Qiu Ling,Associate professor at the Institute of Communication Studies of our college,Visited to the School of bet365 online betting app, University of Missouri, USA in 2013-2014。
Sitting quietly in the study room of the University of Missouri School of bet365 online betting app,Big room,Only a few people,Every summer,It’s graduation season,It’s also the season to return home。It’s time to go, let’s go,What is coming is yet to come。I'm just in this gap,The one who will leave but has not yet left。immerse yourself in this central American university with a history of 175 years,After one year of study visit,Those bits and pieces of experience and feelings are slowly condensing and rising。But it seems a bit complicated to describe those realizations one by one,I can only capture a few deeply felt moments,Hope it will appear like the picture。
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I often walk on Eighth Street in Columbia,In fact, you don’t need to pass through this street to get to the bet365 online betting app School from the apartment,But I always take a detour to pass it。Not because it is decorated with any exotic flowers、Exquisitely crafted architecture,Opposite,It is as simple as an ordinary-looking girl,You will never notice her in a crowd。But this ordinary street has something different about it: there is a bronze plaque on the wall at the end of the street,The card surface is slightly mottled,But the “Journalist’s Creed” engraved on it is still clear,The dense text reflects the faint light,I always stop for this whenever I walk by,Read carefully with a pilgrim-like mood:
“I believe in the profession of bet365 online betting app.(I believe in bet365 online betting app)
I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of responsibility, trustees for the public...(I believe that a public publication is a public trust,It is associated with full responsibility and public trust...)
I believe that clear thinking, clear statement, Accuracy and fairness are fundamental to good bet365 online betting app.(I believe in clear thinking、Clear expression、Accuracy and fairness are the benchmarks of good bet365 online betting app。)
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Eight guidelines in total,All start with "I believe...",This is by Walter, the founder of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the first journalism school in the world.Written by Walter Willimas in 1914。A full hundred years have passed now,This guideline has been translated into more than one hundred languages,Become the common ethics of the world press,The professional concepts and beliefs it contains are still adhered to and pursued by industry reporters to this day。Adhering to this professional belief,The University of Missouri School of Journalism trained Edgar who helped the world understand the Chinese revolution·Snow,cultivated many Pulitzer Prize winners,Such results are enough to make any Bet365 loginjournalism school famous in history。Through nearly one year of study visit,Class、Listen to the lecture、Participate in seminar,I deeply realize that this principle has been injected into the teaching philosophy of the School of Journalism,Reflected in the professional norms of teachers and the cultivation of journalistic ethics among bet365 online betting app。
I have taken an undergraduate professional basic course "Cross-Cultural Journalism",A big class for more than 200 people。The lecturer, Professor Perry, is more serious、Stern and unsmiling,Set up the "three rules" for the first time in class: turn off your mobile phone、Turn off the computer、Arrived on time。If some bet365 online betting app are late,When sneaking to the back row,Professor Perry always watches the student with his sharp eyes until he reaches his seat。Being “late” is a disgrace in the journalism industry,No news waiting for you。This kind of professional training is even more permeated during the teaching process,Professor Perry uses news cases to show how to report on different ethnic groups、Guidelines that need to be grasped when dealing with different cultural groups,How to be accurate、How to balance,How to avoid stereotypes、Racial discrimination、Cultural bias...in another course "Investigative Journalism" taught by a professor with nearly thirty years of journalism experience,bet365 online betting app passed practical interview assignments,Learn to find topics that reflect public interest,Search for clues that reveal the truth,Get conclusive evidence。In these courses,You can strongly feel the teachers’ cultivation of bet365 online betting app’ professional qualities,Little bits of inspiration and guidance slowly infiltrate these future reporters。
Ubiquitous news experience
Crossing Eighth Street with its bronze plaque,Go a few steps south to the north entrance of the University of Missouri,The School of Journalism is located here。The teaching office building of the School of Journalism is not grand,Seems inferior to many domestic journalism and communication schools,But step into it,But it makes people feel as if they are in a news media organization: three steps and one newspaper column,Five steps to a TV screen,bet365 online betting app may be rushing past with cameras on their backs,Or sitting in front of the computer busy with post-editing、Or sit anywhere for a group discussion。The same is true in the classroom,Such as "Collection, Writing and Editing in Media Convergence"、Many courses such as "Financial News Reporting" require bet365 online betting app to practice in person,The class is reflected through real interviews and writing,The assessment is determined by the quality and quantity of news published by bet365 online betting app。The concept of this type of course is "Classroom as Newsroom",This is also the specialty of the Missouri School of Journalism,allows bet365 online betting app to receive hands-on training in real news media,This has become known as the “Missouri Method”。The college owns KOMU, a local television station affiliated with NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation),Local newspaper Columbia Missourian、Vox magazine、Radio station bet365 online sports bettingKBIA-FM and website。Broadcast journalism bet365 online betting app contribute to the radio station,If you are professional in broadcasting and hosting, go to the TV station to report on camera,Those who study electronic media will work for websites,The actual staff of these media are bet365 online betting app,Their performance and number of publications are the grades of the relevant courses。Some teachers in the School of Journalism also hold two jobs,Occupation is teaching in the classroom,Another position is to undertake organizational and management work in these media organizations。The real media environment provides bet365 online betting app with the most direct experience,This is also the most distinctive teaching method that the college is proud of。
In addition to letting bet365 online betting app feel the experience through professional media,One way to maintain close ties with the industry is to invite professionals from various news media to participate in classroom teaching。In my elective course "International Journalism",Professor Randall Smith invited the editor-in-chief of CNN、Editor at Bloomberg、The foreign correspondent of the Washington Post...the one-semester course invited about a dozen well-known reporters and editors,They use their personal experiences to show bet365 online betting app the real news environment,At the same time, it also provides more internship opportunities for bet365 online betting app。At the "Mobile Media Seminar" hosted by the School of Journalism in April this year,In addition to academic participation,Many well-known media elites in the United States have joined us。The seminar is also covered in all aspects,In addition to newspaper and website news,Also conducted online live broadcast and on-campus TV live broadcast。So,Here,You can truly experience "Classroom as Newsroom".
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You can see the vast lawn when you walk out of the School of bet365 online betting app,This large lawn, the six giant columns standing in it and Jesse Hall are the landmarks of the University of Missouri。Everyone who has studied or visited here seems to have a photo with the giant pillar and Jesse Hall as the background,It’s like arriving in Washington and taking a photo with the White House,When I arrived in New York, I wanted to take a photo with the Statue of Liberty,When you arrive in San Francisco, it will look like the Golden Gate Bridge。This year is the 175th anniversary of the founding of the University of Missouri,Huge flags are hung between six giant pillars during the school anniversary,It says "Respect", "Responsibility", "Discovery" and "Excellence" respectively.、Responsibility、Explore、Excellence),Clear and pragmatic slogan。
This school spirit and philosophy can also be reflected in the classroom。In class,Most bet365 online betting app are active and active,Whether you have questions or want to clarify your point,You can speak at any time,No matter what angle or idea,Teachers also give encouragement and praise first,As in "That's a good/interesting question!”.In a "Media Fusion" class I audited,bet365 online betting app are very positive,Competing to put forward their own opinions,The teacher also asked questions bet365 online gamesone after another,Of course sometimes it’s not just to find an answer,But let bet365 online betting app think more,Listening is only part of it,Thinking is more important than listening。Secondly,bet365 online betting app attach great importance to teamwork。The courses I choose all require a final project,And all require team work.Such a requirement also makes bet365 online betting app pay great attention to teamwork,In addition to being a professional requirement,It is also a manifestation of the quality of American bet365 online betting app。When chatting with American friends, they told me,American children are trained in the "3S" ---Society、Sports、Study,In order: social ability、Sports、Learning。That is, compared to the third-ranked study,Social communication skills come first,Secondly, you must have athletic ability、Good physical fitness,Learning is the last thing。It is very important to cultivate children’s social abilities from an early age,Cooperate with others、Communicating with others is the basic ability for everyone to enter society。Many assignments in the School of Journalism require group work,Cultivate bet365 online betting app’ collaboration and mutual assistance abilities。American bet365 online betting app Kaitlyn and Daniel are my group members,In the elective course "International Journalism",We need to complete the introduction and presentation of journalism in certain countries and regions,This is part of the test score。Although visiting scholars do not need to take exams to earn credits,But in order to better participate and understand their teaching methods,I still do homework with the bet365 online betting app、Participate in the project。In order to complete this presentation,The three of us need to meet almost every day,Collect information、Make PPT、Synthetic demonstration...three people give full play to their respective strengths,After many revisions and drills,We received praise from teachers and classmates during the class presentation。
In addition to team spirit,What impressed me deeply was the bet365 online betting app’ hard work and seriousness。Based on my journalism school,In class、In the study room、In the editing room,There are always bet365 online betting app busy。Not to mention on the campus lawn,On the floor of the teaching building,There are bet365 online betting app reading books everywhere,It seems that bet365 online betting app here cherish their college time more。The reason,I think in addition to bet365 online betting app needing to deal with various examinations to earn credits and acquire professional skills,Also related to financial burden,I have seen information that 2/3 of college bet365 online betting app in the United States today use their own loans to complete college,Need to pay off in installments after working,Only a small proportion of bet365 online betting app receive financial support from their parents。This financial responsibility and burden also forces bet365 online betting app to cherish this rare learning opportunity。I know a student at the University of Missouri,When I was a sophomore in college, I couldn’t raise enough tuition and didn’t want to take out a loan,Had to take a year off from school,Come to the supermarket to work as a cashier,After one year, I collected enough bet365 slotstuition and went back to school。In the opinion of most American parents and bet365 online betting app,You need to be independent after the age of 18,Not only life independence but also economic independence,So it is only natural that you have to pay your own way to go to college。Compared to bet365 online betting app who pay their own tuition,It’s an unexpected surprise to get support from parents,My classmate Kaitlyn just told me,She is lucky,Because her parents funded her study,She is very grateful to her parents,Of course I will cherish such learning opportunities even more。
Among these busy bet365 online betting app,There are two other people who left a deep impression on me。An old man who often reads and looks up information in the library of the School of Journalism,About sixty years old,When I go there, I can always see him studying intently,Looking a little special among a group of young faces。Later I learned that he was a PhD candidate at the School of Journalism,I want to return to campus to study after retirement,So there was this touching scene。There is also a blind girl,I see her almost every day,She lives in a row of two-story buildings behind my apartment building,Every morning, she wears a ponytail and holds a guide dog in one hand,Holding a cane in one hand,Wearing a backpack to school。No one to accompany you,No special care,Be strong every day、Go to school determinedly。My feelings walking by her,From initial pity to admiration to finally becoming accustomed to it。We passed each other a few times,I want to take a photo of her,But will my actions make her feel uneasy in a world she cannot see?So,I didn’t keep her photo in the end。This year,Although she never knows what I look like,But I will never forget her appearance。These two characters sound like characters from a movie,Such a coincidence,So special,But they are real,Existed in this university during the year I visited。
It’s time to say goodbye,This year has left me with so many things...except learning experience,In terms of life,Quiet and beautiful,This is my impression of Columbia, Missouri。In a small town nicknamed "Brother Village" by international bet365 online betting app,Blue sky and clear water,Simple folk customs。Although it takes half a day to walk to Wal-Mart to buy groceries,Although buses are rare and not punctual,Although there are no sesame biscuits, fried dough sticks, and various roadside breakfasts,Although there are various inconveniences in life without a car,But I still like walking in this small town based on the university: there is no hustle and bustle of the city,No traffic jam,No bustling crowds,In this small town,or reading、Or take a walk,It makes people feel as calm as water。I am grateful to both colleges for having such an experience.,School of Liberal Arts, Shandong University and School of Journalism, University of Missouri,No matter the sending party,Still the recipient,They all made the most thoughtful arrangements for our study visit;Whether it’s going back,Still coming,This year has made me feel grateful and beautiful。