-watching "Shattered Glass" I felt that
from the beginning, I was wrong.
At the beginning of the movie, Stephen Glass said with a clear smile, saying that there are too many show-offs in the press. To stand out, you have to "appear respectful, self-conceited, or more enthusiastic". I believe him, he is a good reporter.
He said that to make a report shine is to find its human touch, the art of finding human behavior. I also believe in him, which is consistent with the values I accept.
At the end, he said that you must understand who you are writing for, he records what people do, and he finds out what moves them and what scares them, and then writes it down. I believe him all, he will win the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
From the beginning, I have unparalleled respect for the profession of journalists. I believe that they are humble, gentle
, persistent and powerful. In my eyes, no reporter is a negative teaching material. So, when Stephen Glass showed the good side, I trusted him without reservation.
The fact is, Stephen Glass is a liar who fabricates news to fool readers and gain honor. His news reports are almost perfect, with vivid details and rich content, which makes people look less real.
Ironically, after the scam was exposed, he imagined that he would become the deputy editor-in-chief of "New Republic", and after he became famous he would return to his alma mater to teach his juniors and younger sisters. He imagined that he openly told all the frauds that year, and won the applause of his mentor and his younger brothers and sisters. He imagined that he was looking for stories in the crowd and had a deep knowledge of news writing, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism for this reason.
Actually, that classroom was empty. No one listened to him to teach experience, "New Republic" fired him, this famous American political magazine is notorious.
He was covering up the truth from beginning to end. When the lie has more and more loopholes, he takes every step of his work carefully, does not change his face when lying, looks innocent, or transfers contradictions, or pretends to be crazy, or pretends to collapse. In contrast to his "entertainment" "news", I realized how terrible the judgment of the presupposition is.
Learn to believe in others and learn not to believe. When everyone tells you in front of you, they will consciously or unconsciously conceal part of the facts. No one can really avoid whitewashing themselves completely. What I can do is to listen carefully, treat the information processed through thought and speech carefully, and review every detail repeatedly.
I will always remember that the cat that was killed at the beginning of Keigo Higashino's "Malicious" was a psychological cue carefully set by the murderer from the beginning.
In the future, even the death of a cat is not easy to believe.
[Enlightenment]
1. News must emphasize professionalism. It must be true, true, and truthful. The news review system is only the first hurdle. It always needs our inner heart and professionalism to guard it.
2. The exaggeration and ambiguity of a report must not be ignored because it is extremely "entertaining."
3. Don't treat others' attacks on your mistakes as public revenge. Ask yourself, haven't you made similar mistakes to other people? Just as the editor admired by Stephen Glass asked him: "Did you not concoct the manuscript when I was your editor? Didn't you lie to me?"
4. In reality, the prototype of Stephen Glass has become a legal worker. The reality is far more absurd than the film. I can't give up my authenticity. If it is bad, it will be good.
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