AT THIS POINT

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lwhmHcprwAiB7eCEabpO-cUPs7qhuHZ7/view

First semester is over, I’d like to believe that I have improved my qualities and skills as a media writer . The multitude of exercises and activities made me develop a deeper appreciate in the technical aspect of Devcom.

THEN and NOW: A self-evaluation as a media writer

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jDlMBmO6qkg49Dn8GC8U53VFK8ZUnoqb/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12SZkxfzYKmqUKK09U0YDELpNcmtTe3BG/view

Furthermore,

I learned in my first semester in Devcom that you should have the discipline and perseverance in accomplishing the tasks that are needed to be done. Sometimes, when everything feels burdensome and tiring, I’d like to remind myself that these hardships will eventually pay-off in the end. I realized that all these data gathering, interviews from different people, actual news coverage and AV production are just basic fundamental skills that we have to be really equipped with to be able to survive the higher Devcom courses. You have to push yourself to break your limits or else you’ll lose the chance to grow.

I also learned how to work well with other people. Some of the Weekly Writes entries are required to be done in groups. I was thankful that I was grouped to my superclassmates who are all very responsible and diligent in finishing the tasks. We had an organized division of labor and we were able to effectively create online news in the assigned topics.

I learned to accept my weaknesses and to just trust in the process. I was nowhere near to being an ‘excellent’ media writer. I knew in myself that I am not as good as the others. In the first semester, I am humbly grateful for my professors’ constructive criticisms of my works and performance. If not because of them, I would not be able to see my big room for improvement.

Of course, I know that I still have a lot to go as a development communicator in training. But at this point, I am proud of myself for surviving this preliminary step of the ladder. I am proud of myself for being better than who I am before.

Thank you, Ma’am, for a wonderful and fruitful semester!:)