{"id":13257,"date":"2020-02-19T23:27:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T07:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=13257"},"modified":"2020-06-07T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T22:17:38","slug":"journalism-teaches-life-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/13257\/campus-life\/journalism-teaches-life-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism teaches life skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been four weeks since I began my first journalism course, Intro to Media Production, with professor Farideh Dada and two words can sum up my experience so far: thrilling and enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>This course places you in a professional workplace setting where you and your peers get to share ideas and interests, write for a continually award-winning college newspaper, research topics that genuinely interest you and get pushed out of your comfort zone to be more involved with your community.<\/p>\n<p>In the short time I have been editor-in-chief, I have learned several valuable life skills.<\/p>\n<p>These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being organized<\/li>\n<li>Meeting deadlines instead of procrastinating<\/li>\n<li>Professionalism as a worker and student<\/li>\n<li>How to be prepared<\/li>\n<li>Setting up appointments with interviewees<\/li>\n<li>How to work with a team efficiently to create the best possible product<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Getting to work closely with classmates helps your social skills and breaks down the social barrier there usually is between students that do not know each other.<\/p>\n<aside>\n    <div class='pullquote sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a sno-animate'>\n                <div class=\"quotebody\">\n                        <div class='largequote'>&ldquo;<\/div>\n                                    <p class='pullquotetext'>This class is a perfect depiction of the saying \u201cTeam work makes the dream work.<\/p>\n                            <p class='quotespeaker'>&mdash; City College Times Editor-in-Chief Jasper Somera<\/p>\n                        <div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<style>\n.sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a {\n    display: flex;\n    float: left;\n    margin: 30px 30px 30px 0;\n    width: 50%;\n    border-color: #212121;\n    border-top-width: 0px;\n    border-right-width: 0px;\n    border-bottom-width: 0px;\n    border-left-width: 0px;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a p.pullquotetext,\n.sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a p.quotespeaker {\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a .pullquotepic {\n    width: 33%;\n    margin-left: 25px;\n}\n.sno-story-body .sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a p.pullquotetext {\n    font-size: 22px;\n    line-height: 1.4em;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a .quotebar {\n    background: #cccccc;\n    flex: 0 0 90px;\n    margin-top: -15px;\n    margin-left: -15px;\n    padding-left: 15px;\n    padding-top: 15px;\n    margin-right: 15px;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a .largequote {\n\tcolor: #ffffff;\n}\n.sno-pullquote-6a33edcf2c20a .quotebody {\n    width: unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<p>As a result, it creates an unbreakable bond between you and your staff. Not only that, you get to meet so many interesting characters that are passionate about a variety of different things.<\/p>\n<p>The City College Times challenges its staff to be the best of themselves that they can be. As a result, you end up becoming a much more mature version of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>It may be overwhelming at first; however, after a week you will have a grasp of your duties and what is expected of you.<\/p>\n<p>This class is a perfect depiction of the saying \u201cTeam work makes the dream work\u201d; because if you are stuck, you have a team of editors, staff or even the adviser to find a solution to writer\u2019s block.<\/p>\n<p>My time in this class has been nothing but exciting, and I cannot wait to see where this class takes me in my future.<\/p>\n<p>I suggest taking this course to every SJCC student regardless of their major because the value of what you get out of the class is much more than what it costs.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been four weeks since I began my first journalism course, Intro to Media Production, with professor Farideh Dada and two words can sum up my experience so far: thrilling and enjoyable. 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