1st Guest Speaker - September 30, 2008 She's been a Political Specialist, a Health Specialist and is now a Consumer Specialist.... Originally from South Korea, Jee-Yun moved to Toronto with her family when she was just one. She earned her bachelor of arts degree at the University of Toronto. Following the advice of a reporter whom she met through an acquaintance, Jee-Yun decided to pursue a career in journalism and enrolled in Humber College's graduate program. Her first experiences in the business were as the reporter and photographer for the school's newspaper. After interning at the Dini Petty Show, Jee-Yun landed her first job at CTV in Yorkton, Saskatchewan where she did everything from reporting and anchoring, to the weather and producing. She returned to Ontario in 1997 as a general assignment reporter at CH in Hamilton. She went on to become the Queen's Park Specialist and the Health Specialist/Anchor. Jee-Yun joined the Citytv team as Consumer Specialist in 2002 where she is dedicated to helping you save time and money by searching the city for what every shopper wants: the best quality at the best value. You have also seen Jee-Yun "acting" as a reporter in Hollywood blockbusters like "Incredible Hulk" and "Camp Rock".
24 comments:
Christina Cavotti
It was great having City TV Consumer Specialist Jee Yun Lee come to class as a guest speaker earlier today. Not only was Jee very informative but personable as well making it easy for us to ask her questions about being a beat reporter. Jee made us understand that being a beat reporter is more flexible compared to a regular reporter, you might not always get the lead stories, but you have more control and sometimes a little longer to piece your story together. I also learned that as a beat reporter Jee makes it a priority to be fair because not only does she have an obligation to the viewers at home who trust her, but also to the companies or products that she is mentioning in her story.
Something I found quite interesting that Jee mentioned, is when she truly does not want to cover a story and her producers are compelling her to do so she makes sure she covers al her grounds. Through written documents such as emails Jee makes sure that if she were to get sued she would at least have documentation stating she did had doubts about the story to begin with. This is not only an interesting fact but also a valuable lesson for all aspiring journalists.
In terms of my future stories I have learned that it is important to listen to your viewers because they often have the best ideas, and in essence know what the people want to see. As well, to gain a good relationship not only with your producers but also develop solid contacts list because they can assist you in finding the best interviews and experts to talk to for a certain story. Finally, always keep your stories simple yet interesting because that is what keeps the viewers attention.
Shannon Penney
Consumer Specialist, Jee Yun Lee was great to have as a guest speaker yesterday. I found her discussions with us to be very inspirational. It was great to here what has happened off camera at work, and just how tough the business can be. One of the best things I noticed about Jee was her passion for her job, and doing her stories to really help the viewers. A big point that she really stressed was to do your research! Especially as a specialists getting the right facts and basically covering your butt in this industry is very important. Listening to some situations she has been in really is an eye opener that you will never make everyone happy and you need to be to develop a thick skin in this business.
She has worked as a journalists at many different stations and has been a specialist for political and health as well. Although Jee is well settled at CityTV now she gets to enjoy other passions in life, she is married and soon planning on starting a family, and also has the acting bug, doing what she does best acting as a reporter in films like The Incredible Hulk and Camp Rock.
She is a person that I would love to work beside to learn and grow from as a journalist. Listening to what she has done over the years really shows you can do anything if your driven enough. It was great to know that yes the industry is tough and you will face many different challenges everyday, but as long as you love what your doing it makes it worth it.
Nicole Bauman
I though Jee-Yun Lee was a great guest speaker. She gave a great insight to life as a beat reporter, telling us the main differences between it and the general news. She stressed how we should make it a goal to think about the viewers, and that we should know our audience. The news is for them, after all. Jee is a great example of someone who knows her audience, in that she put so much extra time into her online blog, and she knows which stories are going to attract which viewers.
Jee was the first to tell our group about the importance of protecting ourselves, and how we should get things in writing. Because Jee was so open about her experiences, and how she knows first hand what its like to almost be sued, it really kept my attention and made me think about how we should approach that kind of conflict. She stressed that we should get everything done in writing, even if it’s just an email.
Jee told some of the key differences between beat reporting and general news. She explained how it could be a lot of fun, but you have to remember to never promote bias (which could be difficult, especially when you’re getting some free merchandise). She also stressed that we shouldn’t use personal stories. Even if we are dissatisfied with something, it could be conflict of interest if we do a story on it.
Our class is very lucky to have Jee come in to speak to us. I hope the rest of the speakers are as informative as her!
Matt Barnes
I was very excited when I found out Jee was going to talk to our class because she has always been a beat reporter that has stood out when I watch the news. I don’t remember seeing her in politics or health, but I always enjoy watching her consumer stories. She has a way of making the story both informative and enjoyable, which I think is what makes the best reporters. I was intrigued to find out that Jee used to work in Saskatchewan, and made me wonder if we will end up starting our careers in the middle of nowhere (its always been in my head that were all going to work in Toronto after this year). It was also nice to get a guest from City TV, because almost all of our speakers have been from CBC, and I think it helps to get an idea of how things work at different news stations, aside from just one. Jee was very good in keeping my attention, her explanations had a good flow and it was easy to follow along with what she was saying. I found it funny at the start of the class when no one would say a bad thing about her report, yet when we watch all the other ones we have nothing GOOD to say. My favorite part of Jee’s visit was the question period. She was completely open and gave very informative answers to any questions the class had, which made for a wonderful guest speaker.
Stephen Parks
Does anyone know how to video blog? I need Mac help. Anyways...Jee was awesome. So laid back, so personable, and extremely approachable. She came with lots of great information and I learned a lot from the questions we were able to ask her. I enjoyed the conversation about Beat Reporting in the Consumer field and the pressures felt from companies offering nice gifts in return for a good review. I also liked how Jee never really referred to her Beat as a news beat. She was more interested in using the news medium to inform the consumer public. This really helped me to understand her sincerity and devotion to her viewers and the public. Jee also highlighted the importance of bias in consumer beat reporting. If a story is being done on a single product and not compared to similar products on the market, it can seem as if the reporter is biased and this could potentially lead to losing the viewers trust. This was another point Jee highlighted. The trust gained from a viewer is crucial and it is so important to maintain it. I also learned a few good tricks and tips I will use in future stories. When critiquing Jee’s story about student debt we spoke about how even the smallest sound bites, such as a keyboard typing or a mouse click, can even make the lamest story a little more interesting. Also, I was never really a fan of the ‘bridge’, I was more of a ‘stand up guy’ (no pun intended). However, I have realized a bridge is an excellent way to lead into an expert, or change directions in a story. In the future I plan to use more bridges in my news pieces. All in all Jee-Yun Lee was an awesome speaker. I have never had a guest so open and willing to answer questions and show sincere interest in our goals and aspirations. Thanks to Jee for coming in and Francis for introducing us to an awesome talent.
Ally Blundy
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Megan Dunn
Not only does Jee-Yun Lee get her viewers to trust her, she also got me to. With her sincere personality and her strong work ethic, she was an ideal person to speak to a class of budding journalists. With the homework piling up as well as the stress level Jee-Yun Lee was a breath of fresh air. She gave me hope that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel, and with a little hard work that light will be brighter. I respected the advice she gave us. As it was personal and answered many questions that have been swirling around my head as of late. Jee-Yun Lee faces a lot of pressures in her life; the fear of getting sued, to bring in the viewers, as well as the pressure of the biological clock. Even with all of this she still has poise when she grinds her teeth about the different types of situation in the workplace. She is persistent and I hope that I can develop half of that as well as gain more confidence in myself. There is no reason to be fake in this business, and there is no reason to be lazy. If you want to reach the top, you have to try hard. If you want to gain sources, you have to be real, responsible and trustworthy. These are all the makings of what it takes to be journalist. It doesn’t matter if you go to University or College it is just hard work that will take you to where you want to be. Jee gave us important information from her own experience such as getting everything in writing, and it isn’t the end of the world when a news director tells you your story is crap. There are always ways you can improve.
Joe Hofman
I learned that it is important to stay professional and unbiased from Jee’s visit. She seemed very down to earth and trustworthy. I learned a lot about beat reporting on consumerism. Her stories seemed very balanced and she compared each product fairly. I learned about the perks of her job and how she turns down a lot of the free products she’s offered. I think it would be hard for anyone else to turn down free things. She approaches her job very professionally and she was very honest about her ways in comparing and contrasting products. I found it interesting that she has been threatened with lawsuits on the way she revealed products to the viewer. I liked how she repeated one of her comparisons of a product to show those threatening with a lawsuit that the product legitimately did not qualify well. I can apply what I learned from Jee’s visit to my future stories by always staying professional. If I report on a story I need to do it fairly and I must provide an unbiased stance on whatever I report on. I liked Jee’s story on student debts and how she made something watchable with what she was given. Her standup’s were wisely chosen and her interview with the one girl with student debt troubles was used well. Another thing I learned from Jee’s visit was to be educated on a story before going out to shoot with the example of the wedding photographer and how Global reported on it. I think being informed about a story and research will also help me in the future with my stories.
Ryan McInally
Recently we had an in class guest speaker from City TV named Jee-Yun Lee. Jee-Yun has extensive experience working several beats, but currently she does the Consumer Beat. I found her to be a very informative and interesting individual that was willing to show us who she truly was. I appreciated her advice for landing a job in this industry, she didn't sugar coat the truth and I have a great amount of respect for her being upfront and honest. I think the reality that she tried to get across to us is that, yes the industry can be cut throat at times but the positive always out weighs the negative. And that our drive is what keeps us going.
I appreciated her advice to get everything in writing and cover your butt to make sure nothing comes back on you. I found this to be a very light way of saying "Cover your ass, cause no one else will", I think that she explained to us that people can and will possibly come after you personally so it's best to cover your bases. This information was quite helpful when she explained how Producers may ask you to do stories you don't want to do for ethical reasons but regardless of your personal feelings you have to do what the producer wants, so having written documentation saying that Producer asked you to cover this story will help you in the long run.
I found it interesting that Jee-Yun dropped out of Humber College and moved to Saskatchewan to work at a news station. Even Jee told us Post Secondary Education was necessary, even though she explained to us that she had a Degree and that she wanted to start working in the industry. Jee leaving the post diploma course at Humber made sense to her, and sometimes school isn't always the best teacher. I'd argue that life is by far the best teacher a person can have. I was glad to hear about someone who got somewhere on their own merit. I think the reality is that we may have to work at a job we don't necessarily want to do in a province or city we don't want to work in, but we need to realize that it could potentially get us to where we want to be. I love the term "do whatever it takes", and Jee obviously tried to get this idea across to us.
I think what I will take from listening to Jee is learning that honesty and sincerity isn't something you can fake, and that as a Journalist if you can't be trusted then the audience won't trust you either. I also think that she addressed the need to get your sources, she told us about another Journalist who did a story on little to no information and could have potentially got his news station as well as himself sued. In an industry where lives can be completely changed for a simple error in information is something to be taken very serious. It is critical that we have all our facts before we act. Not only would we not be doing our jobs right, but we have the power to potentially ruin lives and that is something that cannot be taken lightly.
Yvonne Morris-Sliekers
Jee Yun Lee was a great guest speaker. What first caught my attention about what she had to say was that she started out working in news all the way in Calgary. I thought that gave the great first impression that she must truly love what she does if she is willing to pack up and move all the way to Calgary to get her first years of experience. After hearing what Jee Yun Lee had to say, I’ll have to admit it has given me a different perspective on being a reporter, and more specifically a beat reporter. While I have thoroughly enjoyed my program, I have found it hard to show any creativity when it comes to reporting news. We have mainly focused on trying to crunch the least amount of words into a news item and make it as forward, factual and quick as possible. After hearing Jee Yun Lee talk about the different stories she had done, and as well as visiting her blog I have noticed that beat reporting is not a shallow way of reporting news, it is MUCH more entertaining to watch. Jee also gave us great advice about what to expect when you get into the industry from the producers, and the hard time reporter’s usually have with their producers. For example when she explained how she really did not want to do her student debt story but her producers insisted. It was great to hear a sort of “warning” like that prior to us entering the industry, especially since she talked about it so positively. I also liked how open and honest she was with everything. She seemed very approachable, and that made her presentation that much more interesting because she was almost willing to answer everything. All in all I enjoyed her presentation greatly, she convinced me greatly that being a reporter (specifically a beat reporter) is a very fulfilling and exciting profession.
Meeting Jee Yun Lee.
-Natasha Miranda
For a young “journalist in training” meeting anyone from the actual broadcast industry is fantastic. But for me, meeting a woman in broadcasting was fascinating. Jee Yun Lee was engaging.
Listening to her speak was completely different from any other speakers my previous teachers brought in. I think it was because she seamed connected, real, and most importantly truthful. I don’t know too many people who can speak to a group of “up and comers” and dish the dirt. Listening away, my thoughts couldn’t help but race through my mind… what do you mean my future producers wont always listen to what I have to say? … I could get sued?
Bribery…legalities…conflicts of interest? WAIT ONE SECOND! Not that I thought being a reporter was all fun and games, or did I?
There was more then just insider advice I took away from Jee’s visit. I learned how important it is to protect yourself. When in doubt make copies, check the legal department; make verbal agreement that could potentially save you. Jee also made me realize that yes reporters need a certain “look”, but to always keep in mind that intelligence is number one, and if you know your stuff- that is what people are going to see.
One thing that worries me after Jee Yun Lee’s visit is, this industry isn’t always good for having a family. Most young women like myself don’t think about family at this time in our lives, but that comment really set in hard for me, I guess I never thought I may have to choose. But for now, I will keep perusing my dreams, working hard and making sure I do truly - know my stuff. I will worry about all that later!
Bolu Adewale
Jee-Yun Lee is a very interesting person. I enjoyed listening to her. The way I would watch her on television is definitely a different view from how I look at her now. She has changed my perspective of how I view her position in the city. She is obviously someone who works really hard and I loved the way she explained how she got to where she is. She opened up to us with her personal life, which I thought was really good. Not a lot of people feel comfortable with this because they are frightened of how people might view them, but Jee-Yun obviously didn’t fear that, and just the fact that she opened up made me feel that much closer to her. She was an awesome speaker, she opened my eyes to a lot of things that I had questions to. Even though I didn’t ask her any questions I believed that with her speech and the questions of others in the class she answered them. She is very inspirational; her stories helped me build confidence in my self. I really like the fact that she isn’t just working in some random newsroom doing a job she doesn’t enjoy. She worked hard and worked her way to the top and is now doing something that she loves waking up to every morning. Her words of wisdom helped me realize how hard I have to strive for what I want.
Elizabeth Kirkham
Okay so, Jee-Yun Lee, consumer reporter from city tv came to our class. Everyone knows that. I was really glad she came, because I've been very on the fence about whether I want to get into the production side of things or on-air and reporting. It was nice to hear about the reporting side, it sounds so exciting. Jee-Yun Lee talked about being a consumer reporter, and it kind of sounds pretty awesome. First of all, she gets free stuff all the time, and she got to live in YORKTON. My grandparents are from Yorkton, I've been there a thousand times, it's AWESOME. I thought it was really good that we looked at her work and picked it apart in class. It added a lot of perspective I think.
A really good point I learned from all this was that you have to make your story about the viewer. The viewer probably does not care that you hit a pothole on the way to work. Just because it happened to me, does not mean it is a relevant issue in the audiences life. Research is key. Another thing she talked about was contacts. She told us that it's really important to build a contact list, and keep your contacts. People who trust you will give you stories.
Overall, I am really glad Jee-Yun Lee came to our class. She was really cute, and she had a lot of valuable insight that I think will go a long way to helping me shape my stories. It's also really exciting when I'm watching the news with my parents... because I'm that cool... and Jee-Yun Lee's story comes on and I say "OMGGG I KNOW HER!"
Anthia Grant
When I heard we were having a guest speaker on Tuesday morning I thought, “Oh, this should be interesting.” And turns out it was. First off I just want to say her story on that university student maxing out her credit cards was done well. For someone who didn’t really want to do the story at first and didn't have a lot of visuals to go on, she made us (the viewer) feel that this story is easily relatable. All students in post secondary education are dealing with financial problems with OSAP and even paying it all in cash. I really thought her stand up was done well. It’s simple, it’s creative and she made us pay attention to what she was saying.
I really enjoyed hearing about Jee’s experience as a consumer specialist. I thought that being a general reporter was a good thing (not saying that it’s bad) but it seems like being a beat reporter is so much more fulfilling. Jee’s goal as a consumer specialist is to connect with the viewer in a profound way. I think she’s done that very well since she always receives e-mails from people she doesn’t know and they’re mostly positive. I also learned that being a journalist isn’t an easy thing. You really have to build trust and a huge amount of respect toward your sources and the story itself. If you don’t have that then you can’t possibly deliver a good story.
I thought Jee brought up a good point about being a journalist. It’s hard maintaining a family while you’re in this business. As a journalist you have to sometimes work all hours of the night. Trying to figure out who’s going to babysit your kids while you’re out there covering a story can be challenging. I envy those who can manage a good schedule so it doesn’t interfere with their personal lives. Jee is funny, very informative and a great person. Oh yes and before I forget, research is key!! If you don’t know your background material then you can’t possibly do a story. Jee put so much emphasis on that which was great. After meeting her, you get a real sense of what to expect when you’re in the journalism world. Ok, this is well over 250 words but I think I got my point across.
Brandon Farias
I always find it very interesting getting a chance to listen to guest speakers. With Jee-Yun Lee it was like talking to a fellow class mate, at first everyone was very shy but once Jee spoke a b bit about her personal life everyone became very comfortable. She talked a bit about her history in the industry and brought out the good parts of a job like hers and of course like every job the troubles she face everyday. we went into questions about how Jee keeps her credibility and what type of things she does to stay a good journalist, to me this was the most informative part. Jee talked about ways to deal with people and to always respect any interviewer. she mentioned how it is very important that you do not let bribery get between your work especially in her position as a consumer specialist. Jee talked about a lot of things, but one thing she talked about was to always protect your own rear. make sure to get legal agreements and sign off on things when you are not sure if you want to do them. we as journalists get into sticky situations sometimes so it is important to watch out. Jee worked hard and still is, it shows in her devotion to reporting and always keeping the viewer in mind. I thank Jee Yun Lee for coming into to speak and Francis for the introduction.
Conrad Dekker
Although being a beat reporter is not necessarily what I aspire to do after I graduate, I found our first guest speaker, Jee-Yun Lee to be very interested and passionate about her job. That in turn inspired me to use every bit of information she instilled on us to my advantage. Her history was very fascinating and it made me realize even more, that it is a very long road to the top. You have to make certain sacrifices and work extremely hard in order to get to where you desire. Her story about what steps she had to take in order to get a job in small town Saskatchewan made it perfectly clear to me that persistence often pays off.
I discovered that many of the stories she told us are identical to what we have been taught over the course of the past three semesters. Comments such as being fair, neutral, lots of research, teamwork and being sure you have the correct facts are just a few of the comments she made that directly correlate to our program. Another aspect that I found to be very inspiring was that she always stands her ground and only reports on what she truly believes in. As a beat reporter you must develop trust and credibility with her contacts and her audience. She said ‘your name means everything as a beat reporter’ and I believe that statement holds true for any position. I will most certainly apply that in my career. Passion means everything and if you don’t believe in your story, the audience will know.
If I had to apply only a couple of things that I learned from Jee-Yun Lee, it would be that you must persistent and work very hard in order to succeed in the industry. She worked for one year as a general reporter, put together a good demo reel and then landed a job as a beat reporter. She has worked that position for nearly a dozen years and appears to love every minute of it, especially being consumer specialist.
Samantha Davis
It was great having Jee-Yun Lee, City TV’s consumer specialist as a guest speaker. Jee is the very first consumer beat reporter for City TV, she has been working for city TV for 6 years and started her career as a reporter around 11 years ago. With consumer beat being her favorite because of the overall gratification, Jee has also been acting for 10 years, playing small reporter roles.
Jee came in and openly spoke to us about her life as a reporter and the roles she has had to play. She explained the difference between a beat reporter and a regular news reporter.
There are many beats, including consumer, health, education, crime, politics, entertainment, sports, law and business. Basically a beat reporter focuses on one beat, making them a specialist; the ideas for their stories usually come from emails written by viewers, ideas of their own or from their producer, and from Jee’s experiences reporters and producers always but heads, usually about the importance of a story. I enjoyed Jee’s company because it was easy to listen to her and talk to her; she also took the time to listen to us (the class). Talking to Jee helped me relate to what could possibly one day be me, she helped me understand how things in the industry work and sometimes doesn’t work by including her personal situations and stories.
From Jee’s visit I learned that as a beat reporter or as any reporter you need to:
-Develop trust with your viewers.
-Have and research the right facts.
-Develop contacts and keep them (you never know when you’ll need them again).
-Know who your audience is.
-Pay attention to detail.
-Build good resources.
-Make good impressions.
-Never reflect anything upon your personal experiences.
Although you don’t get the lead story as a beat reporter you are able to be more aware of your schedule because you know your stories before hand, a regular news reporters doesn’t get that option.
In the end, there was osne thing that was mad clear, “There’s no secret, it’s just working hard.” –Jee-Yun Lee
Lindsay Smith
I really liked Jee, I thought she was a really down to earth, normal person which was refreshing. I was surprised because when I think of a reporter I usually think celebrity and that's really intimidating but she was so easy to open up to because she herself was so willing to open up to us. I liked the part when she said that companies were bribing her with merchandise, I thought that was funny. It was also really interesting hearing about how she had to relocate to Saskatchewan because I suppose we're all going to have to do something similar when we graduate which is sort of unnerving but we will have to deal with it. I guess I can mostly take away the fact that she was exactly where we are right now and even thought we're like ripping out our hair if we work as hard as possible and stick with it we can be as successful as her and it won't neccisarily get any easier but once we get out foot in the door we will be more free with what we do and can sort of carve a niche out for ourselves and focus on things we are really passionate about. So yeah, I thought she was really inspiring and just an all around cool person.
I really enjoyed having Jee-Yun Lee come in to talk to us at Sheridan. She seemed very knowledgeable about what she does as the Consumer Beat Reporter. I thought that she was very well rounded when she was speaking, bringing up some good and some not so good moments that she has had over the years. It puts things into perspective for those of us who choose to go down that path of being a reporter.
I felt it was important for her to touch on things that happen behind the scenes. And she did. She talked to us about how she started and the challenges that came her way, and also how she overcame them. I thought it was neat that she left to go to a small town in Saskatchewan to get her start, and although she suffered many cold nights, being there helped her because she was thrown into every aspect of broadcasting to give her the experience she needed. I'm sure the North Face parka helped out too!
She wanted us to watch her reports, one of the latest ones she did on Student Debt, and wanted some critiques. However, the majority of the class really enjoyed the way it was put together considering it was a story that didn't have much in the way of visuals. So, after seeing that no one really had nothing to say about how it could have been better, it goes to show that doing reports is second nature for Jee.
She also talked about personal things and how the dynamics of this industry works with having a family, and I personally took note of that because I have children.
I learned specifically to always keep good contacts over the years because they will always come in handy when you need it.
Derek Furlong
Trust is a key word that was engraved into my mind during Jee-Yun Le's visit to our classroom this past week.
Jee-Yun Lee really emphasized the point that her viewers trust in her opinions and value her reports. This must make her job even harder, knowing that people are waiting to see what Jee say's about a specific product, as a consumer reporter, before they make a decision for themselves. In a sense, Jee makes the decision for them.
I found Jee to be very pleasant, articulate and informative, not to mention attractive. She answered every question our class asked honsetly and from a personal perspective. When discussion arose about producers at city, she wasn't quick to hide anything. She told us that they were demanding and cut-throat yet at the same time very pleasant, which helps us as inspiring journalist prepare for what is to come. It's better to here the truth, then here some cookie cutter answer, that would make us feel all warm and cute inside.
Jee came across as a very enthusiastic journalists, showing passion in most every report she does even if it doesn't interest herself. She doesn't put a product on tv that she doesn't stand by which is quite a noble feet for a journalist, even when free stuff is flying each and every way.
Contacts seem to be very important as well. Jee spoke of how we should always keep our contact book with us as it is some what like a bible to a priest. You never want to burn bridges with these contacts as they are your life line. For instance, Jee spoke of how she has a contact that doesn't call anyone but her when something big arises. Trust is key here as well as you need to belive what your contacts tell you.
All in all, Jee's visit was very enspiring, and makes me want to jump into a roll as a journalist on tv that much quicker. Thank's Jee....
Derek Furlong
Derek Furlong
Trust is a key word that was engraved into my mind during Jee-Yun Le's visit to our classroom this past week.
Jee-Yun Lee really emphasized the point that her viewers trust in her opinions and value her reports. This must make her job even harder, knowing that people are waiting to see what Jee say's about a specific product, as a consumer reporter, before they make a decision for themselves. In a sense, Jee makes the decision for them.
I found Jee to be very pleasant, articulate and informative, not to mention attractive. She answered every question our class asked honsetly and from a personal perspective. When discussion arose about producers at city, she wasn't quick to hide anything. She told us that they were demanding and cut-throat yet at the same time very pleasant, which helps us as inspiring journalist prepare for what is to come. It's better to here the truth, then here some cookie cutter answer, that would make us feel all warm and cute inside.
Jee came across as a very enthusiastic journalists, showing passion in most every report she does even if it doesn't interest herself. She doesn't put a product on tv that she doesn't stand by which is quite a noble feet for a journalist, even when free stuff is flying each and every way.
Contacts seem to be very important as well. Jee spoke of how we should always keep our contact book with us as it is some what like a bible to a priest. You never want to burn bridges with these contacts as they are your life line. For instance, Jee spoke of how she has a contact that doesn't call anyone but her when something big arises. Trust is key here as well as you need to belive what your contacts tell you.
All in all, Jee's visit was very enspiring, and makes me want to jump into a roll as a journalist on tv that much quicker. Thank's Jee....
Derek Furlong
Derek Furlong
Trust is a key word that was engraved into my mind during Jee-Yun Le's visit to our classroom this past week.
Jee-Yun Lee really emphasized the point that her viewers trust in her opinions and value her reports. This must make her job even harder, knowing that people are waiting to see what Jee say's about a specific product, as a consumer reporter, before they make a decision for themselves. In a sense, Jee makes the decision for them.
I found Jee to be very pleasant, articulate and informative, not to mention attractive. She answered every question our class asked honsetly and from a personal perspective. When discussion arose about producers at city, she wasn't quick to hide anything. She told us that they were demanding and cut-throat yet at the same time very pleasant, which helps us as inspiring journalist prepare for what is to come. It's better to here the truth, then here some cookie cutter answer, that would make us feel all warm and cute inside.
Jee came across as a very enthusiastic journalists, showing passion in most every report she does even if it doesn't interest herself. She doesn't put a product on tv that she doesn't stand by which is quite a noble feet for a journalist, even when free stuff is flying each and every way.
Contacts seem to be very important as well. Jee spoke of how we should always keep our contact book with us as it is some what like a bible to a priest. You never want to burn bridges with these contacts as they are your life line. For instance, Jee spoke of how she has a contact that doesn't call anyone but her when something big arises. Trust is key here as well as you need to belive what your contacts tell you.
All in all, Jee's visit was very enspiring, and makes me want to jump into a roll as a journalist on tv that much quicker. Thank's Jee....
Derek Furlong
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Chris McDonald
I enjoyed Jee's class talk. Jee was one of a few people who talked to us about some of the positives that come with working in the journalism world. Most people we have talked to are very negative due to the recent lay-offs.
Jee seemed very into looking out for others while covering her beat. She did say that one reason she got into covering consumer products was to help people not to get ripped off. Jee also gave good advice on how to be very persistant when applying for a job, just to keep at it and to get involved with peoples lives. Asking how their families are doing and things like this.
Jee also talked about how education matters to an extent but if you don't have a degree it's not like you will not find a job.
Jee's journey from out west back to Hamilton then onto Toronto was interesting because everyone always talks about how if you would like to be on air you should start in a small market. Jee started in Yorkton, Saskatchewan and eventually became a consumer reporter for City News in Toronto.
I learned from Jee-Yun Lee that if you really want a job you have to be persistant. Keep at it continue to call the news director ask him/her what they thought about your demo reel and what they thought you should improve on so that your demo can be better. Thus helping your chances of getting the job.
Jee really drove home that keep contacts and make new ones when possible because you never know when you may need one.
Chris McDonald
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