The School of Journalism and Communication of Nanjing University scooped up six prizes including winner awards of Best in News Reporting (Chinese Category), Best in Financial News Reporting (Chinese Category) and Best in Features Video Reporting (Chinese Category), as announced in the results of the 7th Campus Newspaper Awards, hosted by China Daily’s Asia Pacific Office on November 2, 2018.
This year saw 724 submissions from 38 universities in Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau, and NJU was the biggest winner among the universities from the mainland this year.
Group photo of award winners and guests at Hong Kong Baptist University (Photo: Liao Yanxiong/China Daily)
On the same day, China Daily specially organized visits to its Asia Pacific office and the S Gallery of Hong Kong Baptist University for sharing purposes.
It also invited Professor Y. H. Fung of the School of Journalism and Communication, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and He Shusi, an outstanding journalist of China Daily, to share their experience for advancing the winning students’ perceptual knowledge and understanding of the media industry.
Apple’s all-in-one desktops, dual computer monitors and separate photo studios … In the coastal 23-floor office building of China Daily Asia Pacific, the hardware prepared for all-media collecting and editing was everywhere.
Besides the traditional editors’ office, comment section and publishing division, the Asia Pacific branch set up the technical division for the research and development of apps and websites as well as the video division for audio and video editing and production in order to adapt to the trend and features of new media.
University students from Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan visit China Daily Asia Pacific. (Photo: Zheng Erqi/China Daily)
The winning NJU student representatives visit China Daily Asia Pacific. (Photo: Bai Jing)
Mr. Song Ping, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Asia Pacific, pinpointed that, as an important channel for both China and the world to learn about each other, China Daily was more than a newspaper. It was a new modern media group with over ten platforms including its website, app, Facebook account, Twitter account, Weibo account, WeChat account and electronic newspaper. Its app had around 1.5 million users, and the number of its Facebook followers was over 58 million, higher than that of BBC. Currently, the Asia Pacific office posts several video news on its app, YouTube and other social media every week to build an Asian video news platform for its users.
Professor Fung, who has long engaged in the research on Chinese youth culture, gave a keynote speech, titled “Public Communication in the Digital Era.” He said that only when media understood the values and content preferences of the new generation could they attract the stake holders in this era. To achieve that goal, media should research on not only the media preferences of the young, but also their media consumption habits.
Professor Fung shares his experience with the students. (Photo: Zheng Erqi/China Daily)
He, a young reporter of China Daily, left Bloomberg in 2014 and joined China Daily Asia Pacific. During her four years here, she persisted in faithful reports and worked diligently on the frontline of collecting and writing political and economic news. For example, she tracked the construction of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge from start to finish. In the speech, she mentioned the invitation from MTR to take a test ride on Vibrant Express and her interviews on the
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge to show the students that “a journalist’s pressure comes from not only the laborious work, but also the responsibility to ensure the quality of the news report.”
The ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Baptist University in the evening. Mr. Chan Mo-po, Hong Kong’s financial secretary, and Zhou Li, an editorial board member of China Daily Group and publisher of China Daily Asia Pacific, attended the ceremony, and Zhou gave a speech.
Other attendees included Dr. So Wai-man, undersecretary for Hong Kong Transport and Housing, Mr. Zeng Fanxin, vice minister of Taiwan Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong SAR, Ms. Liang Runzhi, deputy director of Hong Kong Information Services Department, Mr. Gary Chow, executive director of Special Projects of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, and over 250 teachers, students and newspersons from Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Zhou congratulated the student winners and expressed his hope that though the industry was changing constantly, journalism students could dig into the influential topics in society and together bring progress and development to society with their objective and fair reports and analysis.
Zhou Li, an editorial board member of China Daily Group and publisher of China Daily Asia Pacific, addresses at the ceremony. (Photo: Deng Yong’an/China Daily)
“Journalists’ work bears great importance to society, and ‘today’s news is tomorrow’s history,’” said Mr. Chan in his speech. In an era of excessive information and declining traditional media, the function of journalists and media remained irreplaceable. They needed to meet the audience’s demand for reliable and credible news sources with their objective and fair news reports. Thus, journalists should not simply play the role of recording pens, but they should have the abilities to think independently, to research, to ask and to tell stories well so that the readers could easily understand the complicated and important social issues.
He also hoped no matter what the winning students would do after graduation, they could keep the motive of caring about society.
Mr. Chan addresses at the ceremony. (Photo: Deng Yong’an/China Daily)
The competition this year was well received by teachers and students. Su Yifeng, a second year graduate student from NJU, said that the award was an affirmation of his work and would inspire him to keep progressing in future studies.
Bai Jing, a judge of the competition and leading teacher of her team, said in the interview with China Daily, “The competition enables teachers and students from different places to communicate with each other. So they can spot their weaknesses and start to find the solutions.”
The winner of the winner award of Best in News Reporting (Chinese Category) (Photo: Deng Yong’an/China Daily)
Group photo of NJU teachers and students on the stage (Photo: Ling Xuemin)
“Campus Newspaper Awards” were launched by China Daily in 2012 to encourage university students to take part in campus news reporting and to hone their news writing skills and multimedia production skills. At the same time, the competition serves as a communication platform for journalism students from Chinese Mmainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
Photo of NJU teachers and students with Mr. Zhou Li (second from the right) (Photo: Ling Xuemin)
It is learned that this year saw a new record of the numbers of participating universities, student entrants and entries. Thirty-eight universities submitted 724 entries, including Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Communication University of China, Sun Yat-sen University, Xiamen University, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist University, University of Macau, Macau University of Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University, National Chengchi University and so on.
Seventy judges, including the political leaders, business people, scholars and veteran journalists from Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, finally decided on 79 winning works after evaluation.
The winning list of the School of Journalism and Communication:
“Exclusive Survey of 39 Universities of 985 Project: Over 80% Have No Sexual Harassment Supervision”
Award: Winner award of Best in News Reporting (Chinese Category)
Winners: Yi Ying, Chen Lijin, Lu Wei, Wu Ziyi, Qian Qi, Xian Xin, Tang Peilan
Advisor: Zheng Jiawen
“Vying for Talents: Motive behind the Talent-Attracting Policies”
Award: Winner award of Best in Financial News Reporting (Chinese Category)
Winners: Wei Wanlin, Zhao Lu, Xu Huimin, Li Xiaoyan, Kong Deqi
Advisor: Bai Jing
“Hu Fuming: I Fight for Truth”
Award: Winner award of Best in Features Video Reporting (Chinese Category)
Winners: Ma Yuwei, Shen Jiaxuan, Gao Zhipeng, Zhu Xiang
Advisor: Zhuang Yongzhi
“The Secrets You Should Know about the Marathons in China”
Award: Second runner-up award of Best in Financial News Reporting (Chinese Category)
Winners: Wang Qiming, Xu Yidan, Wang Jingying, Quan Jing
Advisor: Bai Jing
Special Edition of New Journalists: Data News
Award: Runner-up Award of Best in Overall Design (Chinese Category)
Winner: Su Yifeng
Advisor: Bai Jing
“Flee from ‘Bike Cemeteries’”
Award: Runner-up Award of Best in News Page Design (Chinese Category)
Winners: Yu Mengmeng, Ren Wanqing, Gao Zhipeng, Yu Cong
Advisor: Bai Jing
Publication date: 2018-11-07