This year the event is going to be from Feb 25 to 28 at several cinemas in town, and today the organisers planned a mini Boot Camp to help newcomers learn more about what's coming, and how to get their tickets.
Here's the photo of an organiser sharing tips with the audience.
Well it was my first assignment at Columbia, and i was pretty excited about it. I met a few nice people who helped me out.
And i realised reporting in Columbia is about the same as reporting in Singapore.
Just that over here transportation is more difficult than in Singapore, and so there is a limit to the number of stories i am able to do.
But the style of reporting here is so much different than Singapore. Many stories in Singapore are too factual, or in fact boring. I started off with a factual reporting of the event, but later Elliot, the assistance city editor here talked to me about my story.
And we changed the structure: starting with an anecdote.
It is much better now!
I wanna be a good writer who tells great stories, and not just reports stories.
Here's the link to my first big story at The Missourian!
Note: I hope to write more in the days to come!
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