2020.2.16 "Washington Post"
"News is for the people, not for those in power."
The ultimate purpose of news is the well-being of citizens, and the ultimate purpose of those in power is also the well-being of the people.
The unanimous purpose provides the most impeccable argument for "news serving politics", and also implies the possibility of the news media becoming "accomplices".
There is no need to describe the ideals of the news, and its limitations and limitations in the reporting process do not need to be repeated.
In ordinary daily life, people appreciate the longing world constructed by the media, talk about freedom of speech, and talk about information disclosure. Once some issues are involved and make them feel the same, the ideal of journalism has become the most needed vision nowadays. Therefore, the relationship between news and politics determines the sense of acquisition and authenticity that we have been emphasizing.
The running-in, friction, and re-adaptation in the construction of the journalism industry system and the social system require time and events to sharpen, and the two systems will always develop towards the most comfortable state.
As a journalism student, people are always asked: "Do you still have journalism ideals?" At the beginning, I was always stubborn and didn't know how to answer. It seems that as a journalism student, the only answer is "yes". Still faltering, he didn't say any more confidence.
Of course, there is still no such confidence. Do not learn much, not deep; do too shallow, too little. But because of the debate, because of the further study of the profession, and some of my own remarks and choices in the face of public events, I have a better understanding of the importance of belief. About cover-up and truth, about order and disorder, about reversal and silence, there is nothing black and white, only the strength of the belief in the ideal of news in the heart determines the distance between you and Libai.
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