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Chapter 926 - 509: Journalism Students Investigate Northwestern Forestry (Seeking Subscriptions)_2

Chapter 926: Chapter 509: Journalism Students Investigate Northwestern Forestry (Seeking Subscriptions)_2

Ding Yue couldn’t tell which of the three students was which, so he asked them to introduce themselves first.

"Principal Ding, my name is Liu Tonghua."

"Principal Ding, my name is Yuan Pingya."

"Principal Ding, my name is Cai Shun."

After witnessing the self-introduction of the three students, Ding Yue gave a slight nod, signifying that he had noted their names.

Speaking of which.

The two matters at hand today both related to the School of Film and Television and the School of Agriculture and Forestry.

Ding Yue decided to take care of the poverty alleviation project for film and television first and then address the issue with the Northwest Huangcheng Timber Farm afterward.

"Since you are the three most outstanding students in screenwriting, the university has an important task for you."

Ding Yue told the three students.

Upon hearing this, the students became noticeably excited, their eyes filled with anticipation and exhilaration.

"Is Principal Ding going to let us write a screenplay?"

"I’m quite skilled at writing screenplays."

"Principal Ding, I excel at writing plots that are full of ups and downs and grip people’s hearts!"

The three students were eager to try.

"Listen to me first, at the beginning of this year, our university’s School of Agriculture and Forestry carried out a poverty alleviation project for rural areas, providing specialized support for economic crops to impoverished villages, and in the process, collected a wealth of material. Therefore, the university is prepared to adapt this project into a television drama with poverty alleviation as the main theme. We need realism, simplicity, quality, and to depict the arduous journey from poverty to development—hard work, local sentiments, and more."

Ding Yue roughly spelled out his requirements for the poverty alleviation film and television project.

"Great!"

The three students nodded in unison.

"Are you confident?"

Ding Yue asked.

"I’m not very confident right now, I need more data, and I need to visit the places our university’s poverty alleviation project covers."

Liu Tonghua said with a slight shake of his head.

Although Liu Tonghua expressed a lack of confidence, Ding Yue felt quite pleased upon hearing this.

Indeed, a student from the excellent screenwriting program.

His attitude was serious first and foremost.

To adapt a television drama with the main theme of aiding farmers and alleviating poverty, necessitating realism and high quality, a screenwriter’s first thought isn’t about how to write the plot.

It’s about visiting the actual sites.

"That won’t be a problem, Principal Ding, some students from our School of Agriculture and Forestry are still in the rural areas," Director Jia Nong promptly said.

Upon hearing this, Ding Yue immediately turned to Liu Tonghua and said, "Alright, the university will arrange for you to visit the sites. I like your attitude a lot; you truly are among the most outstanding students of the screenwriting program as Principal Zhu has mentioned."

The three students felt slightly embarrassed by Principal Ding’s compliment.

"For details, talk to the head of your department and Director Jia of the School of Agriculture and Forestry. Director Jia, the arrangements for their site visits are up to you," Ding Yue said and then looked toward Director Jia Nong.

"Yes, Principal Ding," Director Jia Nong immediately nodded.

Then, Ding Yue addressed the three students, Liu Tonghua, Cai Shun, and Yuan Pingya, "Remember to show me your scripts once you’ve written them. I’ll check on the quality for you."

Whether the television drama scripts for the poverty alleviation project that these three screenwriting students would eventually produce could meet Ding Yue’s initial expectations would have to be determined after he read their finished scripts.

After Ding Yue finished giving his instructions to the screenwriting students, Director Zhu Youzhao arrived with a team of a few from the journalism and communication program.

"Alright then, you can go back first," Ding Yue told Liu Tonghua, Cai Shun, and Yuan Pingya, instructing them to head back and prepare.

Next.

Ding Yue was about to discuss with the team of students from the Journalism and Media major about their upcoming interview at the Northwest Huangcheng Timber Farm.

"Good morning, Principal Ding."

Four Journalism and Media students followed Director Zhu Youzhao into the meeting room and respectfully greeted him.

Ding Yue still remembered these four students.

They were Tian Jinliang, Wang Xiaoping, Chu Xiao, and Peng Hui, whom Ding Yue had met before and had specifically instructed to establish their own news reporting platform at Mist City Arts and Science University.

After Ding Yue gave them the assignment, Tian Jinliang and the others set up a platform dedicated to reporting current events specifically for Mist City Arts and Science University, integrating the resources of the press club.

As students majoring in journalism, they based their work on facts and reported on various news events in Mist City on a daily basis.

Due to the limited range of their activities, the coverage was currently confined to the Mist City area.

This time, Ding Yue wanted them to report on a news event from another provincial area, which could potentially cause a significant social impact once it came to light.

"I haven’t seen you for a while. How is the school news platform that I asked you to work on doing?"

Ding Yue asked with a smile, addressing Tian Jinliang and the others.

"Hehe, Principal Ding, our news channel now has 210,000 followers."

Tian Jinliang scratched his head and replied with a sheepish grin.

After their last meeting, Tian Jinliang and his group started a news subscription service, and although it wasn’t an official media account certified by authorities, it belonged to independent media platforms focused on current events news.

The news subscription could be found on platforms like Toutiao, Penguin, Twitter, TikTok, and other self-media platforms.

However, unlike other independent media subscriptions that would do anything for readership, even opting for biased reporting,

such as deliberately leading public opinion!

Deliberately concealing important news information and leading public opinion!

Such media outlets were becoming increasingly common and were utterly unscrupulous!

The most important thing in news reporting is to accurately and timely report the facts of the news, without subjective bias in the articles, based on objective facts, unless it’s commentary.

"Not bad at all. But I heard that the news you report is still only limited to our Mist City area, right?"

Ding Yue nodded his head in satisfaction and then asked.

"Yes, yes, that’s right because covering news from Mist City is the most convenient for us. As for other places across the country, we are not yet graduated, making it less convenient,"

Chu Xiao replied, scratching his head.

"Now, I’m giving you an opportunity to broaden your reporting scope, look at the whole country, and even international news,"

Ding Yue said seriously.

The four students perked up immediately upon hearing this.

"I won’t beat around the bush. Let me tell you what I called you here for. A student from our Agriculture and Forestry College was planning to go to the northwest for a forestry study and investigation but accidentally discovered that the Huangcheng Timber Farm in Northwest Huangcheng had been subjected to large-scale logging and burning, and the land designated for the timber farm had been repurposed for grape cultivation. This issue is vital to Xia Country’s sand control and desertification prevention efforts, so the school has decided to send you there to investigate this matter together with the student from the Agriculture and Forestry College and report the truth!"

Ding Yue explained the situation in detail to the students.

Upon hearing this, Tian Jinliang and the others initially exchanged glances, then their eyes filled with eagerness, looking forward to rushing to Northwest Huangcheng to conduct an on-site interview about the issue.

If this was true, it would indeed be a significant social news story.

After all, with sandstorms ravaging the northwest region, the protection of the timber farms is vital for sand control and preventing the spread of deserts!

Whoosh!

Tian Jinliang suddenly stood up with a swoosh and said very seriously, "Principal Ding, we guarantee to complete the mission!"

The other three students also stood up quickly, determined.

For Tian Jinliang and his team, the opportunity to travel to another location for a news interview was more than welcome.

"Good. The school will provide funding for your trip to the Northwest Huangcheng Timber Farm this time. If this news piece turns out well, the school can provide funding support for your nationwide news coverage in the future,"

Ding Yue advised earnestly.

Initially, Tian Jinliang and his group only reported news from the Mist City area, with expenses reimbursed for that region.

Now that they were expanding to cover the entire country, Tian Jinliang and his team were naturally overjoyed.

"Xiao Wen, book their flights right away,"

Ding Yue instructed his secretary, Wen Ruohan.

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