On 5 November, the results of The 35th China Journalism Award were officially announced. The news feature From One to Infinity: The Power of Iris Chang produced by Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation, secured the top prize in the news feature category. An interview segment titled "How International Students Learn About the Nanjing Massacre," created by the "New Wave" team from Nanjing University's School of Journalism and Communication Future Newsroom, was incorporated into this award-winning feature.
During the 2024 National Memorial Day, our Future Newsroom "New Wave" team focused on the theme "How Overseas Students Learn About the Nanjing Massacre." They interviewed students from Japan, the United States, France, Australia and other countries, recording their understanding, channels of knowledge and real feelings about this period of history in the form of videos. The work was released on the "New Wave" WeChat public account on National Memorial Day.
The China Journalism Award-winning piece From One to Infinity: The Power of Iris Chang traces the journey of Chinese-American author Iris Chang in exploring historical truth as the main line, showing the profound connotation of "how one person's power can promote the international communication of the Nanjing Massacre". The creative team's adoption of the international student interview materials from our school's "New Wave" team is a contemporary response to Ms. Iris Chang's great spirit, using a youth perspective and international language to make historical truth cross cultural boundaries and be known to the world.
Excerpts from student works being adopted by China Journalism Award-winning pieces represent a significant achievement in the practical teaching of School of Journalism and Communication, NJU. Through practical education platforms such as the Future Newsroom, the School encourages students to integrate classroom learning with societal issues, creating more works with social influence that address contemporary themes and public concerns.
