Profile: Yuzriq Meyer, an aspiring journalist.

There is so much more to a person than what meets the eye.  Many people use their discretion of what a person is like, but actually there is more to that person than you know.

A student studying journalism, Yuzriq Meyer, 19, the only son of three children, seemed so ordinary when I just met him. Someone who seemed as if though he didn’t have a care in the world.

He loves reading poetry, especially poetry that is similar to his; it is one of the ways in which he expresses himself. One of his favourite poets is T.S Elliot.

Emotions and past experiences are his inspiration to write. He visions mysterious things and doesn’t give up easily.

Drawing and music has become a daily routine in his life, it seems to keep him occupied during spare time.

Education is a factor to him as he enjoys and prefers to be in an educational as well as fun environment.

Outdoor life, constantly on the road and always active, there is never a dull moment for him. Enjoys socialising and would love to one day have his own talk show about controversial issues.

As they say it’s good for people to laugh, I guess in his case he is very fortunate. Television is a big no in his life all he enjoys watching are documentaries and nature programmes.

Enjoys analyzing issues and always thinks that there’s more to a situation than what meets the eye.  Quite an observant person, and goes very deep into thought.  

"Sometimes in life we all need to make sacrifices in order to prosper in everything we do, success is the key to our freedom."

Why is it important for you to study Journalism to become a Journalist?

To keep our fellow citizens informed

Journalism on the bright side is a light that shines on us to tell what’s happening in our lives.

Journalism is one of the most important and legitimate branches of communication between people. On a whole society needs well- trained journalist to get messages carried over in the most professional and informative manner. As messages are commonly conveyed in the wrong way and people gets the wrong information.

Journalists are the average help for people within a country to carry over the messages with only true meaning and hardcore facts. 

It could be easy for someone to say that they want to become a journalist but to study journalism it’s something else. You need to have a true passion for writing and fact finding, and also have a natural curiosity.

Most people believe that studying journalism is not necessary to become a journalist, but if one sits down and thinks carefully it’s actually unfair. No matter what your profession, you need to study to be qualified. If you do not study journalism it’s almost as if though someone who wants to become a doctor just opens up a surgery and starts practicing.

Journalism is something that you have to challenge yourself to bring out the best in you. I have learnt to push myself to do things as people aren’t going to be there to bring the opportunities to you. It is a way for me to grow.

I always wondered why it’s important for you to be well read and clued up on the world, but then it all made sense to me once this big world opened up to me.

Journalism is giving me the chance to come out of my shell and be who I really am. It is an opportunity to let myself be heard.

So, what does the point you want to become a journalist and not being involved with the wider community and the media? It is one of the most important things in the life of a journalist.

So the question is once more posed, why is it important to be involved? It’s important to be involved with newspapers because you always need to know about things that are happening in the world, and your life as a journalist is based about the world events. You always need lots of “General” knowledge.

Theory is one of the most important aspects in the life of a journalist. It's very important to be well read, which is my perspective.

Journalism is a real fun encounter if you have the true passion for it.