Caption: The scene of the 5th Yangtze River Delta Youth Media Literacy Cultural Innovation Carnival. Photo courtesy of the interviewee (the same below)
This summer, the thing that is hotter than the weather is undoubtedly the Paris Olympics. However, as various events unfold, controversial topics emerge one after another on the Internet, and some fans even start "swear wars" on the Internet for their favorite athletes.
As a teenager, how can we learn to distinguish the authenticity of information in the complicated public opinion field? How to learn to speak rationally in the noisy online world? This week, the 5th Yangtze River Delta Youth Media Literacy Cultural Innovation Carnival, directed by the Shanghai Science and Technology Art Education Center and sponsored by the Yangtze River Delta Youth Cultural Innovation Research Center, was held at the South School of Shanghai Fenghua Junior High School. During the "News Commentary" event , topics related to the Olympics challenge the students' critical thinking ability.
"Singer Su Xing made a statement on Weibo about the Paris Olympic table tennis competition, saying that there was 'no suspense' about Chinese players Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha winning the championship. This triggered widespread controversy and discussion among netizens. There was Netizens said that every victory of the athletes was achieved by working hard. How could there be any "no suspense"? Some netizens believed that Su Xing's speech was just a "reassurance" about the strength of the Chinese team... In this regard, Tan Tan Tell me what you think?”
Caption: Students solved problems on the Olympics topic
In the opinion of the students in the current commentary team, this view obviously lacks a deep understanding of the spirit of sports competition. They believe that the charm of sports competitions lies in their unpredictability and the fighting spirit of athletes on the field. For example, the Chinese team won the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter medley relay final, breaking the 40-year monopoly of the American team and showing the world the strength and progress of the Chinese swimming team. However, the Chinese women's volleyball team lost to the Turkish team in the game. This result also reminds us that the world sports landscape is constantly changing, the sports level of every country and region is improving, and no one can remain undefeated forever. Every athlete's victory is the culmination of countless training, sweat and unremitting efforts. We should not easily conclude that the result of any competition is "without any suspense". The students' presentations were clear and logical, generous and appropriate, and won warm applause from the audience.
In addition, focusing on topics such as the low-altitude economy, aging population, artificial intelligence, and extreme climate, students in the news commentary camp also accepted the two winning teams in the morning news class current affairs competition - Shanghai Experimental School The sailing team and the Xinsong beacon team from Xinsong Middle School in Minhang District, Shanghai. They made impromptu comments on topics such as Internet literacy.
It is reported that since 2020, the Yangtze River Delta Youth Media Literacy Cultural Innovation Activity has been held for five consecutive sessions. The fifth Yangtze River Delta Youth Media Literacy Cultural Innovation Activity in 2024 aims to guide Yangtze River Delta youth to actively develop media literacy, comprehensively improve core literacy, tell Chinese stories well, tell the Yangtze River Delta development story well, and spread the positive energy of youth in the new era.
Caption: The Yangtze River Delta Youth Media Literacy Cultural Innovation Activity provides a training stage for students
As the "final battle" of the event, in the two-day carnival, 37 of the best dream teenagers from schools in the Yangtze River Delta I entered four public welfare summer camps including News Commentary Camp, Project-Based Learning Camp, All-Media Camp and Media Product Promotion Camp for two days of study. Students gained a lot from practical courses such as news commentary, social investigation research methods, all-media skills, and event planning and execution.
Xinmin Evening News reporter Lu Zihua intern Xu Yibai
