I will be saying goodbye to this site soon and create a new blog.
I've made the decision to shift from what I know best and that is from showbiz to hard news. I actually started doing hard news and trained under Dindo Amparo who was then the king of the night watch (overnight police reporter) and Tony Velasquez who was then ABS-CBN's Malacanang reporter. After that, I became Studio 23's Malacanang correspondent for News Central. That was when PGMA just came into power and the rest is history.
Covering Malacanang was boring. I hated politics. It's all talk and bickering and unfulfilled promises.
Covering showbiz was another matter. I got to unleash my creative side. Writing showbiz news reports was always a challenge, especially If you work under the legend that is Mario Dumaual. Mario has the gift of writing showbiz and feature reports so effortlessly, like he was born to do it. Mario can write a great showbiz script in seconds! It always left me wondering where the hell he got his idea and how come I didn't think of it?
Mario D., Dindo A., and Tony V. are just some of my heroes in the newsroom. They are the people who can make magic, turn what seems like a non-story into something people should pay attention to and care about. It's all in their writing, not to mention malandi kase silang mag-isip. Ewan ko kung ganun din sila sa tunay na buhay. Haha.
As for me, I would rather cover human interest stories. Stories that tug at your heartstrings. Stories that affect people in the way they think and feel. Stories that can make someone care and hopefully do something about. Stories that make a difference in people's lives. They may not be as big as the President's State of the Nation Address, but I don't think I need to tell big stories to affect people, and hopefully make them care.
Although I am now assigned to the General Assignments beat, which means covering just about anything, yes, including politics.. it's enough for me to know that my story touched someone, even just one person, and then I can sit back, relax and say, I feel just great. :)
8 comments:
goodluck! i think you should get a hosted blog instead.
hello Niña! i was the guy who had a picture with you last friday, Aug. 24. you told me you have a blog, well, here i am. but unfortunately, you have to change it. why? please send me a message regarding your new blog. please visit
http://ricky-custodio.blogspot.com/2007/08/nia-corpuz.html
i posted our picture together =)
Moving? I was just catching up today. =)
I'm sure it'll be a fantastic one, Nina. All the best! =)
PS
Please do leave a link to the new one.
I'm really glad to see that you're moving to human interest stories. Not much attention are given to stories like these but they are the important ones to tell.
Coming from someone that you did a story on, I thank you for making a difference in my life.
Good luck with your new blog. Let me know if you need help putting it up.
hi!:) naomi mentioned about this big change. nice & better I think :) good luck!
Good luck po mam nina
i heard about it from naomi too..good luck po..God bless.. =)
goodluck to your new blog! pls. post the new url here when it's done!
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