See you at 8 o'clock in the news丨The more advanced the technology, the more reporters need to show their skills

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Today is the 24th China Journalists' Day, and I would like to pay tribute to every journalist who has persevered! Looking back on this year, with the rapid development of artificial intelligence, news reports have inevitably been affected, challenged and impacted by AI. In the face of this situation, many journalists may be confused: what is a journalist in the era of AI?

The answer, of course, is yes. The more advanced technology is, the more it is necessary for journalists to show their skills; the more abundant the information, the more it is necessary for journalists to pick through the sand; and the more diverse the viewpoint, the more it is necessary for journalists to distinguish between right and wrong.

"Either in the interview, or on the way to the interview", this is the daily life of a reporter. Photo/Xinhua News Agency

Who will peel back the cocoon and index the truth? Only journalists. Reporters can go where machines can't, reporters can capture details that data can't, and reporters can empathize when algorithms can't. Only journalists who are persistent enough about the truth, and who are willing to work hard, have the patience and courage to verify the noisy information, get rid of the noise, and give clarity to the public. AI can't do that either.

The noisier the technological world is, the more it is necessary for journalists to be present, to use rational brains, faithful records, every stroke, every word and deed, to describe the face of the world, measure the land under their feet, and take care of the interests of the people. Those delicate insights, the fate of ups and downs, and the stories of willows and flowers will all jump out from the reports of "people".

There is a sentence in "Snow Crash", "A trivial thing is as trivial as a wisp of water vapor, but she can condense the dew of facts from it." In the face of all kinds of confusion like "water vapor" brought about by new technologies, what journalists need to do is to strive to condense the "dew of facts", adhere to the viewpoint of right and wrong, and still fulfill the duty of a journalist no matter how technology flourishes and how the world turns. Read the full >>>

At the site of the 6th China International Import Expo, reporters were busy early in the morning. On the day of the Journalists' Day, how will the reporters of the Beijing News who are attending the CIIE in Shanghai spend their time? What do they want to say about the Journalists' Day? Let's take a look at the camera. Read the full >>>

At 0:36 on November 8, the beginning of the winter solar term was ushered in. The beginning of winter is the nineteenth of the 24 solar terms and the first solar term in winter. What is the weather like after the beginning of winter?

From November 4 to 6, 2023, the first cold wave in the second half of this year affected most of the northern part of the mainland, and the temperature in the north dropped sharply; Northeast China and Inner Mongolia have strong snowfall, which has a certain degree of extremity; Heilongjiang, Jilin and other places also experienced freezing rain. Affected by this cold wave, the temperature in most parts of the north has changed from abnormally high in the previous period to low or close to the same period of the year. From the 8th to the 9th, there will be a heavy rainfall process in the southern region, with heavy snowfall in parts of Heilongjiang and Jilin.

Meteorological experts reminded that in the coming week, the cold air affecting the mainland will be active, and the temperature in the northern region will be significantly lower than usual. During the period of cold air, accompanied by windy weather, the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the rivers and lakes north of the Yangtze River should pay attention to prevent gale disasters; The rain and snow process in Heilongjiang and Jilin on the 8th to 9th was short and overlapped with the heavy rain and snow process on the 5th to 6th in the previous period, and it was necessary to focus on preventing the adverse effects of the superposition of the two processes on transportation, building facility safety, urban operation, animal husbandry, etc.

In many places in the north, there is a custom of eating dumplings in Lidong. It is generally believed that dumplings are the homonym of "Jiaozi", so when the seasons meet, the old and new years meet, there is often the custom of eating dumplings, in addition, the northern region also believes that because the dumplings look like ears, people think that eating it, the ears will not be frozen in winter.

In the beginning of winter, there is a saying that "the beginning of winter makes up for winter, and fills the empty mouth", in addition to dumplings, there are many people who like to use high-calorie food to nourish. For example, in Fujian, dog meat, mutton, pork chops and other meats and Chinese medicinal herbs are used to stew meat on the day of the beginning of winter; In Zhejiang, some places call the beginning of winter "raising winter", and on the day of the beginning of winter, they will kill chickens or ducks to stew for their families to replenish their bodies; In Taiwan, on the day of the beginning of winter, the locals like to eat mutton and ginger duck to make a tonic. Read the full >>>

At 19:20 on November 6, a partial collapse of the Yuecheng Fitness Gymnasium in Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province, resulted in the death of 3 people.

This year's first snow in Huanan was earlier and more intense than usual. As early as November 4, Cheng Xianfeng, deputy secretary of the county party committee and county magistrate, presided over a work meeting on preventing and responding to the current extreme weather. "Do a good job of safety precautions to minimize the occurrence of secondary disasters. He stressed at the meeting.

No one expected the stadium to collapse on this snowy night, after all, it was only 5 years old. What collapsed was a basketball hall, where children from the county town often went to play, and for only 15 yuan, they could play for an hour. The ceiling of the museum looks six or seven meters high, spacious and bright, and the four sides are covered with posters of football stars, and the color is full.

On November 7, the Yuecheng Sports Club in Huanan County, Heilongjiang Province had a roof collapse accident. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Yichen

As usual, at around 6 p.m. on November 6, seven boys made an appointment to come to the stadium to play. At 7:20 p.m., before the game in the arena was over, someone outside heard a loud noise coming from the basketball court, "like an explosion". The arena collapsed.

In fact, the gymnasium had undergone several inspections before the incident. On 24 July, Cheng Xianfeng, deputy secretary of the Huanan County Party Committee and county magistrate, came to the gymnasium to inspect the implementation of safety work, stressing that cultural market operators should fulfill their main responsibility for safe production, put an end to paralyzing thoughts, and always tighten the string of safe production; on 5 September, members of the Standing Committee of the Huanan County Party Committee, Propaganda Minister Dong Lijuan also led a team to inspect the safety production work in the cultural and entertainment market, including the Yuecheng Sunshine Fitness Gymnasium.

At present, the person in charge of the basketball stadium has been controlled by the police and is awaiting further investigation. After the accident, the police cordoned off the scene, and the commercial center of the small town lost its former bustle. The three teenagers were not able to return home in the end, and their basketball dreams were buried on this snowy night. Read the full >>>

According to media reports, when Blinken visited Turkey on November 6, he was met with a cold face, not only was he not greeted by senior Turkish officials when he arrived at the airport, but he was also "shunned" by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the grounds that he was going to visit other places. Erdogan's closed-door approach is just a microcosm of Blinken's lukewarm reception on his trip to the Middle East.

Blinken's trip to the Middle East comes against the backdrop of unprecedentedly high dissatisfaction with the United States and Israel around the world.

As it became increasingly clear that Israel was targeting Gaza and all of Palestine as the direct target of this retaliation, launching a military operation on the ground in Gaza, resulting in heavy civilian casualties, not only did the Arab world in the Middle East become dissatisfied with the United States and Israel, but also America's allies in the West and around the world quickly distanced themselves from it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (back row, second from right) meets with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (front row, second from right) on November 3. Photo/Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office)

Domestically, the Biden administration must respond positively to pressure from the Jewish right-wing outside the House bloc and Republicans, while at the same time facing up to the threat of disagreements within the Democratic Party and unfavorable polls in several "battlefield states" where Middle Eastern immigrants are concentrated. As a result, Blinken had to rush into the Middle East in order to fulfill a paradoxical mission – to demonstrate the United States' "unreserved support" for Israel and its position on the one hand, and to quell growing discontent in Middle Eastern countries on the other.

In this regard, many veteran US diplomats are insightful. Matt Does, senior foreign relations adviser to former U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders, pointed out that the reason why Blinken's trip was generally cold and even angry in the traditionally pro-American Middle East countries was that "the U.S. government is trying to show off its dominant influence over Israel, and on the other hand, it shows that it either does not have, or has no intention of using it, to meet the demands of local non-Jewish countries." ”

Such a paradoxical mission doomed Blinken's "adventures" in the Middle East to be fruitless again and again. Read the full >>>

Three attempts at a height of 1.81 meters were unsuccessful, and Xing Jingjing walked to the sidelines with some regrets. But it doesn't matter, the gold medal has been firmly grasped by her. On November 4, in the track and field (open group) competition of the first National Student (Youth) Games (hereinafter referred to as the "Youth Association"), Xing Jingjing, who represented the Beijing team, won the women's high jump championship with a score of 1.78 meters.

Since elementary school, she has been practicing high jump, and the athletes who compete with Xing Jingjing are basically from small to large, and Xing Jingjing also knows their level better. In her opinion, there are many strong opponents in this Youth Association, such as Liu Lu of the Shandong team, who once jumped 1.84 meters this year. Therefore, before the game, Xing Jingjing's goal was to enter the top three.

The gold medal was in hand, and Xing Jingjing overfulfilled the task. Photo courtesy of the interviewee

After the end of the Youth Association trip, on November 7, Xing Jingjing returned to Beijing from Nanning, and life returned to a familiar rhythm. This year's competition has come to an end for the time being, but the training cannot be relaxed yet, and next year's high-level test is related to her college entrance examination, and she needs to prepare in advance. In addition, she also said that according to the plan, she and Zhao Yuxuan will soon register as athletes of the Beijing team.

This year, Xing Jingjing has entered the third year of high school, and her academic pressure is greater than before. Balancing her studies and training is a challenge for her. Fortunately, the teachers and coaches at the school are very understanding of her, and as long as she is free, the teachers will help her with her homework. When there is an important course at school, the coach will also help her coordinate the training time.

Looking ahead, Xing Jingjing is full of expectations. She has followed many female high jumpers on social platforms, and the little girl is excited to think that she can compete with these high-level athletes after registration. However, if you want to achieve good results, you still have to work hard, Xing Jingjing knows this, "There will definitely be more competitions next year, so I will definitely work harder in winter training this year." Read the full >>>

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