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Conducting Virtual Interviews

resentations about news reporting under the pandemic make There is also challenge of doing fact-checking. While there is rich
Pme recall some of my own reporting experiences. information online, there may be many biased opinions or even fake
news.
As it is harder to do face-to-face interviews, reporters turn to online
meeting apps like Google Meet and Microsoft Teams to conduct We need to be careful and make sure the information is accurate
virtual interviews. But I think relying on the Internet to do journalism because we cannot have factual errors in news reporting.
is a double-edged sword.
I think online journalism has become so popular during the pan-
Doing interviews online allows reporters to arrange interviews demic, and the trend may continue even when the pandemic ends.
more easily because it is more convenient, and it becomes easier to But I still like to communicate with people face-to-face because it is
talk to people in other countries. easier to understand others.

But technical issues may happen during interviews. I remember I hope the pandemic will end soon, so we can get together with
spending some time to learn how to use Google Meet because I have people physically again.
never used it before.

I have also experienced internet lag during interviews, making it
difficult to understand what interviewees were talking about. By Leung Pak-hei

Reporters turn to online meeting app like Google Meet to conduct interviews during
the pandemic.

COVID-19 in My Eyes

I n my eyes, COVID-19 is a challenge for the whole world. washing hands regularly. I have also gotten used to having online
classes and learning to overcome anxiety day by day.
Last year, COVID-19 created chaos all around the world. I remember There are still a lot of challenges that the world is facing, includ-
I left The Chinese University of Hong Kong for Chinese New Year in ing economic recession and unequal vaccine distribution. I hope
February, 2020. COVID-19 broke out all around China overnight at governments and international organisations can work hand-in-
that time. Since then, I have not been back to school. hand to solve these problems effectively.

The pandemic has not only led to work suspension and travel bans Because of the pandemic, I did not really have the chance to enjoy
but has also changed the way we live. I used to hang out a lot with my time in Hong Kong. So, if the situation gets better, I hope to take
friends. But due to the pandemic, I had to stay at home all day. The some time to explore the city. I look forward to going back to CUHK
silver lining in it is that I started to look for what I love to do alone in September and enjoying my final year in school.
in my free time.

Many of us have gotten used to life with COVID-19. Governments
around the world have been working on more strategies to contain
the pandemic. People are more aware of the virus and have de-
veloped good personal hygiene habits such as wearing masks and By Lynne Rao