Gabrielle (third from right) having a ball of a time with the other BRATs interns during their outing in Genting Highlands last December.
HAVE you ever looked at the newspapers and wondered what takes place behind their production? I used to but now I know for a fact that it is one of the toughest jobs out there, yet it is taken for granted by many – especially in a digital world where every Tom, Dick and Harry thinks he qualifies as a journalist just because he knows how to use a smartphone.
I landed a one-month internship at The Star at the end of last year, after chasing many stories to get my byline in the BRATs section of the Newspaper-in-Education (NiE) pullout.
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A section in the NiE pullout, BRATs is dedicated to all things that make teens tick. Designed for teens with a passion for writing and journalism, students will be able to read articles written by their peers in The Star’s BRATs Young Journalist Programme. For more details, call The Star’s Customer Care Unit at 1-300-88-7827, Monday to Friday (9am-5pm).
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