My day at The Evening Telegraph was an exciting and enjoyable time. I came here to see what it would be like to be a news reporter, also if I might consider it as a career I would like to go into because I would be following in my grandad's footsteps.

This morning I went out with reporter Asha Mehta to RAF Wittering to report on a charitable event organised by RAF medical staff that was taking place.

I found this extremely interesting as we spoke to people who had been to war zones and got a first person experience of what it is like out in Afghanistan, and also the jobs the RAF medical staff do out there.

It's not everyday you get to go to an RAF base and meet people who have experienced first hand what happens out in Iraq either. That was a real bonus to the day.

In the afternoon I went with a photographer and visited a pensioner who was a Bevan Boy down the mines during the Second World War.

I found this interesting also, as I got to find out about what conditions were like and what it was like to be a miner during the war. I find it quite exciting to hear about the World War and life during that time.

It has been an interesting day as a news reporter. You find out about happening news stories, and the stories making headlines, which can be very unusual and out of the ordinary.

Also I found that being a news reporter could be very difficult, involving writing notes about the story, or the incident, and getting as much information as possible.

Another thing that I think is great about being a reporter is that you are not stuck behind a desk all day long.

I have also realised how much effort and thought has to go into each story, and the amount of planning you have to do to make it a really great story for people to read. Today has been very interesting and extremely worthwhile. I am now considering becoming a journalist.

The Evening Telegraph does not normally let people in to see what happens, so I have been very privileged to be able to have this opportunity to do so.

Michelle Gordon (15), Ken Stimpson School pupil.