I started my MA study at the University of Westminster in the Autumn 2018. In May 2019, I received two internship offers from both Phoenix Satellite Television and China Media Centre. After pondering on my two choices over and over again, I decided to accept the offer from China Media Centre because I believe that I could learn more about the cutting-edge ideas from the global media experts in CMC’s training programmes.
Having graduated from the Global Media master programme at the University of Westminster in November 2019, I returned to China. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, very few media organizations are recruiting. In April, I received a recruitment invitation from Shandong TV’s news centre and it turned out that the delegates I met in London were interviewing me for the job. I passed the test and was hired as an investigative reporter in one of their famous programmes,
Wen Zheng Shandong 问政山东, meanin
g Face to Face with Shandong Policy-makers, a multi-media platform investigative news programme, which enjoys great popularity in Shandong, one of the biggest provinces in China home to 90 million people. Every day, not only do I have to do investigation and interviews for Face to Face on screen but also attend live Broadcasting in “Lightning News” programme which is a successful new media app designed by Shandong TV. I am consistently learning how to be an excellent reporter in the fast-changing integrated media industry in China.
My five months of work at the China Media Centre has become among the most precious memories of my life. I am grateful to CMC staff for their help and advice. They have taught me to be independent, confident, hardworking and professional. My work at CMC in London leads me to meet my current boss at Shandong TV and all the skills I learned in London are now of great help with my new job as a News Reporter.
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