Mark·Moredith（Mark·Meredith），Served as a reporter for the British Reuters in 1963，Has been sent to various parts of the world to report on many major events；Taught at Edinburgh Napier University in 1985，Later was elected President of the European Journalism Training Association，came to our college twice to give lectures。This article is reproduced from "Shandong University Journal" (second edition on June 3, 2015)。
This is Mark’s second time coming to Shandong University to give lectures，Once again brought the "Reuters SKU News Classroom" that made students think deeply。
Mark·Moredith（Mark·Meredith），Served as a reporter for the British Reuters in 1963，Has been sent to various countries around the world，Witnessed the confrontation between East and West Germany、Major events such as the "Prague Spring" and the Vietnam War；1985，Join a teaching position，Teaching at Edinburgh Napier University，Later was elected President of the European Journalism Training Association，And gradually arrived in Algeria、Russia、Belgium、France、Denmark、Lectures in Romania and the United States。
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“Have you watched the news today?What happened in Jinan？What happened in China？What about the world？What happened at Shandong University where bet365 online sports betting mobileyou are?？”First meeting，Mark started his journalism class with “quasi-journalists” with a series of simple and relaxed questions。Mark encouraged students to take the initiative to find news: “A good reporter should be good at finding people who will say ‘Wow’!’’s news。”
"Wow" is fresh，Those with similar interests，What’s happening now。In Mark’s opinion，A good journalist should possess five qualities: The first is curiosity，Reporters always ask questions，What time？Where？How many people？Why？Questions lead journalists to discover news，Discovered something that makes people say "Wow"；The second is truth，Journalists must do their best to report reliably、Justice、Objective news，If you can’t verify all the facts，Be sure to inform readers；The third is bravery，Sometimes the interviewee doesn’t want to talk，Sometimes journalists are turned away，Giving up is easy，Persistence is difficult；The fourth is good writing，Journalists should make readers willing to read every word，“Capture their attention like a magnet from start to finish”。Use everyday language in news writing，Don’t use difficult words to express，Don’t put too much meaning into one sentence，Then readers will give up reading，The text must be smooth；The fifth is doubt，Reporters should always ask why，Don’t be fooled by appearances，To discover the meaning behind the event，Actively look for news，Cultivate bet365 live casino reviewino blackjackjournalists’ news sensitivity。
“Viewpoints are easy to obtain，The facts are hard to see clearly。"Mark repeatedly reminded "quasi-journalists" during the lecture。
Zhixin Building, Grove and WeChat Group
Mark’s class format is eclectic.
Classroom in Zhixin Building。Mark will have two classes per week，PhD class on Monday morning and Master class on Friday afternoon，He teaches basic theoretical knowledge，For example, journalism theory、International business and economic news writing and news English and other topics。He will teach news theory knowledge based on his own reporter experience，Can talk about journalism education based on the differences between East and West，"Today，Journalism becomes increasingly competitive，Most reporters have received good journalism education，Reporters should maintain a ‘news smell’ to discover news。”
Next to the tables and chairs in the grove。Mark has a special affection for the grove on the central campus of Shandong University，When I came to give lectures six years ago, I talked freely with my classmates here；Today，The grove class continues，“Refurbished wooden tables and chairs make after-school discussions more comfortable”。Mark will send a notice to the students in advance: "If anyone wants to practice English，I will be waiting in the woods at 4pm。”This way，Three or five people sitting together，Talk about hometown in English、Talk about hobbies、Talk about food、Talk about ideals... no matter whether your English is fluent or rusty，Mark will listen bet365 slotspatiently to everyone，Taking care of every student present。
WeChat group。The second day after arriving in China，Seeing that classmates are chatting on WeChat，Mark also registered one on the tablet，And formed two "groups"，The purpose is to communicate with classmates in real time。He will share his daily word in the group。For example，“‘Prospective journalists’，Today’s news word is ‘doubt’，We have to ask why，Why did he say that，Why did he choose this time to say？What is the reason behind an announcement and statement，Don’t be fooled by superficial phenomena。”He will also inform the WeChat group in advance of the theme and tasks of the next class，Let students prepare before class。
Be active, don’t be passive
Mark often said，做新闻Be active, don’t be passive。“I don’t like stagnation，The life of a reporter should be full of curiosity、Full of challenges、Full of initiative。”The same is true for Mark in life，He is 73 years old，Still full of energy，Full of passion，Let "quasi-journalists" admire them。
Mark loves reading，Every time I see Mark，He always holds a book in his hand。“I read very slowly，Especially now, my eyes are easily tired，So sometimes I have to take a break after watching for ten minutes，To continue。”But he still insisted。These days in Shanda，He finished reading the historical novel Wolf Hall。The novel tells the story of the Tudor Dynasty under Henry VIII in the 16th century，“I like this novel，The writing is very bet365 online sports bettinggood，It will attract people to keep reading。”Coming to China this time，Mark also brought his Chinese character exercise book，He asked his classmates about the difference between traditional and simplified characters，Correct his pronunciation，He hopes to learn more Chinese。
“I went to a cat cafe in Jinan，I must tell Bob my experience，Although the cats here don’t understand what I say。”The “Bob” Mark refers to is his cat friend，"Every morning，Bob pushed something on the table next to my bed to the floor，I knew I had to get up and have breakfast。”Mark in life is not only interesting，Also loves adventure，Sailing is one of his hobbies，“Using the power of the wind to get where you want to go is a fun challenge”，He once sailed with two friends from Antigua in the Caribbean to Portugal，Crossed the Atlantic in two and a half weeks；Mark also likes riding，Once set off from Basel, Switzerland alone，Across Germany via the Rhine、Netherlands，It took 17 days to reach Beihai。"Quality journalists" are impressed by Mark's rich experience。
"I hope，I can ride from Halifax to Quebec。”Mark plans to take his bike to Canada this summer，Continue he never stops、Keep moving forward。
Text/Zhang Yimeng
Photo/Lin Xiaomu