Taking camera and my recording device with me to the budget forum reminded me of last semester, when I went to a lot of events to cover their stories. However, I had to admit that I did not do as well this time. Considering how many news reporting I've done since last semester, I failed to check my camera batteries before I went. I was so confident that I had enough batteries because I just put the new batteries in a few days ago. However, I found myself completely wrong because I forgot to turn off the camera last time, and there was no batteries left at all.
I found myself stuck in the dilemma: Do I run back to get batteries or stay to document the whole forum from the beginning? I chose the later one, which explained why some of my photos did not have high quality.
I took a different approach to produce the photo gallery this time as well. Usually, I selected the photos I wanted to include in my photo gallery, and then I wrote the photo captions. However, I reversed the order this time. Since my purpose was to report what was happening on campus, I perceived myself as a newspaper writer. I wrote my article first, and when I was done with the writing, I chose the pictures that could enhance the content.
It's been a long time since last time I wrote a newspaper article, but the feelings all came back while I was brainstorming of how to tell my story. If you did not attend the forum last Wednesday but were able to grasp what was going on that night, then I think I fulfilled the duty of being a news reporter, at least in the most basic level.
My next photo gallery will be about the spring break that's coming up next week. It'll be very fun. I'm excited.
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