{"id":47941,"date":"2024-03-04T12:34:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T10:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joernalis-groet-na-nege-jaar-20240228-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:38:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:38:55","slug":"joernalis-groet-na-nege-jaar-20240228-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/joernalis-groet-na-nege-jaar-20240228-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ya\u00ebl Malgas groet Weslander n\u00e1 nege jaar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>N\u00e1 nege jaar by <span>Weslander<\/span> verruil die joernalis Ya\u00ebl Malgas die Weskus vir Stellenbosch in die Boland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sy skuif aan na <em>Weslander<\/em> se susterskoerant <span>Eikestadnuus<\/span> in haar nuwe pos as senior joernalis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ya\u00ebl vertel graag voordat sy by <span>Weslander<\/span> begin het, was sy nog net een keer tevore in die Weskus. \u201cEk het, soos die meeste mense destyds, \u2019n advertensie vir die pos in die koerant gesien en aansoek gedoen. Ek het die vorige jaar my graad in joernalistiek voltooi. Ek het op \u2019n re\u00ebnerige Vrydag in Vredenburg aangekom (my eerste keer in die dorp) vir die onderhoud en twee weke later het ek by <span>Weslander <\/span>begin,\u201d vertel sy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Met soveel jare in die Weskus s\u00ea Ya\u00ebl sy gaan die natuurskoon en die min verkeer gewis mis. \u201cWat <span>Weslander<\/span> betref, sal ek die span gewis mis. Dit verg \u2019n sekere soort mens om kop te hou en weekliks \u2019n koerant uit te gee \u2013 daar is onderhoude, s\u00eagoed, situasies en grappies wat sekerlik net binne \u2019n nuuskantoor oorvertel kan word. Die daaglikse intriges en stories van die Weskussers wat hul verhale met die koerant deel, sal ek ook mis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit is egter die egte gemeenskapstories wat vir Ya\u00ebl uitstaan, soos enige gemeenskapsjoernalis sal s\u00ea \u2013 \u201cnuus wat g\u2019n groot koerant sou dek nie\u201d. Een storie wat sy wel onthou, is die gyseldrama in Witteklip en die storie van Basie. \u201cBasie, wat voorheen in Vredenburg se hoofstraat rondgedans het, is deur sy tannie ingeneem en het met haar hulp floreer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Met die nuwe skuif <span>Eikestadnuus<\/span> toe, sien Ya\u00ebl uit om nuwe mense se stories te help vertel. \u201cOns raak so vasgevang in ons eie lewe en dink ons is alleen in ons probleme of suksesse, maar dis nooit waar nie. Ek glo ook dit is die media se werk om Jan Alleman met inligting te bemagtig sodat hulle ingeligte besluite kan neem. Ek sien uit om oor ander ontwikkelings, sportklubs, organisasies ensovoorts te leer. Om \u2019n joernalis te wees, leer \u2019n mens baie van die lewe. Jy sien dinge uit die oogpunt van ander.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ya\u00ebl vertel sy het by <span>Weslander<\/span> geleer dat geen mens belangriker as enigiemand anders is nie. \u201cOf jy \u2019n kind, burgemeester, onderwyser, sakeman of dwelmverslaafde is \u2013 elkeen wat kies om sy of haar storie met jou te deel, verdien respek en moet met waardigheid hanteer word. Ek het hier ook geleer jy drink nie sommer water uit die kraan nie, en die beste manier om bokkoms te eet is saam met \u2019n bier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talle pryse, maar veral die feit dat sy verskeie kere \u2019n finalis vir die Forum vir Gemeenskapsjoernaliste (FCJ) se prys vir rubrieke was, is \u2019n hoogtepunt vir Ya\u00ebl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Om die afgelope paar jaar agter die skerms van <span>Weskus Nuus<\/span> saam met haar kollega, Murphy Roberts, te kon werk, staan ook uit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wat kan die <span>Weslander-<\/span>span nou s\u00ea oor Ya\u00ebl wat aanskuif?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns wens haar alles van die beste op haar nuwe pad vorentoe. 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