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Myfirstworkassignment“Unforgettable”,saysnewjournalistNeverwillIZhouYang(ZY)forgethisfirstassignmentattheofficeofapopularEnglishnewspaper.Hisdiscussionwithhisnewboss,HuXin(HX),wastostronglyinfluencehislifeasajournalist.HX:Welcome.We’redelightedyou’recomingtoworkwithus.Yourfirstjobherewillbeanassistantjournalist.Douyouhaveanyquestions?ZY:CanIgooutonastoryimmediately?HX:(laughing)That’sadmirable,butI’mafraiditwouldbeunusual!Waittillyou’remoreexperienced.Firstwe’llputyouasanassistanttoanexperiencejournalist.Lateryoucancoverastoryandsubmitthearticleyourself.ZY:Wonderful!WhatdoIneedtotakewithme?Ialreadyhaveanotebookandcamera.HX:Noneedforacamera.You’llhaveaprofessionalphotographywithyoutotakephotographs.You’llfindyourcolleaguesveryeagertoassistyou,soyoumaybeabletoconcentrateonphotographylaterifyou’reinterested.ZY:Thankyou.NotonlyamIinterestedinphotography,butItookanamateurcourseatuniversitytoupdatemyskills.HX:Good.ZY:whatdoIneedtorememberwhenIgoouttocoverastory?HX:Youneedtobecurious.Onlyifyouaskasmanydifferentquestionswillyouacquirealltheinformationyouneedtoknow.Wesayagoodjournalistmusthaveagood“noose”forastory.Thatmeansyoumustbeabletoassesswhenpeoplearenottellingthewholetruthandthentrytodiscoverit.Theymustuseresearchtoinformthemselvesofthemissingpartsofthestory.ZY:WhatshouldIkeepinmind?HX:Herecomesmylistofdosanddon’ts:don’tmissyourdeadline,don’tberude,don’ttalktoomuch,butmakesureyoulistentotheintervieweecarefully.ZY:Whyislisteningsoimportant?HX:Well,youhavetolistenfordetailedfacts.Meanwhileyouhavetopreparethenextquestiondependingonwhatthepersonsays.ZY:ButhowcanIlistencarefullywhiletakingnotes?HX:Thatisatrickofthetrade.Iftheintervieweeagrees,youcanusearecordertogetthefactsstraight.It’salsousefulifapersonwantstochallengeyou.Youhavetheevidencetosupportyourstory.ZY:Isee!Haveyoueverhadacasewheresomeoneaccusedyourjournalistofgettingthewrongendofthestick?HX:Yes,butitwasalongtimeago.Thisishowthestorygoes.Afootballerwasaccusedoftakingmoneyordeliberatelynotscoringgoalssoastolettheotherteamwin.Wewenttointerviewhim.Hedeniedtakingmoneybutwewereskeptical.Sowearrangedaninterviewbetweenthefootballerandthemansupposedtobribehim.Whenwesawthemtogetherweguessedfromthefootballer’sbodylanguagethathewasnottellingthetruth.Sowewroteanarticlesuggestinghewasguilty.Itwasadilemmabecausethefootballercouldhavedemandeddamagesifwewerewrong.Hetriedtostopuspublishingitbutlaterwewereprovedright.ZY:Wow!Thatwasareal“scoop”.I’mlookingforwardtomyfirstassignmentnow.PerhapsI’llgetascooptoo!HX:Perhapsyouwill.Youneverknow.