Is there a line that brought you to tears?

Annetta 2022-04-23 07:02:00

Just finished reading The Washington Post and I have mixed feelings. Compared to focusing on the in-depth analysis of a certain time, this film has risen to a format, or even an era. It has to be said that the current state of the news industry has a tendency to return. For the sake of selfishness and even more unimaginable aspects, wantonly false and exaggerated. Since the beginning of the industry, news truth is a sharp sword hanging above the head. Dazzling and awesome. But what no one can deny is that the soul of journalism lies in truth rather than achieving certain goals. Readers should also really know for whom to cry or speak up. Knowing that one's emotions truly endow them with an object worth expressing. I hope this film can be a wake-up call for the industry. The gradual prosperity of the public opinion field and the people's unthinking discourse are making this industry withstand unprecedented challenges. "Three people make a tiger, and five people make a chapter. Many people speak gold, and accumulate to destroy bones." Perhaps many people do not realize how much effect their publicly expressed opinions will have. Maybe one day, people who use keyboards to write books will also be coerced into the torrent of the times. Sadly, this kind of thing happens almost every day. We don't pray that everyone can make changes, we just hope that we can think more. There is a famous line in "Knives Out": "A man cannot question his truth just because he does not want to see the truth." There are many examples of emotional manipulation behaviors these days. The more secretive and avoidable things are, the less you will be cut off by your evasion. In the middle of the night, I can still cry for a line in the film that reaches my heart. "The foudings fathers gave the free press. The protection it must have, to fullfill its role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors." These rights play an important role in our democracy. The news should serve the people, not the government.” And now this phenomenon is unfortunately not seen, even in the United States. "the first rough fraft of history. "The press is the manuscript of history. Freedom of the press is both a right and a constraint. Of course we make mistakes. There is no doubt that you must first be worthy of your heart, your profession, and the sharp blade hanging above your head. Kant said: "There are only two things in the world that strike my heart deeply. One is the vast starry sky overhead. One is the lofty moral code of the heart. "When deeply in love with "the post" Graham let go of his little love and instead chose to convey the truth to the public. It was no different from Dan. "If you go to jail, you can save yourself from war, would you?" ” at great risk

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The Post quotes

  • Robert McNamara: If you publish, you'll get the very worst of him, the Colsons and the Ehrlichmans and he'll crush you.

    Kay Graham: I know, he's just awful, but I...

    Robert McNamara: [Interrupting and getting extremely angry] He's a... Nixon's a son of a bitch! He hates you, he hates Ben, he's wanted to ruin the paper for years and you will not get a second chance, Kay. The Richard Nixon I know will muster the full power of the presidency and if there's a way to destroy your paper, by God, he'll find it.

  • Roger Clark: What if we wait? What if we hold off on printing today. Instead we call the Attorney General and we tell them that we intend to print on Sunday. That way we give them and us time to figure out the legality of all of it, while the Court in New York decides the Times case.

    Ben Bradlee: Are you suggesting we alert the Attorney General to the fact that we have these documents, that we're going to print, in a few days?

    Roger Clark: Well, yes, that is the idea.

    Ben Bagdikian: Yeah, well, outside of landing the Hindenburg in a lightning storm, that's about the shittiest idea I've ever heard.

    Fritz Beebe: Oh boy!