什么是记者的基本功,以及如何加强基本功的锻炼,这些问题,通过许多同志的笔谈,得到不少启发。但是,我觉得其中有些问题还有进一步商讨的必要。在说明什么是记者的基本功的时候,有些同志几乎把记者的一切活动都说成基本功,有的同志把调查研究也列为基本功,还有同志说生动的描写技巧也属于基本功。这就有必要进一步弄明白了。诚然,记者的基本功是多方面的,但也应该有主次先后之分,更不能把它和一个出色的记者所必须具备的条件看成完全一样。 What are the basic skills of journalists and how to strengthen their basic skills? These questions have been inspired by the commentary of many comrades. However, I think some of these issues still need further discussion. While explaining what the journalists’ basic skills are, some comrades described almost all the activities of journalists as basic skills. Some comrades also classified the investigation and study as basic skills, and some comrades said vivid description skills are also basic skills. This is necessary to further understand. It is true that the basic skills of journalists are manifold, but there should also be a distinction between major and subordinate, not to mention exactly the same conditions that must be possessed by an excellent journalist.