{"id":230,"date":"2019-03-15T14:04:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T21:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/?p=230"},"modified":"2019-03-15T14:28:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T21:28:28","slug":"next-generation-radio-helped-set-me-on-a-clearer-path-to-succeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/next-generation-radio-helped-set-me-on-a-clearer-path-to-succeed\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Generation Radio helped set me on a clearer path to succeed in my future career"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Son Ly<\/em><\/p>\n

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In the past few days, I\u2019ve learned so much from the Next Generation Radio project.<\/p>\n

When I applied, I wasn\u2019t sure I would be accepted because my focus is solely in TV broadcast and video journalism, but I \u00a0really enjoyed listening to local radio stations such as KPCC. My favorite shows at that station are All Things Considered<\/em> and Morning Edition<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I was ecstatic when I found out that I was accepted into the program.<\/p>\n

The USC campus is amazing. My professors at Cal State University Northridge always tell me that USC offers one of the best journalism programs in the nation and I truly believe that. I\u2019m the only one in my family studying journalism and I often question this decision. Spending a week at USC made me realize that anything is possible.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m extremely lucky to be paired up with my mentor Tena Rubio, a journalist in residence (faculty) at USC. She possesses all of the qualities one would see in a great mentor. She is kind and patience in teaching me all of the steps that I need to do in order to check all the boxes.<\/p>\n

Out in the field, she taught me the importance of correctly holding the mic and listening for random noises while recording \u201cambi\u201d and \u201croom tone.\u201d Back at the workstation, she taught me the importance of capturing breaths and getting rid of mouth noise.<\/p>\n

Regarding my story, I\u2019m happy with it. I\u2019ve never heard of Operation Peter Pan before so it was refreshing to learn about it as I went through the program. Ana Garcia was easy to talk to and we had a lovely conversation as I learned more about her story of leaving Cuba.<\/p>\n

I particularly related to Garcia when she explained how the language barrier made it difficult for her to reconnect with her parents after years of separation. For me, I constantly struggle to communicate to my parents my reasons for picking journalism as my profession. Hopefully, my parents will have more of an understanding of my passion after this program.<\/p>\n

I was surprised when our managing editor Traci Tong listened to my audio story with her eyes closed. I soon copied her and found that I was much more immersed in the story. With this method, I was able to tune everything out and go back to the moment I was interviewing Ana Garcia.<\/p>\n

After this program, I now have a clearer path to my future career. I discovered that I have fallen in love with public radio and journalism more than ever.<\/p>\n

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In the past few days, I\u2019ve learned so much from the Next Generation Radio project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"

On my assignment this week, when I visited my story character\u2019s restaurant, I moved \u00a0around the kitchen taking photos, interviewing the staff while making sure I didn\u2019t forget to ask a question.<\/p>

It was a long, stressful but extremely fun week at Next Generation Radio. I didn\u2019t know what to expect but my basic journalism skills helped me survive the week. Having a mentor by my side throughout the whole process was an experience that I probably won\u2019t have again any time soon. My mentor guided throughout my reporting and helped me create a meaningful multimedia story. One thing that I realized is important in successfully meeting your deadlines is multitasking.<\/p>

Here are some tips on how to survive Next Gen Radio and meet your deadlines:<\/p>

  1. Pre-interview your subject so that you have a good sense of what your story is going to look and sound like.<\/li>
  2. When you\u2019re reporting make sure to take more photos and audio than you actually need. It makes the selection process easier.<\/li>
  3. Make sure to get all the logistical information from your character: names and how they\u2019re spelled and specific time frames of their story.<\/li>
  4. If you\u2019re waiting for an edit and have some \u201cfree time,\u201d use that time to work on another assignment (hint: social posts! They\u2019re easy and fun to do).<\/li>
  5. Make sure your files are organized in a folder. File management is crucial and makes it easier for you to find your work.<\/li>
  6. Ask a lot of questions! Your mentors are there for a reason. I would ask my mentor, Elizabeth Aguilera, everything\u2014down to what photos I should use, whether my text story sentences make sense, or how to accurately insert quotes into my text story.<\/li>
  7. Introduce yourself to the other mentees and mentors to make connections. The week can get so intense that you\u2019re focused on your story and feel like you don\u2019t have time to talk to everyone. If you do tip #3, you\u2019ll have time to network with everyone else.<\/li>
  8. Lastly, have fun! Although the week can get stressful, you\u2019re doing something that you love so you might as well enjoy the process. I know I did.<\/li><\/ol>

    This program helped me become a better journalist. The multimedia work that I produced are skills that I can take with me to any job, regardless of the platform.<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"coauthors":[10],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/201"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usc2019.nextgenradio.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}