Journalists live in a world of confusion and complexity. Nevertheless, they manage through enterprise,wit,energy and intelligence to move close to the truth of event and to shape their understanding into language and a form that can be understood by all. (查看原文)
Whatever our personal frailties may be, the nobility of our calling will always be rooted in two commitments difficulty to observe: refusal to lie about what we know and resistance to oppression.
-----Albert Camus,1957 (查看原文)
In Vietnam, it was said that there were two kinds of observers, those who heard about the war from others and those with muddy boots. I preferred the latter.
------Malcolm W.Browne, Muddy Boots and Red Socks (查看原文)
Attribution refers to two concepts:
1. Statements are attributed to the person making them.
2. Information about the events not witnessed by the reporter is attributed to the source of the information.
AP: Always attribute what you do not see unless it is common knowledge. (查看原文)
Types of attribution:
On the record: quotable, attributable, by name and titile
On background: quotable, cannot be attributed by name or title
On deep background: usable but not in direct quotation and not for attribution
Off the record: for the reporter's knowledge, not to be printed or made public (查看原文)
News is information about a break from the normal flow of events, an interruption in the expected, a deviation from the norm.
News is information people can use to help them make sound decisions about their lives. (查看原文)
