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Suddenly thought of something:
Jinhe asked me to look at the Nanyang Chronicle Sports Section and give her some feedback and critique to help the Sports Desk improve. Well, I didn't. But, something kind of struck me suddenly regarding the unpopularity of Nanyang Chronicle among the school population, even though our writers write reasonably well.
Firstly, there's a serious derth of newsworthy happenings in school for us to report. So in the end, I guess the paper kindof reports for the sake of reporting. Sometimes, I really have the feeling that "Hey, that article is solely there for the purpose of filling up the empty space."
Secondly, I sense similarity in the Chron's predicament when you compare it to SPH in Singapore. There's no competition! Maybe some worthy school should set up another newspaper or maybe it could be an independent student's effort. Fight with the Chron for news nuggets! Maybe it'll improve. The SU's Tribune don't count.
Lastly, few writers seriously take pride in being a Chron writer, maybe besides the dedicated editors. I confess, I'm sometimes one of them. There are few incentives and perks in being a Chron writer, and point no.1 makes it worse. Who would want to take up a boring assignment? Everybody wants a piece of newsbreaking action!!!
I hope no editors or Chron people take offence. I just feel like ranting a bit. I'm kindof part of the Chron Chinese newsdesk and photo desk too. So I'm shooting myself in the leg.
finished rambling
12:50 AM <3