so close or involved with such a production, and the things I have learnt from this experience are sure to aid my hopefully near future career, as a multi-media journalist, the role of which I was very much a part of, through personal and group research for the presenters to announce.
Far from spotless I agree, but perfect was never the realistic objective - completion was. The first run, my 'guide' was constantly tutting and sighing - subtly at first until I noticed it, whereupon it seemed like a resounding groan. The final run, our production team was constantly bombarded with remarks of congratulations, confidence and morale boosting, and I believe this fairly showed in our production.

My eyes are in awe at the world of journalism. And I'm never going to look back. A world of switchboards, soundboards, microphones and research has encapsulated me.

Roll on September!