The epitaph of the innocent

Scottie 2022-04-20 09:02:10

Back then, the Emperor Taishang raised his index finger to the Hong Kong Pearl TV reporter and said with a smile, "You reporters are too simple, too naive, do you understand?"

The first time I saw this video, I laughed. The so-called Of course, those who come from within the system do not understand what real "press freedom" is.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides for five "freedoms," one of which includes freedom of the press and speech, which has been reinforced by numerous judicial reviews by the Supreme Court since then.

It's an absolutely fine film, and five stars are given to the real-life protagonist of the film's events, former New York Times reporter Judith Miller.

Miller is an absolute idealist, somewhat naive and persistent. Her real role in the reveal of the identity of former CIA agent Valerie Plame is a casualty of Washington's political struggles.

Of course, the source in reality cannot be a little girl, but a senior adviser to the Bush administration who has his own agenda. Miller is the card he played. And the blonde beauty Plame didn't die. The only loss was that her identity was exposed and she couldn't continue to work. However, because of her good looks and female agent, she became a celebrity to some extent.

Although there is controversy about miller's rigorous writing and over-reliance on source, the Pulitzer Prize winner also left the New York Times in the end, but they stick to the bottom line.

I have never seen this bottom line in China, and not writing hymns can already be regarded as a national conscience, hehe.

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Extended Reading
  • Jeff 2022-03-21 09:02:43

    The superb performances of the two beauties will present their insistence on principles and natural justice, and persistence in digging out the truth in a vivid image. However, the situation of the reporters in the story is already considered good. After all, there are still visits, financial support from the newspaper, lawyers to defend, and even honors. . . A hundred times better. . .

  • Lyda 2022-03-28 09:01:07

    You can't even do ZF, that is, the journalists of the US imperialists under the protection of many democracy and freedom. When the time passes, the enthusiasm of the people fades, and you will only be forgotten, rotten, and collapsed. Of course, there may be worship and sighs of later generations.

Nothing But the Truth quotes

  • Ray Armstrong: [staring at his wife's new story] You made the top page!

  • Alan Burnside: [In front of the Supreme Court] In 1972 in Branzburg v. Hayes this Court ruled against the right of reporters to withhold the names of their sources before a grand jury, and it gave the power to the Government to imprison those reporters who did. It was a 5-4 decision, close. In his dissent in Branzburg, Justice Stewart said, 'As the years pass, power of Government becomes more and more pervasive. Those in power,' he said, 'whatever their politics, want only to perpetuate it, and the people are the victims.' Well, the years have passed, and that power is pervasive. Mrs. Armstrong could have buckled to the demands of the Government; she could've abandoned her promise of confidentiality; she could've simply gone home to her family. But to do so, would mean that no source would ever speak to her again, and no source would ever speak to her newspaper again. And then tomorrow when we lock up journalists from other newspapers we'll make those publications irrelevant as well, and thus we'll make the First Amendment irrelevant. And then how will we know if a President has covered up crimes or if an army officer has condoned torture? We as a nation will no longer be able to hold those in power accountable to those whom they have power over. And what then is the nature of Government when it has no fear of accountability? We should shudder at the thought. Imprisoning journalists? That's for other countries; that's for countries who fear their citizens - not countries that cherish and protect them. Some time ago, I began to feel the personal, human pressure on Rachel Armstrong and I told her that I was there to represent her and not her principle. And it was not until I met her that I realized that with great people there's no difference between principle and the person.