Young scribes in training

Still smiling after surviving the Zombie Outbreak are Chin (second from right, standing) and the BRATs participants.

The Star’s chief reporter Christina Chin offers news writing tips and a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes struggles and triumphs of a journalist.

THERE are many ways in which to describe the job of a reporter but boring is certainly not one of them. One needs to only flip through the newspaper to see just how wide-ranging and exciting a reporter’s assignments can get.