By: Gaby

Steve Jobs once said, “innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity – not a threat”. Roy T. Bennett also said, “respect other people’s feelings. It might mean nothing to you, but it could mean everything to them.” Innovation and respect are in our BINUSIAN Values, “SPIRIT”.

We all needed the BINUSIAN SPIRIT by our side during the PYP exhibition. This experience helped us learn about what will happen in the future. It helped us build our strengths. Each team showed the BINUSIAN Spirit in the team. It was very challenging for all of us, we all had to be the expert on the topic. Some of us had to sleep late or spend most of our time studying. It was an amazing opportunity to show people what we can do! I would say what my group had the most was innovation and respect. Now, let us explore more in the PYP exhibition and further in broadcast media!

My group and I decided to choose our topic as broadcast media as it is a wide area to cover. Our issue is that some broadcast channels overstate news, and some news is not appropriate for kids. An example of overstating news is Fox News. Fox News sometimes overstates their news to make it more entertaining. For our PYP exhibition, my group had four lines of inquiry, starting with “usage of broadcast media”. Broadcast media includes television and radio. The major purpose of broadcasting media is to communicate with the people. It lets the people know about everything that happens around the world, as well as it is used for entertainment. The broadcasting media gives major information, such as speeches, documentaries, interviews, advertisements, daily news, financial markets, and much more.

Our second line of inquiry was “ways broadcast media sends information”. It starts from the news gathering, sending it to the data files, then to the media streams, protocol packets, to the tower then to all the receivers. Broadcast media includes electronically and simultaneously sending information involving signals. AM and FM radio bring sound waves -a type of analog signal- to recipients.

And you may wonder, how do we filter the news? How do we figure out if it’s overstated news? My group and I used I for innovation. We used our creativity with our mentor’s help to create this strategy called “S.L.I.C.E.” This strategy stands for:

S – Stop! Don’t believe it right away.

L – Listen again carefully.

I – Inquiry to see if it’s a fake or fact.

C – Check or verify the news from reliable sources.

E – Eliminate inappropriate content and fake news.

This strategy not only works for broadcast media but also works for social media.

In my team, I am the group leader, and it was a wonderful opportunity! As the leader, you can have more work and some of the leaders including myself have struggled and were frustrated. But I realized that this was a challenge to take, and an amazing opportunity to learn to be a good leader that relates to the BINUSIAN Spirit. I realized to be a good leader, I have to recognize the strength of each of the members and connect them to be a strong team. Our group and not only mine but all the groups did our best. Every group at a certain time had a problem at least once. To stop and reduce the problem, they would need the BINUSIAN SPIRIT by their side.

My group used both innovation and respect. When my team argued at a certain time, we always learned to forgive and forget. We all had respect for each other, so the team was able to go through all the challenges.

The PYP exhibition was an amazing opportunity for all of us. It was a rollercoaster of emotions. I was able to learn many things about broadcast media and spread awareness about broadcast media, too. As I shared today about broadcast media and our journey in this experience, I truly appreciate the opportunity and the help from our teachers and friends. We, BINUSIANS, went through various experiences or challenges. So, let us stay strong. We can all be a strong people to our family, school, nation, and the world.