There is such a person, he was once called the most important "nuclear submarine" in the Chinese press. When he could not be seen, he silently "dive" underwater. And once he surfaces, it must be a fatal blow to the evil forces.
In one of his articles, he sent more than 160 people to prison, saved tens of thousands of shareholders for hundreds of millions of yuan in losses, and was also rewarded by the underworld with 5 million yuan to take down his head... He is Wang Keqin, who has many honorary titles such as "The First Investigative Journalist in China", "China's Eight Influential Journalists", "Practitioner of the Chinese Dream", "Public Welfare Person of the Year" and so on.
On June 12, Wang Keqin was invited to walk into the School of International Communication of Beijing Second Chinese College, standing on the pulpit of "Famous Celebrities Entering the Campus", reproducing the news scene, deconstructing news events, listening to witnesses tell the story of the journalist's road, and also bringing students a professional practice class full of dry goods.
At the request of peers inside and outside the industry, the reporter of Beiqing Network excerpted and sorted out the content of this speech——
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About journalists:
The responsibility of media people is to turn on the "lights"
When I see every dark room, I turn on the lights in every dark room. The world is beautiful because of the light, because the light reduces crime and harm. This is precisely the value and significance of investigative reporting.
—— Wang Keqin
Since January 1989, wang Keqin has been a journalist for 25 years in the Western Commercial Daily, the Western Development Daily, the China Economic Times, and the Economic Observer, and has published a series of in-depth investigations of the blackening of the "shareholders" in the black market of Lanzhou Securities, "The BadSters In public election" expose the shady curtain," "The shady curtain of the Gansu recycling market," "The black curtain of the beijing taxi industry monopoly," and "The Investigation of the Chaos of Vaccines in Shanxi," which have gained a high reputation in the press.
Wang Keqin believes that the concept of a journalist is well understood, and the person who records is the reporter, who immediately pays attention to, interviews, investigates, verifies and reports on recent events, facts and truths. However, journalists are also divided into real journalists, fake journalists and black journalists.
Different from the general understanding that "all news practitioners who do not hold the press and publication administration are fake journalists", Wang Keqin believes: "News practitioners who tell the truth are called real journalists, and those who tell lies are fake journalists." No matter what level of media platform you are on, even if you have a certificate from the Press and Publications Department. As long as you tell a lie, you are a fake journalist. In the capacity of journalists and in the name of reporting, news practitioners engaged in extortion and crimes are called black journalists. ”
He pointed out in class that journalists have three major attributes, one is a recorder, the second is a watchman, and the third is a reporter. Journalists also need "three loyalties", loyalty to facts, loyalty to history, and loyalty to the public. Wang Keqin stressed that when you are a professional journalist, when you are doing news reports, you must remember, do not express, can not express, you are a reporter, in the text of your report absolutely do not allow the expression of personal opinions and remarks content appears.
There is also a relationship, the relationship between passion and reason. Many people say that journalists should be rational or passionate, and this question has been debated for decades. Wang Keqin believes that journalists should first be passionate, and under the exploration of passion, they should rise to rational writing and operation in the later stage.
"When one day I see the weak being hurt and no longer excited, I don't deserve to be a journalist, I will no longer be a journalist." This is a sentence that a 66-year-old journalist said to Wang Keqin in 2006, and he still remembers it vividly. Wang Keqin believes that from a professional point of view, journalists should be easily touched by all new things, and have a strong sense of interest, inquiry and curiosity. If a journalist is indifferent and indifferent to what is happening around him, then you are not suitable to be a journalist.
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About yourself: "Silly, stupid, shaft, soft"
Someone asked, Teacher Wang, how do you sum yourself up? I replied, four words, silly, stupid, shaft, soft. The first three words are derived from the last word, the heart is too soft, always have to ask for the people's life, do a lot of things that others think are stupid, stupid, and axis. ”
——Wang Keqin
Wang Keqin did not start in the media industry, he introduced himself, initially a serious propaganda worker. "The leaders of the province and the leaders of the city spoke, and I took a small book and wrote it down later. The leaders held meetings there, and we listened carefully in the corner of the room. ”
"At that time, the ranking of members of the leading bodies of the provincial party committee, the provincial people's congress, the provincial government, and the provincial CPPCC was very important. The ranking of leaders must not be wrong, and the names of leaders must not be wrong, this is a major political mistake. It was also at this stage that Wang Keqin learned what propaganda was.
However, an incident that followed completely changed the trajectory of his life. That was when Wang Keqin first arrived at the Gansu Economic Daily, when he was still a young man in his 20s. Once, Wang Keqin was responsible for receiving letters and visits from the masses of the people, and an old man in his 70s came and brought two people to reflect the situation for the township.
After the old man reflected the situation, he was very emotional, "The old man 'poofed' and knelt on the ground, I was a hairy boy in my 20s at the time, the old man in his 70s was the same age as my grandfather, I quickly helped the old man up, but this kneeling changed the trajectory of my life destiny." When Wang Keqin told about this experience, it was still difficult to hide his excitement.
After understanding the situation reflected by the old master, Wang Keqin stayed in the mountains for nearly ten days. Because of his spirit of inquiry, what things must be dug up clearly and sorted out clearly. I thought it was a small case, but I dug up a big case.
After the draft was completed, the provincial party secretary, the provincial governor, and other leaders were asked for instructions, and then the townships, including the cadres in the county, were taken down, and the people beat gongs and drums and sent a pennant. Since then, my journalist's heart has been burning, and it has also put me on this journalist's road. Wang Keqin said that after that, he continued to do more and more similar cases, more and more love to do, and the working methods were summarized one by one.
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About the investigation: "Sea Quarry" presents facts and evidence
"You're not the one who writes fiction, remember that you're the one who presents and reports the facts. Present the facts clearly, present the evidence. How do you present facts? Only by possessing a large amount of information can the truth be restored. I've always talked about 'sea mining', that is, massive interviews. ”
—Wang Keqin
Why does Wang Keqin's report have a huge impact every time? Wang Keqin said that this is a question that many young journalists have, he said: "Some reporters send thousands of reports a year, I don't know what he is doing, but throughout his life he will always write 'tofu blocks', write 'tofu blocks' for a lifetime." In the end, you've been a journalist for the rest of your life, can you name the stories you've done? Can't say it. ”
Wang Keqin believes that the report does not need much, it should be "refined, explosive, and loud." Taking the report "Shanxi Vaccine Chaos Investigation" as an example, as a medium, we have run through the whole province of Shanxi for more than half a year, from the north of Jin to the central and southern Shanxi provinces, and the real evidence is the children of 78 families. These children developed some conditions after being vaccinated.
In order to do a good job in this report on vaccines, Wang Keqin forced himself to read allergy and thick virology books. He explained: "Reading books like this does not necessarily make me an expert, and the purpose of reading such a book is to know some common sense, to meet vaccine experts, to meet some grassroots doctors, to speak in the jargon." At one point, I made an unannounced visit as an expert in vaccines and public health from Beijing. Go to people's homes to see children's materials, investigate the actual situation, and grasp the evidence. ”
Many people say Teacher Wang, you are very bold. Wang Keqin said: "In fact, I am not bold at all, I am a person with a little courage. The more investigative reporting you do, the more frightened you become. Which small detail is not careful, it will be abandoned, and even bring you a series of troubles. Like a surgeon, every detail must be considered very carefully, very carefully, very carefully, so that your reporting can be powerful. ”
We will never be able to achieve the truth, we are just on the way to the truth, constantly approaching the truth. Wang Keqin introduced a unique way of investigating himself, that is, to imitate the interrogation record. I have been carrying a notebook since the 1990s, and my interview notebook has the fingerprints of the person signing, drawing and pressing to ensure that the information he provides is accurate, reliable and responsible. He makes it up, and then you make it up. Not only has it harmed you, but it has also harmed the media, it has also harmed the public, and it has also harmed other people. It is very important to let everyone speak responsibly.
For journalists, don't think of yourself as a novelist, you must be a journalist. How do you present facts? Only by possessing a large amount of information can the truth be restored. I've always talked about "sea mining", massive interviews. This brings us to the issue of journalism, fact-basedism. Responsible reporting, precise, solid and meticulous. Rigorous, plain, and calm throughout the writing process, facts and opinions are completely separated.
Beiqing Network reporter testimonial:
Doing personnel, speaking people's words, and working hard for people are the reasons why Teacher Wang Keqin can become a famous coffee, and it has also created his righteousness. Protecting the interests of the public is a principle he can uphold no matter what position he holds. "Pay attention with passion, record with a calm pen." Teacher Wang Keqin can be described as a benchmark in China's journalism circles, and his professional height and spiritual height are infecting generations of young journalists.
Photo source in the text: Ma Xianchao, Beijing Second Foreign Chinese College