Chinese journalists celebrate their day
Updated:2011-11-09 14:10
By Song Wei and Quan Li (chinadaily.com.cn)
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"I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism, having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people. " --- Joseph Pulitzer Today marks the 12th Journalists' Day, one of three holidays marked for professions in China established by the State Council in 2000. Journalists still work on this day just as nurses and teachers on their own holidays. Journalists live in an age of changes, brought by the Internet-based civic journalism. What is the most important mission for Chinese journalists today? This is a question which journalists should reflect and consider their responsibilities and role on this day. Editors: Song Wei and Quan Li |
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| @Weihai (journalist of Suzhou Broadcasting Station): If you want to be a journalist, you'd better prepare well for it. This is a really hard job. If you are already a journalist, I hope you could cherish the experience as it has made you crazy, let you cry, made you give up the time spent with your family to find the unknown truth willingly. |
@ Photograher Chen Jie: I want to pay my tribute to British photographer Giles Duley on this special day. The 39-year-old Giles was injured by a bomb in Afghanistan on Feb 7, 2011. The portrait below is the first photo he took by himself after the injury. Let's remember this hero, who is brave enough to face his handicapped arm and leg. It reminds me of being brave to speak the truth.
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@Yi Lijing (editorial writer for Southern People Weekly): As a journalist, my writings are based on the respect of truth and interviewees. As an interviewer, I wish they could respect a journalist with professional pride. Xu Lie, our editor in chief, has said that be kind to your interviewees as we finish our job with their cooperation. And I've never, never forgotten this! |
@Kuailejianghu - Yang Qingbo (associate professor of journalism at Sichuan International Studies University): "All people are interviewees in front of me. For me there are no kings, presidents or prime ministers." It reminds me of the words of Oriana Fallaci, a famous Italian journalist, on China's Journalists' Day. She interpreted the role of a journalist by question-and-answer in front of different world leaders. Her stance of equality and independent personality stand behind her sharp questions. | @Hutaojiazicici (journalist of Beijing Morning Post): Another Journalists' Day has come. I ask myself whether I still remember my passion for journalism when I first joined the career, whether I still remember the promise I made and insist on my poor but precious ideas. When I look back on my words, I found less sharpness and more deep thoughts. Growing with changes, it is enough leaving no regrets. | ||||
| Profiles - just a few of the many | ||
| Woman journalist Cao Aiwen | Photographer Feng Yongbin | Television reporter Fu Xiaotian |
| Cao Aiwen, a journalist with Central China's Henan TV, gives mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a girl in a suburb of Zhengzhou city, capital of Henan province, July 10, 2006. Cao stopped an interview to help save the 13-year-old girl who had fallen into a river. "A person's life is much more important than a news story. If I was given a second chance at that scene, I wish I would have known more first aid," Cao said. [Full story] | Feng Yongbin, a photographer with China Daily walks around mudslide-hit Zhouqu county, Northwest China's Gansu province, in August, 2010. Zhouqu was devastated by a rain-triggered mudslide on Aug 8, 2010, leaving 1,765 people dead or missing, in addition to destroying buildings and roads. Over the course of his career Feng has also witnessed a coal mine blast that killed 108 miners in Heilongjiang in 2009, and heavy snowstorms that killed 30 and forced 188,000 residents to evacuate in Xinjiang in 2010. |
Fu Xiaotian, a journalist with Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television reports in Ajdabiya, Libya in June, 2011. Fu was one of the journalists dispatched to Libya by Phoenix TV in June to report on unrest in the African country. |
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In 2010, fifty-seven journalists worldwide were killed, according to a media advocacy group. There was also a a surge in abductions. Fifty-one reporters were kidnapped in 2010, up from 33 in 2009. Journalists face attacks, threats and attacks every day making it one of the world's most dangerous professions. [Full story: Journalists still face attacks, harassment]
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