JOMUN XII Reflection 9 - 27 - 14

JOMUN XII Reflection 9 – 27 – 14

            On Saturday, September 27, 2014, the second day of the JOMUN XII Conference, another day of journalism began. First, I attended the general assembly 6 (GA6) lobbying and discussion of the freedom of information through various media types in African countries. Johannesburg Model United Nations united to determine and implement a way in which all African have the availability to access free, truthful, and unbiased information on current events both nationally and internationally. Also, I accepted an additional task of writing another article, because one of my press team members was busy working on the layout of “JOMUNATION.” Thus, I sat in the ECOSOC committee room, took notes, and listened carefully to the heated debate of the technological divide between African countries as LEDCs and MEDCs to sift out the pertinent information to apply it to my article. In addition, I expanded my skills by volunteering to add pictures of the day onto the Facebook page for JOMUN XII.

            Both the ECOSOC and GA6 were engaging in topics of global importance with ethical implication. Having the opportunity to sit in, observe, and digest the information I was able to further my knowledge of global issues, the sensitivity surrounding them, and the proposed resolutions to them. This general knowledge gives me to interact globally and know how to ethically speak regarding controversial issues. Therefore, I feel I’ve gained strength in my personal character and knowledge. I am committed to JOMUN XII and accepting the extra task gave me yet another challenge I took with pride. This is shown through my work.

            The Press Team experienced some limitations due to the lack of participants and the heavy workload on all the members. We were challenged with getting all the articles and photographs into the JOMUNATION on time allowing us to print and distribute the JOMUN newspaper to all the delegates. This in turn, only made us stronger and come together as a unit to fulfill each task. This particular scenario mirrors last year’s JOMUN XI, so it is relatable. In the future, we could resolve this problem by having strict deadline in which turn in articles and photographs with a working layout. Furthermore, a necessary time interval must be set aside to accomplish each task effectively and efficiently. Time management is important in everyday life and can be applied to every situation, especially college.