A seminar on the construction of the “History of Chinese Journalism” course and textbooks was held at the meeting room named Hanqiyuan in the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC) of Renmin University of China (RUC) on Nov 10th.
This seminar was also held as a symposium about the textbook “History of Chinese Journalism and Communication”, which won the first prize of the National Excellent Textbook, and the same course entitled the “Golden Courses”.
The co-organizers were the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC) of RUC, the Research Center of Journalism and Social Development of RUC, and the Chinese Association for History of Journalism and Communication.
The guests were Fang Hanqi, Honorary First-class Professor of RUC, Zhou Yong, Executive Dean of SJC of RUC, Li Yongqiang, President of China Renmin University Press, Wu Tingjun, Professor of the School of Journalism and Information Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Cheng Manli, Dean of the National Institute of Strategic Communication (NISC) at Peking University, Chen Changfeng, Executive Deputy Dean of SJC of Tsinghua University, Zhai Jianghong, Vice President of the Humanities Branch of China Renmin University Press, and professors of SJC of RUC including Zhao Yunze, Zhao Yonghua, Deng Shaogen, etc. The seminar was chaired by Wang Runze, Deputy Dean of SJC of RUC.
Zhou Yong congratulated the writing team of “History of Chinese Journalism and Communication (3rd edition)” led by Professor Fang Hanqi because this textbook is the only one that won the first prize of the first National Textbook Construction Award in the journalism and communication area and is of great significance. He also thanked all his colleagues committed to journalism and communication education and encouraged everyone to learn from the older generation of journalism educators.
In addition, Zhou reported recent research and teaching progress of SJC from three aspects, including the determination of five research directions, the construction of a historical database, and the innovation of teaching methods.
Fang Hanqi, the editor-in-chief of this award-winning textbook, reviewed the discipline construction and textbook compilation since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. He said, “This award not only reflects the recognition of the work of the writing group but also will be beneficial to the future textbook compilation and discipline construction.”.
Li Yongqiang, on behalf of the China Renmin University Press, said Professor Fang and his team deserved this honor and looked forward to future cooperation with SJC, its most important partner with many excellent authors.
Taking this opportunity, Wu Tingjun said the educators should attach great importance to the compilation of textbooks and be proud of themselves, especially when teaching the history of journalism.
Cheng Manli said it is the decades-long dedication of the older generation of journalism educators that contributed to today’s gratifying scene. She also looked forward to more educators engaging in journalism research and teaching.
Chen Changfeng said young scholars also contributed their insights and teaching experience during the compilation process. Therefore, it is not only the transmission of knowledge but also a spiritual inheritance.
Zhao Yonghua said Professor Fang, who was nearly 90 years old, still insisted on reviewing the manuscript word by word during the revision, which was impressive and respectable.
Deng Shaogen said he would encourage himself to do a better job when constructing the “Golden Courses” and inherit Professor Fang’s academic spirit.
Zhao Yunze said the achievements of “History of Chinese Journalism and Communication (3rd edition)” fully demonstrated the importance of historical studies in the entire humanities and social science disciplines.
Wang Runze said the reconstruction of the current knowledge system is imminent and the writing team of the awarding textbook has shown determination and courage to younger journalism educators.
The textbook “History of Chinese Journalism and Communication (3rd edition)” is the only first-prize winner in the journalism and communication area in the First National Textbook Construction Award. It absorbs the research results in the past 30 years and is a pioneering work and masterpiece in this field. It was edited by the honorary first-class professor Fang Hanqi and the team members Wang Runze, Zhao Yonghua, and Zhao Yunze.
Aiming at key issues in the development of journalism and communication academia, Seminar for Innovation in Academic Discourse of Journalism and Communication is one of the research projects of SJC to construct “Double-First Class”. By carrying forward the spirit of driving nails in scientific research, and collecting the wisdom of authoritative experts in related fields, this project expects to push innovation in education and research of certain fields through the discussion of every specific question. Since 2018, the SJC of RUC and the Research Center of Journalism and Social Development of RUC have jointly launched a series of small yet in-depth seminars. Every seminar focuses on one theme and invites experts and scholars to conduct in-depth discussions. (End)
Author: Hao Zeyu
Photo by: Wang Daosheng
Translator: Jiang Wenyue
Editor: Wang Xi，Wang Daosheng
