VOICES Publishing from the AAJA National Convention

Mega Sugianto was raised in Indonesia, and there she saw things that were daunting: child sex trafficking, a large homeless population, and orphanages that did not have adequate necessities for their children. Since then, she decided that broadcast journalism would be a perfect fit to share the stories that she has seen. After a few classes in journalism at California State University, Fullerton–she developed a dream to become a reporter. Mega’s internship at KTLA-5 gave the fundamentals of news writing and editing. Her mentor, Lynette Romero has taught Mega about creating memorable stories. During her last year of college, Mega went on a 2-week reporting class in Vietnam, where she placed her reporting skills to the test. After meeting previous VOICES students, Mega was inspired at how much they learned–how to edit video and even audio. The program will shape her to become the best reporter she can be, especially how to engage in modern journalism–social media and new technology.