Luo Yuming: Get used to retrograde and stick to news ideals
Release time: 2020-09-09 Source: Guangdong Provincial Committee of China Democratic Progressive People's Republic of China On the front line, I went to Wuhan, the hardest-hit area of the epidemic, to report on the spot, and stayed there for 70 days before returning to Guangdong until Wuhan was unblocked.
On January 31, 2020, Luo Yuming led a team to the construction site of Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital to interview the construction progress. Prior to this, Luo Yuming had an exclusive interview with Zhong Nanshan on the new coronavirus in Guangzhou on January 22. After the outbreak, Luo Yuming has been active at the forefront of epidemic reports. She appeared on the streets of Wuhan, residential areas, convenience stores, high-speed rail stations and high-speed rail cars; she interviewed people who have been fighting the epidemic, including experts and doctors. , There are workers, flight attendants, citizens, etc. She said: "At this time, everyone has to contribute. What we can do as reporters is to be on the front line and bring you objective and positive reports."
The following is the anti-epidemic story shared by Luo Yuming:
The 70-day interview in Wuhan is an experience I have never encountered in my career, and I believe it will be difficult to encounter in the future. Although in the past ten years, I have been to countless large-scale emergencies, from the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, to the Yushu earthquake in 2010, the Zhouqu landslide, Jiangxi floods, to the 2011 East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear disaster in 2014. The Ludian Earthquake and Jinggu Earthquake in 2015, the explosion of the PX chemical plant in Zhangzhou, Fujian in 2015, the Guangming collapse in Shenzhen in 2016, the sinking of a 400-person cruise ship at Jianli Oriental Star in Hubei... and other large and small natural disasters and safety accidents. The difference is that the unknown degree of danger is the highest this time.
Everyone says that reporters are a group that rushes in in the opposite direction every time a big event happens, when everyone is running out. Therefore, I am no stranger to the term "retrograde". Because of retrograde, it was originally an attribute attached to the career I chose, or in other words, it was a vocation. Whenever people ask me why I have the courage to go to Wuhan, I think of a conversation that took place at the Wuhan Xinguan designated hospital. Two doctors from the Guangdong medical team who have experienced the battles of Sars and Xinguan said to me: "The impact of the new crown epidemic. It’s too big. When we came, there was indeed a little bit of heroism, but not much, because we originally did this job. For us, this is actually changing our clothes, changing a place, and still doing our job. That's it." And I am more willing to look at my 70-day frontline interview experience with this mentality.
I set off from Shenzhen and arrived in Wuhan on January 30. I brought a small box of protective materials I raised for the team to use. At that time, we only knew that we couldn’t get out if we got in. I didn’t know how long it would last. The supplies are sufficient for at least 10 days under the worst conditions. I believe that the situation will improve in the future, so I decided to walk. From the moment I set off, I started the passion mode. The train station, the train, the empty street after arrival, and the only open gas station had news that I could report. That day, I remembered what the old reporter said to me when I first went to Wenchuan to report on the earthquake: At such a news scene, there is news everywhere. When I go to Wuhan, in addition to trying my best to report the "all over the world" news, there is also an invisible responsibility in my heart, that is, I hope to do my best to record this history; to do my best to help the wandering , People in fear, even if they can only help a little. So, the moment I arrived in Wuhan, these thoughts had already overshadowed my fears. I posted a circle of friends and said, "Wuhan, let’s cheer together", because I have come without hesitation, so from that moment on, I and Wuhan have been together Life and death share fate, and I want to bring confidence and hope.
During the 70-day interview in Wuhan, I ate box lunches from various units: hospitals, police, highway bayonet, communities, medical team locations, airports, railway stations...Because we have very few staff, the entire team has only two A reporter and three videographers. I took one cameraman as one team, and the other three as another team. The two-person team alone completed more than 262 news reports and live broadcast connections, includingIncluding about 40 episodes of "Listen·Wuhan" reporter's notes column. In other words, on average every day, we have to do 3-4 programs, 70 days without a break. In this process, we must take adequate measures to prevent the epidemic. Life takes several times more preparation time than daily interviews. My cameraman had two consecutive colds and fevers within two months, although it was finally confirmed that he was not infected with the new crown. Pneumonia has also increased the psychological pressure of the team. He needs to be isolated and rested during the cold, but the news cannot be stopped. I also picked up the machine and took several jobs out to continue shooting and live broadcasting.
Fortunately, in the face of many difficulties, we still persevered, and did our professional duties to complete reports from multiple fields and angles. From people waiting for beds to people waiting for beds, from Huoshen Mountain to Leishen Mountain, from shelter hospitals to designated hospitals, from the prohibition of private cars on the road, to the strictest 24-hour community control, and to supermarkets that do not accept individual customers and only allow group purchases , From the 45,000 medical team that came retrograde, until they completed their tasks and gradually withdrew, we also watched the only light show in Wuhan’s quiet night, from " Wuhan, refueling , China, refueling" to "white clothes holding armour, Go retrograde and return in triumph, and then to "Thank you for your perseverance." Until April 8th, when Wuhan was unblocked, we recorded historic moments endlessly from road to railway to airport. When
was interviewing in the community, several front-line workers were all women: female reporters, female community secretaries, female police station deputy directors, female community policemen, so everyone took a group photo.
Through a large number of news and live links, we reported on Wuhan’s policies and measures to fight the epidemic at each stage; we paid attention to multiple front-line work groups, from medical staff to police, to community workers, volunteers, and cleaners , Construction workers; pay attention to the living conditions of ordinary people at different stages of the epidemic; pay attention to the sharing of medical treatment experience and epidemic prevention experience of front-line medical staff at different levels and stages; at the same time, through daily column programs, tell the reporters what they have seen in frontline interviews During the global epidemic, we also used more than ten episodes of the column to share the experience of Wuhan and China with the world through observation and summary of reporters.
Within 70 days, I interviewed dozens of people from all walks of life in Wuhan, from the government, experts to the private sector. During the quarantine period in Shenzhen, I interviewed Chinese ambassador to Egypt, China's assistance to Serbia medical experts, and Chinese medical experts in Suifenhe through video interviews to report on the global epidemic and the contribution of China's experience. Among them, there are also quite innovative tripartite online interviews: the content of the tripartite online communication between Wuhan front-line reporters, experts from the Guangdong medical team assisting Han, and the expert group assisting Serbia is included in the news report to show the country’s frontline to the domestic and international communities. Anti-epidemic personnel have worked multi-dimensionally to promote the global action and spirit of jointly fighting the epidemic.
During the interview in Wuhan, I also received strong support and encouragement from the Democratic Progressive Movement. Before I set off, I spoke with Chen Qianwen, chairman of the Democratic Progressive Shenzhen Committee, to express my determination to go on the expedition, and was encouraged and recognized by her. During the first-line interview in Wuhan, the leaders of the Shenzhen Democratic Progressive Committee repeatedly used telephones, text messages, etc. Express condolences to me and give me confidence. During the most stressful period of the epidemic, I was under tremendous stress at work ahead. The members and friends of the Shenzhen Youth Federation of the Democratic Progressive Association specially recorded and produced music videos, which conveyed a deep friendship and gave me strong encouragement. During the epidemic, the members of the Democratic Progressive Alliance also made outstanding contributions in their different positions. I am also proud of being a member of the Democratic Progressive Alliance and experiencing this battle against the epidemic with so many people with lofty ideals. .
