Imagine a world where everyone understands each other a bit better. 🌍❤️
On Saturday, over 150 experts, leaders, and scholars gathered at Tsinghua University in Beijing to chat about just that! They explored how the media can help spread empathy and equality across the globe. 🗞️✨
Yang Bin, the deputy dean of Tsinghua University, kicked things off by pointing out that while technology is changing our lives super fast (hello, TikTok!), it's also making inequality worse in some places. But guess what? The media can totally help fix that! 🎥🌐
Zheng Zhijie from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reminded everyone that empathy is key to us surviving and thriving as humans. In these crazy times, we need it more than ever to build a healthy and equal world. 👫🌈
\"Knowledge spreads through communication,\" said Cui Shixin, deputy chief editor of People’s Daily. He believes the media is an awesome tool to help us all get on the same page. 📖🤝
Siddharth Chatterjee, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, warned that if we don't spread accurate info, especially about health, more people could be at risk. Yikes! 😱📢
Zhou Qing'an, who heads up the School of Journalism and Communication at Tsinghua, highlighted some big challenges like the lack of a shared vision and the knowledge gap. But events like this one are steps in the right direction! 🚀📝
The coolest part? This year's forum had a virtual reality zone where visitors could dive into life in Zambia, Africa! They got to see how health workers are teaming up with locals to tackle polio. How awesome is that? 🌍🎮
It's clear that by working together and using the power of media, we can make the world a more empathetic and equal place. Let's do this! ✌️💙
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Experts discuss how media can promote empathy at Beijing event
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