I am a reporter in the countryside classic prose

When I first left school and entered the society, I was worried about finding a satisfactory job every day. At this time, good news came on the radio. The neighboring town of Chenyang issued an announcement to the whole county, saying: It is an open recruitment across the county for a young man with good business skills and high quality to serve as a communications reporter.

When I was in school, I was well-known as a good writer. After graduation, I often published news releases in the "Yanfu Dazhong Daily" and was known as a "local reporter." My second brother, who was a cadre in the township, said that I was suitable for news reporting, so I went to Chenyang Town to sign up and try my luck.

In accordance with the announcement requirements issued by Chenyang Town, I brought my published articles to the Chenyang Town Organization Office to register. After a series of reviews, I was arranged to attend a meeting at Chenyang Central Health Center. There were about 30 news reporting enthusiasts from all over the county taking the exam in the room. The exam content was all about current affairs, politics and news writing. After handing in the papers, we went home and waited for the news.

About two or three days later, our township informed me to go to Chenyang Town to report, saying that I had ranked first in the exam and was hired by Chenyang Town as a news reporter. I was ecstatic and so happy that I didn't sleep all night, because in that era when material conditions were quite scarce, being a news reporter was a very respectable job.

The day I went to Chenyang Town to report was August 22, 1992. The sky was clear and the weather was particularly good. One of my uncles and nephews sent me along. Because we had to carry a lot of luggage, we went separately. Ride a bike.

When I arrived in Chenyang Town, the leader of the Organization Office told me that not only did I have good test scores, but I also published many articles in newspapers. When I submitted it to the Party Committee for discussion, they unanimously agreed to hire me. So I became a "professional reporter" and started a life of news reporting.

Being a "reporter" in a town is no easier than being a reporter in a newspaper. Newspaper reporters have their own platform to publish articles, but we do not have a platform ourselves. The articles we write are mainly submitted to newspapers and radio stations in cities and counties. Occasionally, good news is submitted to the national and provincial media. Whether it can be published depends on whether the interview is in-depth, whether the capture is vivid, and whether the interview and writing are skillful. The leaders hammered hard and pressed hard on the task, requiring that every day the county radio should have sound and the weekly newspaper should have text. Therefore, there was no other way but to conduct in-depth interviews and stay up late at night to fight.

Of course, doing news reporting in the town also has its own unique advantages. This advantage is unmatched by any newspaper reporter. That is, we work and live on the front line at the grassroots level, and new people and new things around the masses are always available. Everything is happening. As long as you are diligent in interviewing and good at writing, fresh news stories may be at your fingertips in the first time.

It is said that it is easy to get, but it is not easy to get. The interview and writing can be completed. The key is to interview. There is no use behind closed doors based on hearsay. When you hear a little bit of news, you must rush as soon as possible. Go to on-site interviews and master first-hand information, so that the news you write will be valuable and the hit rate will be high.

Interviewing is a hard job. Wherever new people and new things happen, regardless of wind or rain, you have to rush to the scene immediately to interview. If you arrive late, it will become old news, or your colleagues will get there first. It is a pity. Not to mention that it was a typical dereliction of duty, and the leader was to blame. If the news article I wrote is published, it will be the happiest thing even if it takes no matter how hard it is.

One day in November 1998, I heard from a friend that a young man from Beifen Village in my town who was working in Zhengzhou died trying to save others. His body had just been transported home. I thought this was big news. At that time, people outside It was raining heavily and the roads were muddy. In order to write this news, I rode my bicycle in the rain and went to the village seven or eight miles away for interviews. I found many people involved to understand the situation and called the Zhengzhou neighborhood committee where the deceased worked before his death to verify. He published the newsletter "Warriors Glorious to Venus". After it was sent out, many media made headlines. The province also awarded bonuses to the families of the deceased for their bravery. The county also issued a special document calling on the whole county to learn from his advanced deeds of bravery and sacrifice of life to save others.

Rural "journalists" have no status, but they have a great reputation. People may not always know the leader's name, but my name is well-known to every household because every household has a radio, and the articles I collect and write are broadcast on the radio almost every day. It was broadcast on the Internet, and the contents broadcast were all things that happened around the people. They were deeply impressed and remembered it. Some people came to me specifically for this purpose, asking for praise for their deeds, or to report the situation and ask me to give them comments. Comment.

Once I received people twice a day. In the morning, Mr. Wang from Sanyou Village came to report that someone in his village had the skills to repair keys. He took 28 households in one group out to repair keys. Every household has become rich. In the afternoon, Fourth Aunt Wang from Nantan Village said that the village cadres are very frugal and have never spent a penny on collective entertainment expenses.

I patiently listened to these materials and took notes carefully. I went down to interview them before dawn the next day. After I came back, I rushed to write the manuscript all night long. The key repairman named Chen Changlian taught 28 farmers how to repair keys, and then took them to places such as southern Jiangsu and Shanghai to repair keys for local residents. The business was very good, and each household earned more than 20,000 yuan every year. I wrote an article titled "With a golden key to spread wealth to everyone," Chen Chang published 28 "Double Thousand Households" articles. The "Yancheng Evening News" actually published a front-page headline. How did the cadres of Nantan Village do this? What about a penny for hospitality? After the interview, I learned that this village has a special rule that guests are welcome, but the account is not recorded in the book, but is recorded on a wall at the entrance of the village house. It was very popular at that time. A small village with a few hundred people can eat a lot, but Nantan Village does not have a penny for hospitality. I admire the innovative management of the village cadres and wrote "How much? Who will eat? See you on the wall?" 》The press release was reprinted by many media, and was promoted as a management method in many places.

After being a "journalist" for a long time, I became famous not only in the town, but also outside the town. In particular, some news enthusiasts often write and call me to ask how to write a good article, which makes me feel a little overwhelmed and often feel flattered. I told the truth, but as many people asked me, I became confused, as if I was an experienced expert.

Later, I wrote "Fruit Smells Thousands of Miles" and "Public Servant" one after another. A number of influential news articles such as "Monument" and "Blood and Tears Marriage" were published in national media. Especially after "Fruit Fragrance Floats Thousands of Miles" was broadcast on the Central Radio Station, the farmers of Erwa Village, known as the Thousand-acre Pear Orchard, rejoiced. Inspired by this, all the pears grown by farmers in the village were snatched up by merchants from out of town. The town leaders praised me for giving me a fortune worth ten thousand yuan. I felt sincerely proud and honored.

Until August 2006. After being arranged by the organization to switch careers, I worked as a "journalist" in the countryside for fourteen years. These fourteen years seemed like a long time, but looking back, they seemed like a meteor passing by in a blink of an eye. These fourteen years were extremely precious to my life. After gaining experience and understanding of life, I often think that it is difficult to write about the glory of life without going through ups and downs. There is nothing wrong with suffering, and there is joy in suffering.