Seoul City Holds Online Appointment Ceremony for '2021 Naechingu Seoul Children's Reporters'

On the 4th, a New Concept Appointment Ceremony Held at DDP 'Seoul-On' Video Studio

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] On the 4th, Seoul City announced on the 3rd that it will hold an online commissioning ceremony for the child reporters of the children's newspaper 'Naechingu Seoul,' published by Seoul City, at the DDP 'Seoul-On' video studio, attended by Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon.

About 500 child reporters from grades 3 to 6 in elementary schools across Seoul, who were part of the 2021 Naechingu Seoul child reporters, will participate online to engage in quizzes and environmental campaign performances with the mayor. Child reporters accessing the online quiz platform will see questions displayed on the screen and touch the screen to select the correct answers, with the child who accumulates the highest score being selected. They can use devices such as laptops, tablets, and smartphones to check quiz questions, answers, and rankings online.

Along with participating in the online quiz show, Seoul City will conduct the 'Gidaehae Challenge (Responding to the Climate Crisis)' environmental campaign performance to build consensus on protecting the Earth's environment. The child reporters participated in the 'Gidaehae Challenge' campaign by posting articles and certification photos on the Naechingu Seoul website (kids.seoul.go.kr) about their direct experience with separating transparent PET bottles for recycling in April. At the 'Seoul-On' studio, together with Mayor Oh Se-hoon, they will perform a recycling process using prepared transparent PET bottles, shaking the crushed bottles to show their commitment to protecting the Earth's environment.

Meanwhile, the Seoul City children's newspaper Naechingu Seoul, first published in 2001, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. A 20th-anniversary congratulatory video produced by the child reporters themselves, as well as congratulatory videos from Seoul City ambassadors Kim Tae-gyun (comedian), Lee Eon-gyeong (announcer), and Dennis Hong (roboticist), will be unveiled. This year, 808 child reporters have been selected to participate in various online and offline activities.

The Naechingu Seoul child reporters conducted a non-face-to-face video interview with Dennis Hong, Seoul City ambassador and roboticist, and visited the Seoul Mountain Culture Experience Center while following quarantine guidelines to experience rock climbing and sky climbing.

Han Young-hee, Seoul City’s Citizen Communication Planning Officer, said, "The online commissioning ceremony for the Naechingu Seoul child reporters is a meaningful occasion where about 500 child reporters meet online," adding, "It will be an opportunity to learn more about Seoul while solving quizzes together."

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