2022, published in the chinese immigration administrationPress photographyNew year's eve, breaking the home of the people, was honoured with the 32nd china press prize. This is the highest press honour that this newspaper has received since its launch on 1 january 2019. It is both a full recognition by the chinese association of journalism, the chinese association of industrial newspapers, of our “quartet” requirements for journalists, and a major incentive for the entire migration management system to disseminate information. This work is not a deliberate “precision”, but rather a working routine of cell phones captured by the grass-roots police, and is a lively practice in which industry media take root. In connection with the presentation, we are re-discovering the subject of “precision exercise” from the subject to the entire process of finding, capturing and disseminating the work of the editor, sharing the practices and thinking of the industry media in the creation of the product。
I. Choosing the theme: capture values in normality, anchoring directions in mutuality
The birth of good news begins with a precise choice of the subject, the value of which is often hidden in the maintenance of an ordinary post. The fact that the immigration police are stationed at more than 22,000 kilometres of the country's borders and at over 300 open border crossings, and that the day-to-day work of the civilian police at the grass-roots level, ranging from solemn security at the gate of the state to the hospitality of serving the population, seems to be the most vital information material. The selection of new year's eve, " breaking the way to the people's homes " , without deliberately setting the stage for planning, is well aligned with the core elements of the journalistic values and is the key to success。
"new year's eve, breaking the people's home." chen chunping/sun
On the eve of spring 2021, the xinjiang ploughing mountain region was hit by a rare snowstorm, which caused heavy snowfalls of up to 2 metres in parts of the region, lower average temperatures of up to 30 degrees celsius, avalanches in many parts of the mountain area and complete snow blockages of roads leading to pastoralist settlements. On new year's eve, the greatest moment of reunification in the hearts of the chinese, the road to home for the border pastoralists is the road to reunification and warmth. The holgos border management brigade launched an emergency response in the first place, organizing more than 30 police personnel to travel to the scene with snow shovels, in a combination of shovels, digs and scratches, fighting continuously in extreme cold weather, until early new year's eve, when it succeeded in breaking the roads blocked by snow and guaranteed normal passage during the spring festival of pastoralists in the district。
The selection of this work found that it originated from the first line of feedback from the grass-roots correspondents, photographer chen chunping, a civilian police officer in the 80-house border police station of the holgos border management brigade, as well as a grass-roots correspondent in the chinese immigration control newspaper. In his task of clearing the road with snow, he was both a combatant involved in the rescue and a propagandist who recorded the scene. “at that time, at more than 30 degrees below zero, the gloves were frozen to the ground, the shovels were squeaking on the snow, and no one was squealing, and there was only one thought in mind to allow the pastoralists to go home on time for the year.” this movement from the heart allowed him to record this warm and powerful moment on his mobile phone in the middle of a busy rescue。
The value judgement of the chosen subject is the first threshold for the exercise. When we received chen's contribution, we organized a team of editors at the first moment to study the topic, agreeing that it had great news and dissemination value. In terms of timeliness, the work captures sudden rescue operations at the special hour of new year's eve and dawn, which are extremely time-sensitive; in terms of importance, the safety of the movement of frontier pastoralists is of vital importance to the well-being of the people; civilian police maintain their posts at times of reunification and provide relief to the people, highlighting the responsibilities and responsibilities of immigration-management police, which are wide-ranging and far-reaching; in terms of proximateness, “years home” are the common emotional resonance of every chinese, and the robustness and warmth of the cold weather can quickly touch the reader's heart; and, in the obvious sense, ordinary civilian police, with their ordinary mobile phone records, display the extraordinary strength and the strong infectivity of grass-roots workers of the new era。
Inner mongolia, a border management detachment of the “marshall police” has been patrolling the border. Glèlè dynasty
On new year's eve, the liaoning dandong border management division's civilian police guard the fire and keep the people safe. Bowing/porning
The success of this selection has also led us to realize that the selection of the best topics in the industry media must take root and focus on the ground. The special nature of migration management determines that our information material is spread across border posts and ports. As long as we maintain a keen sense of news and smell, and are good at capturing points of convergence and value from the daily work of the civilian police at the grass-roots level, we can find hot, powerful and deep-seated subjects that provide a solid basis for the creation of the fine。
In the sand and dust storm at the border police station of alsan, mongolia, the out-of-earned immigration management police rescued the girl. Sang-fung xue/sho
Ii. On-site capture: based on reality, with details of warmth
The life force of news photography lies in the truth, which is often reflected in the capture of details. New year's eve, reaching the people home, is the heart of the jury, the infecting reader, whose real and live feeling lies in the fine details captured by the photographers in camera, which became the soul of the work。
As a civilian police officer at the grass-roots level, chen chunping did not receive professional photography training or high-end photography equipment, which was based solely on an intuitive perception of the scene and deep feelings for his comrades. On that day, the ishahara mountains were dark, only the light of the rescue vehicles and the flashlights in the hands of the civilian police sent a weak light, and the poor shooting environment posed a great challenge to video capture — the lack of light led to a lack of clarity in the details of the images and the limitations of mobile phone filming allowed some of the movements to be insufficiently accurate, but these “inoptimal” were the bright spots of the work。
The picture of the work appears to be random, but it's very clever: the dark night sky contrasts strongly with the bright lights, the thick snow is in contrast to the busy figure of the civilian police, and the blurry plowing of iron is in stark contrast to the clarity of the civilian police. The preliminary jury of the chinese press and photographic society commented: “the map is full, the picture is vivid and the news is extremely informative. In the middle of new year's and 30th new year's reunion, the author was able to capture images of the border police fighting for the return of civilians. "the dark night" contrasts with "the light of light" and "the cold and thick snow" with "the warm people's police". The vagueness of the details of the shoveling shows the power and energy of the people's police to serve the people.”
This “imperfect” reality is the charm of grass-roots news material. Chen chun-ping did not do it deliberately, he did not direct it, but followed the rescue rhythm of his comrades and recorded the most true moment: some of the civilian police bend to shovel snow, while the sweating beads on their forehead are frozen; others use their hands to build snow, and their gloves are immersed in ice; others hold trapped pastoralists and smile comfortably on their faces. These details, which are not glorified, can best convey the warmth and strength of the reader to visualize the first mission of the immigration police to love the people。
Another key to capture on the ground is the precision of emotions. In the context of the new year's roundup, the operation “road home” goes beyond ordinary rescue missions and becomes an emotional carrier of the country's national conditions and the temperature of its people. Chen chunping's footage not only records the rescue operations of the civilian police, but captures the firmness and tenderness that they see in their eyes — a commitment to their duty, a concern for the safety of the population, a sense of guilt in not being reunited with their families, and a pride in protecting the families. This complex and genuine emotion, transmitted through lenses to readers, creates a strong emotional resonance。
This exercise has also given us a deep sense of the power of grass-roots correspondents in the creation of specialized media. The grass-roots correspondents are at the line of work and are the most familiar with the actual industry, the most familiar with the situation at the grass-roots level and the most able to capture the most real and living materials. They have no professional photography skills, but they have the most sincere emotions and keen observations; their works may not be professional, but they have an irreplaceable sense of location and authenticity. It is also an inspiration for the industry media to play its full role as a grass-roots correspondent in the creation of fine works, encouraging them to keep track of their work and tell good stories at the grass-roots level with real footage and plain words。
Spring wind warms, flowers bloom. Civilian police at the guangxi friendship and border police station conducted security patrols in the friendship and landscape to establish a safe line of movement for tourists. Zai yi zheng
Iii. Editorial grinding: professional support for quality sensor
If on-site capture is the basis for the creation of the product, then editing grinding is the key to its formation. The contributions of grass-roots correspondents often have certain limitations, whether they are graphic presentation, text description or subject extraction, requiring professional grinding and optimization by the editorial team to maximize the value of the work. The award for new year's eve, breaking the people's home road, was made possible by the capture of grass-roots correspondents and by the elaborate work of the editorial team。
After receiving chen chunping's contribution, we began with a professional optimization of the picture. Due to the use of mobile phones and insufficient light on the ground, there are problems such as insufficient brightness and vague details. Instead of overdoing the image to avoid loss of real sense, our editorial team has done so through professional later processing, with appropriate visibility and contrasting, highlighting the main figures and preserving the physical quality of the image. At the same time, we have trimmed the picture, optimized the image, made the civilian police more visible, and made the contrast between the “frozen” and the “warm” more visible and more visible。
In the words of the text, we insist on being concise and focused, conveying both the accurate news facts and the emotional temperature of the work. The initial contribution was simple and presented only the basics of the relief operation and lacked context, detail and emotion. Our editorial team interacted with chen chunping in depth to learn about the details of the rescue operation, the specific circumstances on the ground and the voices of the civilian police. This added background information such as “the snowstorm, the snow thickness of up to 2 metres and the low mean temperature of up to 30 degrees centigrade” and added details such as “the night before the end of the year” such as “civilian police gloves are frozen, sweat beaded into frost” to make the narrative more lively, concrete and responsive to the image, thereby increasing the infection of the work。
Thematic refining is at the heart of editing. Together with the content of the work and the characteristics of the migration management, we have drawn up the theme “focus on the security of the country and record the warmth of the border”, which reflects both the duty of the immigration police to protect the security of the country and their willingness to serve the population. At the same time, in drawing up the title, we have insisted on being concise and dynamic, with the title new year's eve, " getting the people home " , which points to time nodes and core events and conveys warmth and hope that can quickly attract the attention of readers and arouse emotional resonance。
In terms of layout, we are fully aware of the value of the work and are determined to place it prominently on the front page of the newspaper, along with a clear title and a concise text, so that the work can first appear before the reader. At the same time, in conjunction with the overall orientation of the newspapers, we have designed and designed to highlight the special features of the industry, combining the work with the overall promotion of the management of migration, thereby highlighting the journalistic value of the work and strengthening the leading role of the press。
The process of editing and grinding is also a process of re-exploring and re-upgrading the value of the work. We have always adhered to the principle of “real first, quality first” without deliberately exaggerating or recharging, preserving the authenticity and vitality of grass-roots materials and making the subject matter of our work more visible, more qualitative and more emotional through professional editing. This exercise has also led us to realize that the excellence of the media in the industry requires a strong editorial team with solid professional competence, a keen value judgement and a deep sense of industry, and that it is only through a combination of professional proficiency and industry that grass-roots materials can be transformed into precision。
Focus on the word “text”, see the real chapter on the word “modify” and use the word “tune”. Since its inception in 2019, the chinese immigration administration has been taking root in the field of immigration management, promoting positions in the deep-farming industry, telling stories of good immigration management and disseminating sound migration management. The award of new year's eve to get the people home is a recognition of, and an inspiration for, our past work. In the next step, we will use this award as an opportunity to continue our true beginnings, to cultivate the mines at the grass-roots level, to carry out the “four-power” requirement, to continuously raise the level of creative excellence, to develop more good work that reflects the commitment and commitment of immigration management, to contribute to the high quality development of the media in the industry, to help build a media-wide communications system, and to increase awareness of the warmness of the border and the responsibility of the state, and to spread the spirit of the immigration police of the new era to thousands of families。
