A year ago, I was hired as a correspondent for "**Veteran Cadres". Now, let me talk about my understanding and practical experience of being a correspondent, and ask for criticism and correction from leaders and colleagues.
1. Define a position for the correspondent
The key to the active role of the correspondent lies in correct positioning.
First of all, we must make it clear that we are the correspondents of "** Veteran Cadres", which is the official publication of the ** District Veteran Cadres Bureau. Specific environments, specific tasks, and specific channels give us specific responsibilities. As a correspondent, he must not only be responsible for the work of the "**Veteran Cadres" publication and the Veteran Cadres Bureau, but also be responsible for the readers of the publication and the veteran cadres in the entire district. In this sense, the task is glorious and the responsibility is heavy.
The correspondent of "**Veteran Cadres" is the source and channel for the publication to provide manuscripts to reflect the situation, the bridge and link between the publication and the vast number of veteran cadres, and the consultant and assistant for the improvement, innovation and development of the publication.
I understand that a correspondent has at least four functions: 1. Writing and submitting articles: Set a goal yourself according to the overall plan and specific requirements of the publication, and take the initiative to write and submit articles;
2. Organizing and supplying manuscripts: Correspondents, especially those who work as veteran cadres, have the responsibility to actively mobilize and organize manuscripts within the scope of their work. Some have ready-made manuscripts on hand and submit them;
Some are willing to write The draft should be supervised and urged to be written;
Some materials are very good but difficult to write, so it is necessary to organize efforts to dictate the transcript and write it into a written document;
3. Reflect the situation: Actively reflect the region and department where you are. The dynamics of the work of veteran cadres, the requirements and voices of veteran cadres, and the experience and experience of veteran cadres in comfort, intelligence, and physical fitness;
4. Suggestions and suggestions: Correspondents should carefully read "**Veteran Cadres" and comment adequately and provide suggestions on how to improve.
2. Write good articles with a normal mind
I realize that when writing for "**Veteran Cadres", the most important thing is not "creative impulse", "flow of literary thoughts", nor " "Choose words to make sentences" and "choose words", but with a sincere and ordinary heart. Because it is for veteran cadres, the writing style must be simple, the examples must be true, and the communication must be plain. These are exactly what veteran cadres are used to, hope for, and welcome.
I understand that when writing and submitting articles for "**Veteran Cadres", one must write about specific things and be good at seeing the big from the small;
One must write about real things and withstand scrutiny and pondering;
Speak the truth, express your feelings, and move people with your emotions;
Be practical and simple, so that people can understand the way and be good without too much thinking. Its line. Why? The reason is simple. Because veteran cadres have experienced the same era, have similar complex feelings, and have the same pursuits in life. Even if it is an experience, an anecdote, or a sentiment, it is not difficult to arouse the excitement of peers and arouse the nostalgia of veteran cadres. Therefore, we should set the direction of our efforts in writing a manuscript with small subject matter, short length, clear reasoning, and new ideas.
Let’s sort through some of the manuscripts I wrote. They generally have the following characteristics:
First, they write about valuable and specific things in life experience. For example, "Watching the Opera with Premier Zhou" is written about the unforgettable experience of leading students to meet Premier Zhou in the auditorium of the General Logistics Department in the 1950s and being questioned;
"Two or Three Things I Experienced" was written in Several experiences of emancipating the mind under the tide of reform and opening up;
"Following the Footprints of Motherland" writes about my experience of growing up in the arms of motherland;
"My 20 Years Old" "It talks about the things I experienced during the "Great Leap Forward";
"Sister Kang helped me reunite my family" is a recollection of my almost legendary experience of ending 13 years of separation under the care of leaders at all levels.
The second is to write about practical problems commonly encountered in life. For example, I wrote "Being with me when I grow old", "Listening to nagging is also a blessing", "It's good for the elderly to keep a diary", "Coping with forgetfulness", etc. They are all written in response to the common problems of the elderly. I will discuss with everyone how to Cherish your wife, deal with nagging, and overcome forgetfulness. In the article, there are sincere emotions, peaceful reasoning, dialectical thinking, as well as coping routines and feasible methods.
The third is to try to replace general preaching and reasoning with thoughtful emotional expressions. As the saying goes, “Be content with what you have”, but it is not easy to be content with what you have nowadays. It is better to think in the opposite direction, keep a normal mind, be happy and then be content. "Always Happy and Content", as the preface, has won praise from many veteran cadres.
The fourth is to write what you do. I often went to the veteran cadre activity center to play billiards, so I wrote "The Joy of the Billiard Hall", which attracted more than a dozen veteran comrades to "check in" themselves, and they were overjoyed. I joined the Evergreen Chorus of Veteran Cadres and wrote "Forever Youth" to report on the rehearsals and performances of the choir. My wife and I like to travel, and "Travel for the Eyes and Eyes" is about travel methods and tips for the elderly.
The fifth is to share the experience of fitness for the elderly. For example, "Healthy Walking Gains Results in One Year" describes how I insisted on exercising every day and lost 10 kilograms in one year, and got rid of fatty liver;
"Care for Your Old Waist", "How I Am" "Cure Cervical Spondylosis" is my true practice and experience, and I am willing to write it down to communicate and discuss with my old comrades.
Sixth, write some short poems that are inspired by your feelings. For example, "Seventy Years' Thoughts" describes the four stages and three fields of my work;
"My Little Ninety-nine" describes my one-day retirement life. Small poems are not like poems, they can be regarded as self-pleasure and self-comfort.
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It is a draft assigned by the leader for the occasion. For example, "Being impressed by "not wavering," "not slacking off," and "not struggling" is a task assigned by the director of the Bureau of Veteran Cadres after he organized us to listen to Hu Jintao's important speech. Even though I was ordered to complete the manuscript, I still feel that I have gained a lot.
Precisely because I adhere to the writing principles mentioned above, some of my articles have been affirmed and encouraged by old comrades and friends. For example, a friend who had been ill for a long time was in a low mood. He once said to me: "Old Chen! Are we just waiting day by day?" A few months later, he met me and said again: "Look at you. After reading several articles, I understood a truth: live well and live with vigor and energy like you. "A retired army cadre told me that he read my "Come with You When You Are Old" five times in a row. Wang Honghan also wrote poetry in response. An old cadre said to me that "Listening to Nagging is Blessing" freed his wife! I never thought that nagging makes sense and has merit! The small article attracted an unusual response, which was a great encouragement and spur to me.
3. My publication, I care about it
As a correspondent, you must have feelings for the publication, care about it, support it, and love it. The most important thing is to regard "**Veteran Cadres" as my own publication, and I care about my publication. Give 3 examples.
To care for your own publications, correspondents should not only write and submit articles, but also actively organize sources of articles through wide open channels. Last year at the Correspondents’ Meeting, I proposed “grafting”. First, correspondents go to the homes of veteran cadres to invite manuscripts and help write them;
Second, among the manuscripts received by the editorial department of the publication that are meaningful and worthy of "rescuing", correspondents can be organized to contact the authors to help rewrite them. . This seemingly inconspicuous act, for the veteran cadres involved, its role and impact cannot be underestimated.
I made an attempt to help veteran cadres write their manuscripts. While chatting with Yu Dayuan, the former garden director, I discovered a vivid theme. He had participated in the organization and service work in the first collective tree planting activity of the central leadership. I reminded him that if this matter were written into a manuscript, it would be very meaningful. He said he couldn't write it, so I said you should write down the process, regardless of the paragraphs, and I would organize it into a document. You close the facts, I close the words. And there are three chapters in the agreement: After the manuscript is completed, you will be the author. I will not write my name, nor will I do "dictation" or "arrangement". After a long time, he sent me densely packed materials on 10 pieces of letter paper, which were basically in vernacular, but quite substantial. In the next few days, I conceived, decided on the topic, and started writing. I printed out the first draft, sent it to his home and read it to him, and also left the manuscript for him to ponder his revision suggestions. Later, I printed out the revised draft and sent it again for comments. After the manuscript was published, Lao Yu was very excited. Firstly, friends often mentioned the manuscript; secondly, his good memories were published in magazines, and the importance of tree planting among the people was publicized. He
asked for a few more magazines, saying they were given to his friends as souvenirs. You see, publishing an article has great influence on veteran cadres! This is an example.
Take care of your own publications, and read and comment carefully. I often find faults with "**Veteran Cadres", such as typos, formulations, and layout, directly in front of their leaders. I thought to myself, it is precisely because I regard the publication as "my own" that I have no scruples to express my opinions to you. The comrades in the editorial department are all very modest and polite. Later, I became an "honorary non-staff voluntary proofreader". Starting from the third quarter of last year, I was responsible for re-schooling after their second school. I enjoyed doing it, it felt very natural, very handy and very enjoyable. Because the publication is our own, I also have a responsibility to improve the quality of the publication. Besides, during the proofreading process, I also had to check information, and some even had to contact the author directly, which undoubtedly added valuable learning opportunities to me. This is the second example.
Take care of your own publications and actively provide suggestions and suggestions. I have repeatedly suggested that editorial departments of publications should beware of “aesthetic fatigue”. Although my manuscripts are not as good as those of some veteran comrades, they are still quite numerous. After doing some calculations, since I completely retired and returned home the year before last, I have submitted 20 articles to "**Veteran Cadres", 16 of which have been published. It is estimated that 3 of the remaining 4 articles are expected to be published. There are already quite a few, and the adoption rate is high enough. The more this happens, the more uneasy I feel. I have suggested to the editorial department several times that if my manuscript meets the publication conditions, please publish it after a few issues. Because, even if the manuscript is good, there are still times when the aesthetics is tired, not to mention that my manuscript is not that good. As a result of continuous publication, veteran cadres will think that your source of manuscripts has been exhausted? If you see old names too often, you will inevitably find them annoying and even make the publication less enjoyable. I insist on emphasizing this point, precisely because the publication is our own and should be cherished and cared for more.
Thank you to the Veteran Cadre Bureau for its careful organization and meticulous service in holding this correspondent training course! I am willing to work with all correspondent friends to study humbly, improve hard, and gather enough energy to make greater efforts to make "**Veteran Cadres" more vivid, more exciting, and more attractive.