Journalist - the one who tells life stories

This is the story of two boys who still had a mother but became “orphans” in Krong Bong district. Their father died in a traffic accident when the younger brother was still in his mother’s womb. When the younger brother was 4 years old and the older brother was 6 years old, their mother, because of the difficult life, left her two children to be raised by their elderly grandparents. From then on, the life of the two brothers became more miserable, their future was uncertain.

Feeling sorry for their elderly parents who were already struggling, their paternal uncle in Buon Don district took the two brothers into his home to raise them, even though the family was also poor and had to live in a temporary house built on someone else's land. However, their uncle still tried to raise them and send them to school with the hope that they would have a brighter future.

Journalists working at an event taking place in Buon Ma Thuot City.

That is also the homeless situation of Mrs. B. (Hoa Phu commune, Buon Ma Thuot city) who was adopted by a unit until the end of her life. Mrs. B. herself was born blind, she does not know how old she is, nor does she know when she left her hometown Ha Tinh for Dak Lak , she only remembers that when she was healthy, she often went to swing hammocks for families with young children in exchange for daily meals. When she was old and not healthy enough to work, she could only rely on the kindness of her neighbors, sometimes with little rice, fish sauce, sometimes with little food or gifts from charity groups...

Or like the time I met and talked with a woman who was jokingly called “the jailer and the village chief”, I could feel the kindness and tolerance of Mrs. L. (Buon Ho town). Every day, after earning a living in the morning by selling noodles, she tirelessly went to unfortunate situations to share food and clothes; even personally cleaned the house, washed blankets, clothes, and bathed paralyzed people, the elderly, and children. Not only that, she also went to leprosy villages to cook delicious meals, personally washed wounds, and applied medicine to patients there...

I still remember the encounters with characters with stories and life journeys full of emotions. That is a schoolgirl with cancer and persistent pain but still trying to excel in her studies; the image of wounded soldiers returning from the war to protect the Fatherland with the lingering pain from the wounds on their bodies or the after-effects of Agent Orange that their children and grandchildren are suffering from...

Dak Lak Newspaper reporter (right cover) on a field trip to collect materials for writing an article.

The trips and life stories of the characters I met, to me, are not only a work of journalism but also invaluable lessons to better understand people and the true values in life. When an authentic, emotional article touches the reader's heart, that is when the trips and meetings have truly brought deep meaning. Readers are not just reading lines of information, but they are reading a part of life, a slice of society, and sometimes they find themselves in it, find sympathy and inspiration.

To have a true and lively article, a journalist must be a committed person. The journey of a journalist is not only about finding information and writing, but more than that, they also tell life stories with understanding and sharing.

Source: https://baodaklak.vn/xa-hoi/202506/nha-bao-nguoi-ke-nhung-cau-chuyen-doi-b3f13f0/