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Hi, guys.
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My name is Feixu Chen.
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I am from Shanghai, China,
and I’m currently a journalism
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major junior at Emerson College, minoring in Psychology and Public Relations.
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Where I’m currently interning is at Channel 7 WHDH TV
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as a special projects group intern.
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So I found this internship through
the Journalism Department newsletter.
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It’s called The Beat.
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Personally, I think it’s a pretty useful newsletter
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because it contains a lot of information
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about the internships that are currently hiring
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and also the events
that are happening on campus
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or other journalism events
that are happening in Boston.
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And the reason
I chose to take this internship is
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because I want to advantage
of every opportunity that I can.
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Channel 7 is a relatively small TV station, which means I will get
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more hands-on opportunities
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and it also means I can
shadow journalists
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who go out filming and interviewing.
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So now I’m mainly
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responsible for listening and filtering viewer voice messages
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on the consumer news program
called “Solve It 7,”
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as well as doing research
on other possible pitches.
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My favorite part of this internship
is going out
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with my fellow journalists, which I get to interact with the people
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we interview, as well as learning
some interviewing skills
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from the questions they ask.
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I think as journalists, this industry
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now requires us to be more of a one-man-band,
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which means we need to be all rounders, not only interviewing,
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but also filming, editing, researching,
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and so on.
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Congratulations
on finding your own internship.
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It’s always very exciting
and hopefully you’ll be able
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to gain experience for your lifetime, build connections,
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and the most important
thing: enrich your life.
