The truth about glass

Reid 2022-01-07 15:54:50

Stephen Glass started working as a reporter in The New Republic in 1995. Stephen, who was only in his early twenties at the time, was considered a star reporter for the magazine. However, as an article about hackers was questioned, Stephen was revealed to be untrue. Of his 41 reports, 27 were partial or completely fictitious.

I like this movie because it does not emphasize the "correctness" and "justice" of news too much. Of course we have certain requirements for news reports. News must be objective, fair and accurate. However, as a movie, too much emphasis on this aspect will only become preaching. The movie focuses more on the element of "human". As the movie says, what readers want to see are stories about "people." Each of us leads an ordinary life, but each of us leads an extraordinary life at the same time. The drama of life is often more than the description in novels and movies. We want to see the stories of ordinary people, because they teach us: It turns out that the life of an ordinary person can also be extraordinary. "People" stories are often the most fascinating stories. Before Stephen's actions were exposed, no one had thought that the original news review system could be so unbearable.



Stephen, like many young people, was wrong. The first reaction was not regret, but an attempt to turn the wrong into right. People are always weak, facing mistakes, often not to remedy, but to cover up. However, why should this be? Why not admit your own fault? Wrong, is there no way back? Although Stephen lost his job as a reporter at the end of the film, he wrote a successful novel. Wrong, it is not impossible to look back. Life is always made up of too many mistakes. Of course, we cannot use this as an excuse to let ourselves make mistakes. But when the mistake is made, why should we go wrong? God has given us too many paths to choose from, and not every path is suitable for us. If this is not the way to go, why not try another path that is more suitable for you?

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Extended Reading
  • America 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    "Guest officer, what news do you want?"

  • Aliza 2022-04-22 07:01:42

    Journalists' double-edged sword is not fun

Shattered Glass quotes

  • Chuck Lane: [in Stephen's office after business hours] You had your brother pose as George Sims.

    Stephen Glass: What?

    Chuck Lane: The phony recording from Jukt Micronics? It's a Palo Alto number. And your brother is a student at Stanford. You had him pose as Sims.

    Stephen Glass: No, Sims is a real guy...

    Chuck Lane: Steve, Steve...

    Stephen Glass: I've talked to him a million times, Chuck. My brother and I aren't even speaking right now.

    Chuck Lane: Stop it. You faked Sims, you faked a website, you faked all those voicemails...

    Stephen Glass: [speaking at the same time] You don't know. You don't know, Chuck.

    Chuck Lane: Restil, Hiert, Ghort...

    Stephen Glass: [speaking at the same time] You got this totally backward.

    Chuck Lane: It's all crap. I can trace it if you make me. I'll find it all billed to you.

  • Gloria: [referring to the discovery that Stephen fabricated his stories] You know what could've prevented all this, don't you?

    Chuck Lane: No, what?

    Gloria: Pictures. How could you make up characters if everyone you wrote about had to be photographed?