Nurturing the Next Generation of News Makers: Unlocking Exceptional Journalism Talent
“In the new era and new journey, I hope that you will implement the fundamental task of moral education and talent cultivation, focus on the needs of news and public opinion work, highlight the characteristics of running a school, deepen reform and innovation, continuously improve the level of teaching and research, strive to cultivate more high-quality journalism and communication talents, and make new contributions to the development of the party’s propaganda, ideology and culture.” On September 25, General Secretary Xi Jinping wrote back to all teachers and students of Communication University of China. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communication University of China, he extended congratulations and greetings to all teachers, students, staff and alumni of the university.
General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the party’s news and public opinion work. He has comprehensively and profoundly expounded on the important position, responsibilities and missions, policies and principles, and practical requirements of news and public opinion work in the overall development of the party and the country in the form of important speeches, important instructions, instructions, and letters. The General Secretary’s reply to all teachers and students of Communication University of China this time expressed his earnest expectations for the training of news and communication talents. This is not only a great encouragement and encouragement to teachers and students on the national news education front, but also puts forward higher requirements for the training of news talents in the new era. It will surely inspire national news education and news media workers to bear in mind their mission and make new contributions to the party’s propaganda, ideology and culture.
Talent is the key to success and talent is the key to career expansion. In an era of increasingly fierce changes in all-media communication, the key to media competition is talent competition, and the core of media advantage is talent advantage. Over the past 70 years since its establishment, Communication University of China has made important contributions to the development of my country’s radio and television industry, media talent training, scientific research, and discipline construction, and has trained a large number of outstanding media talents. It is known as the “cradle of Chinese radio, television and media talents” and “a well-known university in the field of information communication.”
Standing at a new historical starting point, Communication University of China must bear in mind the earnest instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping, persevere in using Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era to educate people, and implement the fundamental task of cultivating morality and cultivating people. We must keep up with the pace of information technology development, keep a close eye on the needs of all-media communication practice, and continue to provide strong talent support and intellectual guarantee. We must combine our own advantageous resources to create a distinctive teaching model and curriculum system, and cultivate news and communication talents with unique competitiveness. We must deepen comprehensive education reform and coordinate the reform of education methods, school-running models, management systems, and guarantee mechanisms. We must continue to improve teaching quality and scientific research capabilities and strengthen the construction of the faculty. We must uphold the school motto of “morality, dedication, erudition, and competition” and cultivate more new-era media people who “promote morality and apply knowledge to the world.”
Journalism and communication is a very practical discipline. The cultivation of journalism and communication talents is not only the mission of colleges and universities, but also the responsibility of news media. China Media Group has always maintained a close cooperative relationship with Communication University of China. The university has continuously provided batches of high-quality talents to China Media Group, and China Media Group has also provided a broad learning and practice platform for students. Looking to the future, China Media Group will give full play to the responsibility and resource advantages of the world’s largest, most business forms and most extensive comprehensive international media carrier, cultivate, introduce and make good use of talents in an all-round way, and make new contributions to the development of the party’s propaganda, ideology and culture.
Forge ahead on a new journey and set sail again. We must take Xi Jinping’s cultural thoughts as a guide, thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping’s series of important expositions, instructions and instructions on the party’s news and public opinion work, concentrate on cultivating batches of high-quality news and communication talents, and continue to forge a news and public opinion work team that is politically firm, professionally proficient, has a good style, and is trusted by the party and the people. Adhere to the correct public opinion orientation, form concentric circles online and offline, tell Chinese stories well, spread China’s voice well, and contribute new strength to comprehensively promote the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization.
[Editor: Qi Qi]