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..27th Day..

Finally! My last day had arrived! I researched for possible stories for the last time and print documents for the last time. I also experienced conducting a pre-interview for the last time which completed my whole day. Other than doing these, I also got a chance to print and photocopy all my requirements for school, for FREE. And I can now rest from my internship.

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..26th Day..

Other than researching for possible stories and reading newspapers and printing documents, I also surf the net to search for contact numbers of some organizations and hospitals. I was also assigned to organize the video tapes of previous episodes and look for some videos that are related to former presidents Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Joseph Ejercito-Estrada. These are the only tasks that made my day.

..25th Day..

What a great day! I just did NOTHING.

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..24th Day..

The end of my training is gradually approaching. For this day, other than looking for topics, our head researcher asked me to make the liquidation summary for their “self employed” program. After that, the head researcher asked me to be her personal assistant for this day which was also tiring. Running back and forth, printing so many documents.

THE END.

..23rd Day..

It is still election period so the researchers are all busy for their special episodes. We, interns are just assigned to research for possible stories related to election. And then again research for some hotel information.

..22nd Day..

After the most enjoyable part of OJT, I again experienced the most boring part, staying in the cubicle, just printing documents, fax letters, answer calls, and research for possible stories.

That’s all, thank you!

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..21st Day..

My 21st day was the most enjoyable part of my OJT. Being a production staff is really tiring but worth it. I experienced running back and forth to the studio and to the reception area for the guests. I met new friends and people from other programs. The program we taped was called “Pagsubok ng mga Kandidato” which is part of the election special of the GMA News and Public Affairs. This program was hosted by Ms. Jessica Sojo, one of my favorite anchors, and I was really glad to see her in personal. It really made my whole tiring day. Other than seeing Ms. Jessica, we also got a chance to see Mr. Howie Severino, Mareng Winnie Monsod, Ms. Malou Mangahas, and also the candidates for senatorial election. On this production, I was assigned on the food committee, but being assigned to such committee does not mean you already cannot do other tasks.

Though this day was too much tiring, it was still enjoyable and it completed my whole On-the-Job training program.

..20th day..

My 20th day on training was really tiring not because I did so many tasks but, I got tired because of transcribing the case study interview for the next episode. Another experience in transcribing so long conversation that reached 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is really a tiring and annoying job because you should play it again and again. Other than transcribing, I also had a research for possible stories to be pitched and that’s what made my day.

..19th day..

The News and Public Affairs is now preparing for the election special that is why the staffs of different programs of GMA are all busy. The head researcher then assigned me to look for catering services in Laguna that will provide their foods while they are taping the election special.

After researching, she asked me to faxed letters to the people they will interview. After that, another researcher asked me to liquidate their expenses on the last shoot.

..18th day..

Read newspapers for possible stories. Surf the internet. Print and photocopy documents.

..17th Day..

Another day for OJT and I started my day following up calls for interviews and inquiries. Since it is already the start of election, one of our advisors asked as to call various hotels and/or inns from different parts of the country to inquire and ask for the rates and kinds of rooms they can provide. Aside from doing these, I was also assigned to conduct a pre-interview on the barangay captains of different barangays in city of Manila. This task was given to me in order to find a case study for the next episode.

..16th Day..

Being a media researcher is not that easy. You have to appreciate your topic first, look for related studies and articles and as much as possible, with statistical data to strengthen the story. Find a case study to focus on and then make a lot of calls and follow ups.

On my 16th day of training, one researcher assigned me to help her look for possible topics. She assigned me to look for a list with locations and contacts of Non-government Organizations that conducts environmental campaigns. I also called and faxed letters to these organizations. And then the researcher also assigned me to conduct pre-interview about a poverty issue.

Looking for possible topics and analyze it is the most difficult part of media research. It will really make you crazy.

..15th day..

Meeting day! The staffs are still on their rest until this afternoon because it was their meeting day. Today, they had again their post mortem and then decided for their next topic.

The interns just read the newspapers and surfed the net to look for possible topics to be pitched. And a researcher assigned me to research about their next topic for the next episode. Passed some documents and permits to other offices and entertain phone calls.

..14th day..

Boring as usual. Since Tuesday is the airing day for the program, the other staffs who were done producing the last episode are having their rest day. There were only a few staffs, the researchers for the next episode and the cameramen of RN. We did nothing but to laugh and enjoyed watching funny videos. Reading the previous episode’s script, read newspapers and surf the net to look for possible stories, and then just print and photocopy documents.

THAT’s ALL. Thank You.

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..PRESSURED..?! (Jan. 14, 2013)

O-M-G..This is the first time I got nervous and pressured like that. Though the researchers did not obliged me to do and finish the tasks they assigned to me, but I still felt like I'm being pressured that time. The thing is, one of the researchers of the program was absent and she asked me to book an interview and a shoot at a certain gun manufacturing company, and it was a MUST because the story about gun control is one of the episodes to be aired tomorrow night. Since we only had a day to conduct the shooting and interview, so I felt like I'm obliged to finish this task as soon and as much as possible. But all of the manufacturers I called were declining to our request, which made me so nervous and pressured. We have to find a gun manufacturer or even a gun store before the sun sets because it should already be edited by tomorrow for the airing. I surfed the net and looked for another list of stores and manufacturers, called the possible company/ store, again and again. But we also had a meeting for the preparation for our graduation and officers should be there. But all of the class officers were all damn busy, including me, but I had no choice that time and just said sorry to other researchers saying that I have to go early because of the meeting. We still couldn't find a store/ manufacturer and that task was assigned to me by the researcher in-charge, but I did not able to finish this task and I was really very sorry and so ashamed.

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..Fun @ News and Public Affairs.. (Jan. 11, 2013)

Finally!!I'm having fun training at GMA News and Public Affairs Office. I really do not know why, maybe because I can already get along with the staffs. I only used to print documents, photo copy, deliver some papers to other floors, but now, I feel like I'm now part of the team. Though I can only just make and receive calls for now, follow up some requested documents especially statistical data, conduct pre-interviews through phone, make confirmations, and many more just with the use of telephone. I'm still enjoying it because I saw on my first day of OJT that this is one of the most important jobs of the researchers in News and Public Affairs Office in conducting a research especially to a documentary program like Reporter's Notebook.

What I had accomplished for today was, I researched a list of gun manufacturers in our country, looked for studies with regards to the relationship of the number of gun owners and the number of crimes happening in the Philippines. I also made follow up calls for requests of statistical data at the Northern Police District and also called the Public Information Office of the PNP. I had also encoded the liquidation summary of the last shooting they had conducted at Agusan del Sur. Lots of works. But it is already much better than doing nothing at all.

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The Researcher

What I've done today was just like what I have done yesterday, made calls and helped research various information. But today was amazing because I became really busy. Our head researcher assigned me to follow up an important data from COMELEC and ask for some information. I have also surfed the net and searched for the information they needed. After that I made follow ups for requests on PhilANSA as well on the Northern Police District. And then I researched again for the list of gun manufacturers here in our country, and looked for related studies that discuss the relationship of gun ownership and number of crimes happen.

Finally, I'm getting used to it.

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