對媒體的熱愛讓我堅持前行 The Passion for Media Industry Makes Me Continue the Journey

I always wanted to work in media industry and I have had multiple experiences both in China and America in the related field.

一直以來我都很想從事媒體方面的工作，並在中國和美國都有過相關經歷。

I am currently a senior student at University of Minnesota Duluth studying Communication with a minor in Journalism.

我現在是一名明尼蘇達大學德盧斯校區傳播專業的大四學生，輔修新聞專業。

I was born and raised in China in a "media family" where many family members suggested me to stay away from media industry because of the intense working environment and people’s prejudice toward media professionals. My passion for the industry, however, kept me from listening to the advice.

我出生和成長在中國的一個“媒體家庭”。因爲媒介工作強度大且媒體工作者承受着社會不少的非議，所以家中許多從事媒體工作的長輩曾勸我不要從事該行業，但對於這一行的熱愛致使我沒有聽從這樣的勸誡。

High school year I joined the editorial team my school magazine. I was first working as the graphic designer and copyeditor, and later the chief editor. I helped the school publish three issues and generated contents for two more issues after demission.

高中時期我加入了學校校刊的編輯團隊，起先是一名美術和文字編輯，之後曾擔任執行主編。我幫助學校出版了三期刊物，並且在離職後持續爲兩期刊物提供了稿件。

Publication design and writing was my edge back in China. Throughout the years I lived there I received many awards, including a few provincial prizes and one national prize for a short story I wrote based on Sichuan Earthquake in May 2008.

在國內時，出版物設計和寫作是我的強項。我曾獲得過一些省級寫作和設計的獎項。2009年我的一篇以08年汶川大地震爲背景的短篇小說曾獲國家級獎項。

After high school I chose English major at first at Shanxi University and then went to study abroad in U.S. in 2012 at University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) for media related studies.

高中畢業後我選擇就讀了山西大學的英語專業，不久於2012年通過明尼蘇達大學德盧斯校區與山西大學的出國項目轉學到美國進行媒體相關專業的深造。

My foreign identity brought me inconvenience in many ways at first, and being unable to use English as efficiently as native English speakers made me feel like a former ballerina now spending life in a wheelchair. The feeling faded away quickly when I started to fit in. I started to publish news stories, and found out that my sensibility in culture and emotion helped me discover more stories while attending events, facing issues, and talking with others. My first published story Giant Panda home for Chinese Duluthians received the highest view count on Lake Voice News ran by Writing Department at UMD. Later I worked for Lake Voice News as a copyeditor during a summer.

初來乍到，我感受到自己的外籍身份帶來的諸多不便，也爲自己不能像本地人一樣熟練地運用英語感到難過，好像從前的芭蕾舞者如今要在輪椅上度日。這樣的感覺在我逐漸適應環境後便消失了。我開始發表新聞作品，併發覺自己在文化和情緒方面的敏感程度可以幫助我在面對不同活動、事件、和人物時挖掘出更多的故事。我發表的第一篇新聞故事《大熊貓中餐館，德盧斯中國人的家》在當時的明尼蘇達大學德盧斯校區寫作系主管的Lake Voice News上獲得了該網站創辦以來的最高點擊率。之後的夏天我在網站擔任了文編。

Accomplishing a degree in communication and journalism was quite a challenging journey for an international student from which I have improved a lot; therefore I decided to continue this journey and attend graduate journalism school.

對於一個國際學生來說，完成傳播與新聞類的學歷並不容易，從中我也受益不少，於是我決定申請研究生來繼續這趟征程。

My goal is to strengthen my skills and find a job in media industry especially in publishing and international reporting. I want to keep learning new journalistic skills and techniques to help me stay fresh in the field, and hope to work for a media company in America or start my own magazine in China in future.

我的目標是加強自己的技能，並在媒體行業特別是出版或國際新聞領域找到一份工作。我希望可以繼續學習新聞相關的技能與技術，使自己在媒介領域持續處於前沿。更加長遠地，我希望可以在美國的一家媒介公司工作，或將來在中國創辦自己的雜誌。

I organized my media related experiences and working samples in my personal website. Please free feel to check them out and hope to meet you at Medill next summer.

我將自己媒體相關的經歷和寫作樣本整理髮表在了我的個人網站上，敬請查閱。希望在來年夏天與你在Medill相遇。