Wag the Dog--Show Business is Not a Good Business

Lon 2022-08-09 14:06:55

Just kidding. How can this movie have only so many reviews? This quote from the title is the one that impressed me the most about the film's lines. That's not what it means, but that's probably what it means.After the Chen Yongzhou incident came out, the newsman's old face was once again lost.The very interesting phenomenon is that when I complained about the integrity of journalists on WeChat Moments, the same vicious comments I got were all from journalism majors, while most of the students in other majors said: "Actually, this is not bad." to warn everyone to constantly question the authenticity of the media's words so as to make the media’s words more real and credible.The media industry is actually quite great. "

For the time being, Accuracy declined to comment.What I want to point out is that, in light of "Wagging the Tail Dog", I think this movie demonstrates the following truth: the development of the media industry is to develop in the direction of the show, and the end point of the show is shit. Translated into understandable Chinese: the development of the media industry is to develop in the direction of more and more shows, and the end of shows is hype, fake or even pure nothing. And another fact that isn't told in the movie is that most non-media people often don't know this truth.Some good people may say that this is an exaggeration. Maybe it's an exaggeration, but "if you want to be in the media, don't think about being disciplined." It should still be widely accepted.As a new generation of media students, we have been carrying a series of big question marks on our heads from beginning to end: Do I want to swim in this muddy water? Should I expose this truth to my friends around me?

Although most of the time, I have been on this boat and can only wade in this muddy water.And, even if I expose them, I may not believe them. Most journalists are always criticizing that China's news environment is not free. This is, of course, a serious question.The wag dog also tells us another message: even in America, where the press environment is free, the news is still shit. Shit here means that people with real ideals (like Dustin Hoffman in the movie) either refuse to be in company or are mermen. Media people, tell me, if you were in the United States, would you choose to be an ideal person?

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Wag the Dog quotes

  • Winifred Ames: Why Albania?

    Conrad 'Connie' Brean: Why not?

    Winifred Ames: What have they done to us?

    Conrad 'Connie' Brean: What have they done FOR us? What do you know about them?

    Winifred Ames: Nothing.

    Conrad 'Connie' Brean: See? They keep to themselves. Shifty. Untrustable.

  • [Commissioned to write a propaganda song about war with Albania]

    Johnny Dean: Albania's hard to rhyme.