Reflection on the podcast- AS IT IS

At first glance, I thought that creating a podcast was going to be a mission that will require a lot of time and effort. All I could think about was the number of sleepless nights and arguments that were going to arise as a result of disagreeing on the format, jingles, stories and so on.

The first big challenge was pitching the stories that we did and make them fit into the agency document that we drew up at the beginning of the year. Our stories had to be relevant, outside of campus and have that so what element to them. They had to be informative, educational and unbiased and show a thorough balance between all parties concerned. At times when you start pitching the story, all that was said and agreed upon on the agency document falls out the window as the prime objective is finding the story and the rest will follow afterwards. Unfortunately it never some of the things that fell out of the window did not come back in when I actually ran with the story.

Journalism... Objectivity!

Geographically, Grahamstown is a small, isolated town in the Eastern Cape. It is a city that has different historical views and cultures that exist based on what people from different backgrounds have grown to believe. Hence there is a strong and prevalent representation of heritage and culture. I have also taken note of the fact that people in this town value the platform of showcasing their culture and heritage when given the opportunity to. In a political point of view, Grahamstown is a town that is in need of attention from the political leaders as a large number of the town has been neglected in terms of infrastructure and development.