01-05-2025
GE2025: Trailing candidates, squeezing into rallies - covering the campaign as young journalists
The Usual Place looks back at the election hustings.
The Usual Place Podcast GE2025: Trailing candidates, squeezing into rallies - covering the campaign as young journalists
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My guests today are two journalists and a video journalist at The Straits Times, who have been tracking the pre-election buzz for weeks.
Beyond witnessing the election unfold up close through their work, Wong Yang and Christie Chiu, along with their video colleague Isabelle Kumar, are also experiencing it from a personal angle – as first-time voters.
What have their own Gen Z friends been saying to them about similar experiences?
They tell me how they followed candidates for an entire day, were recognised and faced challenges while filming.
Join us at noon on May 1 as they share behind-the-scenes stories and describe how it feels to cover – and vote in – their first general election.
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