Hi my name is Didimalang Choane, a 21 year old female. I am doing my final year in Media Studies and Journalism at the University of the Free State. I am a very hard working person, always eager to learn new things. Working hard and smart is my way of working. Failure is my biggest fear, and many of my work and life experiences have taught me that no matter what happens, I have to act positively. I am a well-educated, honest, patient, cautious and guest-orientated type of a person and by well-educated, I don’t only mean academically, but also culturally and traditionally. I was raised by both my parents, whom I love and respect, they are the main reason I wake up every day and making them proud is one of my biggest goals. I can’t think of anything that I dislike other than people who tell lies for their selfish gain, such people are very harmful to the society and they are the main reason why I fell in love with journalism. I want to change the society into being a better place, finding the truth and exposing it to the world. I believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is the best weapon. It is said that there is no place for the truth in the internet, but I want to change the say and bring news that is honest with my blog. I like spending most of my time social net-working and keeping in touch with the world, interacting with people and I also like challenges because they bring the best out of me. The saying that “Journalism will kill you, but it will keep you alive while you're at It. “ by Horace Greeley inspires me, it makes me want to keep going and pursue my dream.

THE HOT SPOT

This blog is called The Hot Spot, a place of more than usual interests, activities or popularity, news of any interest, could be hard or soft news. The Hot Spot is an area of political, military or civil unrest and also a place to kill time with interesting juicy entertainment for the audience. The Hot Spot is a blog aimed to serve as a news platform for students and the youth from the age of 18-35 years. It is aimed for the young and vibrant people with specialised taste, who are ready to try anything and go anywhere, who want to be in a better touch with their environment. The goals of this blog are: to deliver news to the youth, to make information accessible to those who cannot reach it, to encourage interactivity and to create a community for people with the same interests and goals. This blog also want to help people express their thoughts and opinions on the matters discussed, could be the current affairs, health etc. this blog is going to help the youth in various ways. It is going to bring the like-minded people together, make information accessible, and connect people from different parts of areas by sharing photos, videos, stories and more. It will allow sharing of information, news and announcements in an interactive format. This blog will help the youth find their voices. By sharing their ideas and putting their thoughts down, their voices originally begin to take shape, their words start to sound like them and presents their personality and could help them find who they really are. The audience is going to learn form this blog. It is going to teach them things they don’t know, some special knowledge that promises to fulfil some basic human desires. It will report news and allow the audience to share their opinions to the news. The audience will gain understanding, knowledge and explanatories to some news and certain events.