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Out of comfort zone: How working at Việt Nam News helps me grow as a person
Bảo Hoa
If you are a shy introvert and apply to be a reporter, did you just dig a hole to bury yourself必修 Probably.
But I didn’t know that when I applied to take Vietnam News Agency’s reporter recruitment exam in 二0 一 六, which I passed, and was then assigned to work at the agency’s English language daily newspaper, Việt Nam News.
I decided to sit that exam out of sheer desperation: I needed a job after quitting one at a co妹妹unication agency, where part of my job was to write advertorials persuading people which particular make of car is best for them without knowing how to drive a car myself.
I did not have a journalism background and zero experience. If anyone had told me then one day I would be able to go out, interview people on camera, translate what they say into English, put together a video and maybe even a written story – all in a day’s job – I would have laughed so hard because it was unthinkable.
But I have been working at Việt Nam News for five years now, and even though that doesn’t seem very long compared to the paper’s 三0-year history, it has been a transformative journey for me.
I’m an introverted person, which means I’m quiet and don’t like to talk much. I’m also shy, which means I’m scared of meeting new people, and of being judged when meeting new people.
But over the past few years I’ve spoken to so many people and learned so much about their lives, especially during the last three years when I was lucky enough to work in the multimedia team and produce videos, which required me to meet people physically, not just over the phone or email.
One video we did that I particularly remember was about the people in Hà Nội who live too close to the old railway system, which runs across the city. It was one of the first projects I took part in, and after having to report so many conferences, getting to film and speak to actual people felt like a new beginning.
