如何成为一名优秀的记者?

Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska是波兰日报的一名记者，她在这里向我们讲述她一天的工作，成为一名记者需要具备些什么样的条件和特质，教你成为一名专业的记者。

听力文本：
Hi, my name is Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska. I'm a reporter for the Polish Daily News and today I'm going to show you what it's like to be a journalist.

Typical Day of Reporting

In a daily paper it's pretty intense. Most of the time, I have at least one story per day. I cover Metro section. And I cover whatever is happening in New York. Everything that could affect people's life. I wake up every day around 6:30. I start my day by checking my e-mails, my blackberry. Then I turn on the TV and I watch the news. Then I buy a bunch of newspapers like 4 or 5 newspapers. Then I read them on the train. After I get to work, I'm getting an assignment - I'm getting a story to write. This is a daily paper, so I have to write at least one story a day. Today I am going to cover a story about tenant's that were kicked out of the building in Greenpoint, where a lot of the members of our community live.

Preparing to Become a Journalist

I've been a journalist for the last 6 years. I have always liked to read and write. And back in my native, Poland, I worked as an editor and proof reader. And then when I came here, I thought I would like to get a similar job, so I got myself a job at the Polish Daily News. I became a reporter and I realized that being a reporter is just so much more interesting than being an editor, at least for me.

Qualities of a Journalist

You have to really get along well with people. You have to be very sociable because you are hanging out with people all of the time. Just listen patiently and try to structure the interview. It's a job that can not be boring. And what really attracted me to this job was this wonderful opportunity of being able to tell stories of people, ordinary people, who consider themselves ordinary, very often. But they have wonderful stories to tell. And that was a great feeling.