Is it Possible to be a Writer and Journalist Since a Student
Involvement in organizational and non-organizational activities opens up opportunities for improving soft skills and developing portfolios. This will be very beneficial for students who want to facilitate future career opportunities.
The discussion organized by the Center for Alternative Media Studies and Documentation (PSDMA) NAdim Communication Department, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) discussed the experiences of two students who while studying while also pursuing careers as journalists in online media, namely Purworejonews and liputan6.com. On Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, presenting Siti Fauziah or so-called Fau (Purworejonews) and Nurul Fajri Kusumastuti (liputan6.com).
These two UII Department of communication students work in the media by writing articles for different media. Even though they are both article writers, they have other stories in their journey.
Before becoming part of Perworejonews, Siti Fauziah was actively involved in the Student Journalist Community at UII Public Relations. The ability to write articles makes it easy to meet the needs of article writers on purworejonews.
Unlike Nurul, this 2018 communication student took part in a training organized by liputan6. This complete training, which only six people attended, provided him with many things and honed his skills in the field of journalism. After the training, seeing his excellent competence in the world of writing, Nurul was offered to be one of the contributors at liputan6.com since May 2021.
Nurul and Fau get several benefits by being involved in various activities. In addition to getting an honorarium for each article published, they can also develop themselves with the multiple experiences and soft skills they get in the media. “I didn’t think about getting honors at first. I just thought that this would be good for building my portfolio,” said Nurul.
