One factor that is common among well-known and successful journalists is that they are passionate about what they do. Working in such a demanding, 24*7 job is not an easy task. Especially, in the broadcasting industry, news coming from the studio might seem like a comfortable job, but the pressures inside a newsroom are unimaginable. And on the new episode of Hauterrfly’s Hautesteppers 3.0, CNBC-TV 18’s journalist Shereen Bhan has made us aware of what goes behind the scenes in a newsroom and the pressuring sides of this job. Aspiring journalists, do pay attention!
Shereen Bhan, an eminent journalist known to be exceptional at her work as a news anchor featured on episode 11 of Hautesteppers 3.0. In this episode, we got to know her closely as a professional in this field but also a little more about her personal self. Sheheen Bhan gave us all a reality check of how difficult working in the broadcasting industry is. Firstly, she addresses the glitz and glam world of the media, where the audience just gets to see the final product of the show where a perfect-looking anchor reads the news. Here, she further talks about the BTS in a newsroom where a journalist goes to work for up to 12-16 hours a day. There are no weekend holidays or national holidays. as such. In fact, Shereen Bhan also says journalists can never switch off their phones because they never know when they will be called to break in urgent news.
She then goes on to give an essential tip for all the aspiring journalists out there and says that if someone wants to get through such a high-pressure and demanding job that does not allow one to have personal time, then they need to love this job first!
On Hautesteppers 3.0, Shereen Bhan compares a newsroom to a pressure cooker. The kind of pressure that builds inside a newsroom is insane she says. Elaborating on the same, she smiles and says that people scream, shout and argue while the show is on air, but when it is over, they laugh over it too. They also celebrate its success together!
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These little details coming from such successful journalists having so many years of experience give a deeper understanding of the field to young minds who want to make a career out of it.