tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518379940918871642012-01-10T17:45:43.120-08:00me, an editor? Are you sure?just.aianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00416754315918712032noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51837994091887164.post-24761200304937130012009-10-15T23:07:00.000-07:002009-10-15T23:08:27.660-07:00

Many times it’s been quoted that the youth is the hope of the fatherland. With a total population of more or less 24 million as projected by the National Statistics office, this is not so hard to imagine.The youth, age 15-30 years old as defined by Republic Act 8044, plays a major role in the making or breaking of the country’s future. At least a third of the country’s population is composed of

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The seminar was held at PHCCI Ballroom here in Dumaguete City. It was fun and I learned a lot. I just hope that others did too. A lot of things were discussed aside from the usual News and Features Writing lectures. The speakers were great, the venue was relaxing and the food was superb. We were at the third floor of the building and we had fun playing with the elevator. LOLS. The view by stairs

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Sometimes when I edit, I feel like crying.Sometimes when I edit, I feel like giving up.but there are just times when I feel so kontrabida.But what I hate most about editing is when I find writers copying other peoples write up. Plagiarism is a crime. Plagiarism is a disrespect to the writer who labored on writing the original article.its just so...heartbreaking.

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“…now you have to realize that PhDs are rare species in the academic world,” says NORSU President Henry A. Sojor. This came out after Sojor said that he will be hiring PH.Ds this year but as of now, nobody applied yet.In all honesty, I think its not because PhDs are rare that they are not applying in NORSU. Well, yes. PhDs are indeed rare but there is another reason why very few competent

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For so many times in the past, I have heard several people in the university accusing The NORSUnian of being bias to one party or another. For many times I have heard of people who keeps on saying that the publication should publish this and that. For many times I have heard of the countless complainers grumbling about a lot of things that does not satisfy them.And for the many times that I have

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This is exactly how I would describe editing sessions. But at least it's a lot better now that I am no longer the news editor.Before, I would literally have migraines after editing news articles. Though it is a lot better now because by the time the articles reach me it was already edited by the news editor and the assistant news editor so the articles are not that hard to understand already.

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"Follow the leader"-a line used so often that it has somehow lost its meaning. To follow the leader does not only mean following instructions and orders."Lead by example"-there was this line I've read from an old Academic issue of the Corps Magazine (the PMA magazine) written by the then Class Baron of PMA Class 2002 and I think this fits my line of thinking perfectly. It says, "lead your men by

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Interact with your fellow Norsunians atThe NORSUnian Interactive!Or browse through The NORSUnian Website and be informed of the latest campus news!

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Not that we were given a rest from editing all through out the summer, but but we are now back to our regular editing and layouting sessions. I can already see it; sleepless nights, backaches, rising tempers (mine usually), nosebleeds, etc.The school year has just begun but I couldn't summon the energy to at least look enthusiastic with the prospect of publishing again. There are times when I

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The past two months we were busy working with the magazine and the literary folio. We were hoping that we could follow the timeline we had set up and publish the magazine early. Unfortunately, we are still working on both. Though we were already done editing a lot of articles and contributions, still a lot of articles remain unfinished.Needless to say, were halfway through but still quite far

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A Glaring Fact: The NORSUnian is the official STUDENT PUBLICATION of the Negros Oriental State University system.Translation: The students own the publication. The students are the publishers. Not the University. Not the University President. And CERTAINLY NOT THE PRINTING PRESS!Another fact:♦The university does not own the publication in any way.♦We are subjected to the rules and regulations of

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I posted this thought in my Friendster shoutout this morning. The thought just came into my mind as I was trying to decide what to replace my previous shoutout."Responsibility must come first before comfort. Ahay. Meaning, obey first before you complain. Aw? Relate?"Even I could not understand the relationship between the two. I just posted it there without bothering if the two idea actually

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TimelineMarch 23- ConceptualizationMarch 2-April 11- Gathering; Screening; Finalization of Handurawan/Magazine Articles, Artworks and GraphicsApril 13- Meeting (Evaluation of Articles and Planning)April 13-25- EditingApril 27-May 9- LayoutingMay 11-16- Proofreading; FinalizationMay 18-23- Output assessment=============================================No Summer Vacation for me. I will be definitely

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A week ago the election of the new editorial board was held and I was promoted. Okay.I did not post it right away because honestly, I am not so confident with that election. Maybe if the staff was given more option they would have chosen somebody else. Besides, I never really want to be on any of the positions available so I did not do anything about it.So I'm still an editor. Good Luck to me.I

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I want to begin by saying thank you but I realized that people already know me for being outright with what I think and what I feel that it would be hypocrisy if I would. So, I’ll start by telling you all how disappointed I am with all of you.In all honesty, to say that I am disappointed is an understatement. I am frustrated not only as an editor but as a member of the student publication who has

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And I don't even want to say Good luck because I prefer to say, God Bless.The University Graduation will be on March 13 already and the publication Good luck Party will be on March 14-15. Four people will be leaving us and maybe a lot more will no longer be with us in the coming school year.It will be especially sad for us in the publication because we are very close in here. We exist not only as

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I am frustrated. And that's putting it lightly.To be honest about it, I feel like a loser. Sometimes I think my best was never enough to fulfill my duties in the publication. Ten months of being an editor and nothing to show for it. I am a failure.When I assumed this position, the senior writers were doing fine. Ten months after, they're the worst bunch of writers I've ever came across with.

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This is a trial post to test my new signature...

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Yes, it actually is.There is no point arguing or rationalizing, media is all about business.It's all about profit. It's all about ratings. It's all about raking in the big bucks.Major networks may argue and say otherwise but in reality, its all business.Yes, you gather and report the news because you have the duty to do so. But of course, if the news affects your business, you slant it a little.

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If man can manage to reach the moon when it seemed so impossible, then why can't TN reporters submit articles on time (or just submit an article for that matter)?I had been checking and rechecking the "news" folders and the articles saved there remain the same. No addition, no change. NOTHING. The ones I assigned to be rewritten remains the same. The ones that were supposed to be updated, remains

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Nothing is constant, everything changes.and tomorrow, a very significant change will happen. A change that will determine the future of the publication.Another year has passed and a lot of things have happened which tested the publications resolve. We had been berated with criticisms and that is with a reason. In a way, we have failed in our duty to be the voice of the students. We did not reach

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There is a reason why we write about something. There is a reason why we write about what we write. We at the student publication do not just write a piece just so we could have something to publish. We don't write so we could ruin somebody, especially when we don't really have a reason to.We write about issues because it affects the students. We write about issues because people complains. We

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There is no question about it; the media is always adversarial to the government. Government does not only mean public officials and the administration. Being adversarial to the government” means that the media is adversarial with everything that represent the government.They say that the media is a watchdog; guardians of the public trust. The media is seen as the eyes, ears and voice of the

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I never liked leadership positions. I never liked it when I have to lead people or whenever I am put in charge of something. I never liked responsibility not because I'm irresponsible but because I know I can never fulfill it.Responsibility is commitment. To take responsibility, to accept it is to commit. To commit, for me, is to fail.Why? Because I've never been a good decision maker and I've

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The past. Sweet and bitter.But still worth remembering.I was hesitant when I first applied in the publication. I imagined the staff to be a bunch of elitist and imagined myself out of place or out of their league.But all my fears were instantly banished the moment I joined the publication. The staff were not the kind of people I expect them to be. Life in the publication was never dull. Laughter

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A cup of coffee(or in my case, milk). A cup of noodles (optional).An armory of load (optional but highly advisable)."Para sa iba, ang kape, pampainit lang sa sikmura.Para sa iba, ang noodles, pang snacks lang.Para sa amin, ang kape (at gatas) ay buhay. Pampagising sa mga gabing halos hindi na maimulat ang mga mata sa antok; pampalakas sa mga gabing kinakailangan ng takutin ang sarili para

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I am human; I get hurt, I get tired.I don't pretend to be invincible or hyperactive. I don't pretend that I could go on for days without sleep or even pretend that I can do anything in this world.I am just a human being. I have limitations.I can't always do everything and most of the time, I don't even know what I am doing.There are times when I am unsure with what to do but I have to go on and

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I'm like a vampire. Almost all of us are.Awake at night. Asleep during daytime. Or at least, an hour or two during daytime.I've been spending overnights since Monday last week and only skipped a night last Wednesday. Never really got enough sleep and my head is already aching so bad. Never got the time to actually sleep well the past days because we had to shoot for our short Film and to edit our

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Endless overnights. Long, long overnights.Aside from the constant harassment and threats we get from the people around, one of the things that is constant in our lives in the publication is the overnight.Because we are all students and has to, obviously, attend to our academics during daytime, we often do our works in the publication at night. We stay in the office and encode our reports or edit

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The NORSUnian, "the official weekly student publication of the Negros ORiental State University System" is one among the four student publications that publishes weekly in the Philippines.An organization who has been in existence for 26 years now and has underwent several name change since it was established. When it was first established 26 years ago, it was known as The Edutech. Later the name

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It has been almost a year since I became a News Editor for the weekly Student Publication. Almost a year and I am still not used to the idea of being one.To be honest about it, I don't like this job. I still prefer doing the interviews and scouting for news than sitting in front of the computer and editing. I feel useless in this job.Barely months after I officially started my "duties", I started

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