Personal Statement
When I decided to major in a foreign language course at university with the hope that learning a new language would open my eyes and offer new doors to my life. Being aware of the importance of English as an international medium of communication, I chose it as my priority. Each day of my undergraduate years, was like a new window to the bigger world to which I did not have any access before. Although I had passed 6 credits about journalistic texts reading and translation, the moment I truly believed my attraction to news was the day of oral interpretation final exam. That day the professor amazed by the volume and content of my term project, signed its cover as Paragon of the News! My term project was a near-100-page compilation of
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The strongest evidence to support this claim is the descending trend of audience number of Iranian news outlets and their turning to foreign or clandestine sources of information. In my opinion, the current situation is due to lack of specialism, absence of efficient management, freedom of access to information violation and underestimating or even total disregard of the research role in media management. In such a situation, I do not want to be a robot journalist to do whatever I am ordered. I would like to play an active role in opening a new chapter in Iranian media industry and upgrading its status to global standards.
Undoubtedly, a great opportunity to mingle with big minds in modern journalism in UK, coupled with my real-world experience in news writing, will enable me to contribute to the development of the industry in my country and play a role in breaking new ground in Iranian journalism and media. Given my background in teaching, the ambition of transferring the acquired knowledge to others especially university students will not be far-fetched