Vishi's Views

Hello! I am going to tell you all about the college I attended and the Journalism course. For months, I had been looking for a place to study Journalism but all I could see were online courses which I didn't want. I was almost ready to give up and keep going with the job I had at the time but then my friend Lauren invited me into her radio studio. While I was there she asked me what my dream job is and I said I would love to write or take photos for a magazine or newspaper. Then she told me about Macleay College where she had been studying Journalism. It sounded so good! That night I discussed it with my mum and registered to attend the college's open day. A few days later, I was called into the college for a meeting with the head of Journalism, Stephen Davis. That gave me the opportunity to ask all the questions I had. After speaking to him I was given a tour of the college which, to my surprise, was so small! After the meeting I still was not sure if I really wante...

Recently I have heard stories of racism in the news and witnessed it myself and I have a lot to say on this topic. I read an article about American girl group Fifth Harmony's member Normani being racially cyberbullied. A while ago I was at a young band's show working behind the scenes. This band's members are teenagers. After they performed they did a meet and greet where they signed autographs and took photos with their fans, who are mostly girls, and as I was watching I was appalled at what I saw. The band were so nice to the girls who were tall, fair skinned and what they considered pretty. They spent a few minutes talking them but completely ignored the girls and boys with darker skin. The look on those fans faces broke my heart. They left in tears. The article, that experience and other things I have seen and heard make me so angry. Racism is something none of us should tolerate. It has no place in the hearts of any human, it shouldn't. I don't underst...