Saturday, May 6

信仰誠實

今天,介紹兩個媒體故事。

堅定的信仰,是「活得自在」的關鍵因素.....
人類所有信仰之中,
最高潔的,莫過於對「誠實」的信仰 ……
而,我們是否「信仰誠實」?
只有自己知道 ……

「我們知道的,是否客觀?」
「我們是否,堅信,面對我們知道的事,誠實,是我們存在的唯一價值?」

媒體人,
如果無法肯定的回答上面的兩個問題,
那麼,
再怎麼熱鬧,再怎麼龐大,
媒體也只是,快速的,無用的,影音圖文,拼湊遊戲。

1905年,印順導師出生的前一年,
T.S.艾略特進入哈佛大學,
後來,在英國,成為詩人 。(請看維基中文網連結)

美國的時代雜誌,
將艾略特選為二十世紀100位重要人物之一 (請看時代雜誌連結)

這篇文章,我想引述他的話:
「We know too much, and are convinced of too little. Our literature is a substitute for religion, and so is our religion.」

試譯:
「我們知曉,太多;我們深信,太少。
我們以博學(知),取代了宗教(信);
宗教本身,也變如此。」

媒體人的核心信仰,
如果不是誠實,
媒体就失去意義,
純屬娛樂;

或問, 純娛樂有何不宜?

須知,
長期接觸不誠實的媒體報導,
就如長期接觸垃圾食物,
不是沒有營養,
是,有害健康。

昨日看1999年老片,
The Insider(台譯:驚爆內幕
故事取材,1990年代晚期,
美國CBS電視,六十分鐘節目製作人Lowell Bergman(真有其人,如左照片,Al Pacino飾,簡介詳英文維基網

在採訪Philip Morris菸草公司傷害人體內幕時,
以他的媒體嗅覺,發現……
一位被被B&W香菸公司開除的研發主管……
Jeffrey Wigand(真有其人,請詳PBS訪問連結,Russell Crowe飾),

知道B&W香菸公司內部資料,
顯示尼古丁有害人體,

公司不只不加改善,還……
(1)加入化學藥劑(例:阿摩尼亞)促進尼古丁快速吸收,
(2)七家大公司,合起來在國會作偽證。 (請看網頁連結,七人作證影片,不是電影是實況影片)

可惜,公司財大勢大,
以撤除退職福利,綁住這位被開除的主管,
要求簽下保密協定……
這位主管,在誠實面對與現實人生壓力的兩難壓力下,
徬徨驚慌.....


原來,只要說出事實,
平凡人,就要面對非凡壓力....

在電視製作人Lowell Bergman鼓勵下,
Jeffrey Wigand不顧甲州法庭禁止發言令,
在乙州法庭作證....
也接受六十分鐘節目專訪,
訪問人是知名的主播Mike Wallace。

無奈的是,CBS董事長Laurence Tisch的兒子Andrew Tisch,
是Lorillard煙草公司的總裁,
正在被美國司法部,以偽證調查…..(這段歷史,電影沒有,美國公視PBS的節目Smoke In the Eye網站有很詳細的事件調查,請看連結

CBS公司派出公司法務,
以公司可能違法被告為由,
要求剪去Jeffrey Wigand專訪;
製作人Lowell Bergman堅持不肯,
主管Don Hewitt與主播Mike Wallace,卻願接受。

Lowell Bergman本可辭職放棄,
為了保護證人Jeffrey Wigand不會繼續受害(菸草公司威脅家人,請偵探挖掘Wigand的不光采事蹟等等)......
Bergman以自己在媒體二十餘年的人脈,
讓紐約時報,有根據的報導了CBS要求剪去證人畫面......
讓華爾街日報,有根據的報導了香煙公司偵探的消息,有許多不實八卦......

CBS只好播出原版。
電影裡,事件結束,Bergman妻對他說,
你贏了.....
他說,我沒贏 ....

一個電視節目的專訪,
造成菸草公司付給全美五十州,二千五百億美金的和解金,
為何他說沒贏?

看PBS在Smoke In the Eye專題報導裡,對他的專訪(請看連結),我們比較會理解,
這句話的深意 …
當然,你上去CBS新聞網站找這事件,
找Lowell Bergman或B&W Tobacco等等,

世界上沒有這件事發生

所以,
以誠實,
做為信仰,
不是一件容易的事。

另一個媒體故事,
常看CNN的人,會常見一位記者Rebecca MacKinnon
曾派駐北京,東京….
他辭職了。
原因?
中時電子報部落格,黃哲斌寫得很仔細,新聞連結如下:
http://blog.chinatimes.com/blognews/archive/2006/04/28/55459.html

簡單說,與CNN主管,對媒體的觀念不一樣;
Rebecca自稱,
a recovering TV reporter-turned-blogger

她的部落格,RConversation很賣力; (請看連結

撇開政治不談,關於媒體的概念,
它的見解,值得注意。

我的結論?

要投入媒體?
先信仰誠實。

94 comments:

Anonymous said...

我相信誠實。
誠實是我的人生信仰。
活到今天,誠實讓我遇見許多美好。

姚仁祿 said...

感謝 Whaleyee 分享

人生, 綜錯複雜
能夠如此堅定
真不容易

祝福

Anonymous said...

要做到純度百分之百的誠實
著實困難(人有時甚至還會欺騙自己)
這是理想
正努力中

Anonymous said...

姚(圖書館長),

以一個自然的觀點,
來說服自己,
我42歲生命座標所餘之扉頁,
該以信仰誠實來繼續撰述,
因為
沒有任何一層書架,
願意呈放一本滿紙謊言的生命.
信仰誠實,
是撰寫生命與歷史的墨汁.
感恩!!

Dodo.

Anonymous said...

昨天看了一部捷克電影 Autum Spring(亞藝影音租的)
用演技述說生命
http://vod.apbb.com.tw/event/autumnspring/01.html

Anonymous said...

Dodo說的好
"沒有任何一層書架,
願意呈放一本滿紙謊言的生命."
很喜歡這句

昨日清晨五點
在風雨交加的氣勢中回到住處
衣衫半溼,鞋襪在滴水

忽忽然想起這篇"信仰誠實"
而.不誠實,說謊的心情...
像極昨日的狼狽吧
可..是..
為什麼,我的謊言,難以放逐,根斷?

例如,出了車禍,怕家人擔心
輕描淡寫說,只是不小心摔倒
還要極力掩飾疼痛不堪的雙腳
力保走起路來平穩
為什麼
不直接承認事實?

例如,想離開一個很不想留住的公司
為求簡單迅速,不拖泥帶水
抓一個上司不能拒絕的理由或藉口而其實是謊言
然後達到快速離職的目的
為什麼
不直接說明不想留任的事實?

佛說,不妄語--
而我習慣性的,在面對需要快刀斬亂麻的時刻
用最簡單的理由(謊言)做結束

善意的謊言,仍然是謊言
唉--
我死了以後
會不會去拔舌地獄?

我的書架上
有許許多多的不誠實

Anonymous said...

星期日早晨五點多,
看見有位騎腳踏車的黑衣男子
佇立門口
我心中驚疑不定
我們面對面,各自停頓一分鐘
他才轉身騎車離去
而我
看著已拉開一半的鐵門
顯然被破壞的玻璃門

這人是小偷

我竟然也沒追上去
只呆呆看著碎了的玻璃.心裡感到恐懼
屋裡,沒有小偷吧
十分鐘過後
才有勇氣拉開鐵門,打開玻璃門
感謝菩薩
一切完好
只除了,玻璃碎了

因為趕著去台南
快速換好衣服就又出門了
把鐵門全打開,燈打開,假裝有人在

直到九點才打電話叫醒哥哥
請他到住處幫忙處理
哥哥的速度果然快
請來警察做筆錄,請來師傅做新門窗
待我回來
一切妥當

只除了
他們問我那男子的形貌時
我其實記得,卻模糊說明
那時心中浮起業報...
若是我欠了人,就當還,還得一分是一分

這,又,再度撒謊,而家人以為真是如此
我不知對或不對
但心裡卻為何不希望他們抓到小偷?

用業報來說,家人嗤之以鼻
認為一個女孩子獨自住在外頭
就應該多小心
我是很小心啊
許多事情,真是小心,就能完全避過的嗎

到底,什麼是業報呢?
或者,如他們所言,我太消極了呢?
這個月,啊,真是多事之秋
疲累不已
今晚,一定要好好的睡著

姚仁祿 said...

感謝Wang 的分享;

誠實, 是不容易,
共勉之

姚仁祿 said...

感謝Alt-P分享;

部落格,
與所有媒體平台一樣,
會有誠實與說謊的作者;

為何?
經濟學裡所說的, 誘因吧!

無視於
名與利的誘因,
誠實才有可能.

然而,
我重視部落格,
投入部落格,
原因為何?

低門檻,
不易受大機構把持.

謹此分享

姚仁祿 said...

感謝Dodo分享

以誠實的墨汁書寫,
以信仰的心靈生活.

共勉之

姚仁祿 said...

匿名者:
感恩您分享Atumn Spring
我還沒時間觀賞

可惜

姚仁祿 said...

Echo, 感恩分享

小偷, 是不誠實社會的產物;
所以, 呼籲誠實, 是重要的;

小小偷, 打破玻璃, 偷東西;
大小偷, 打破制度, 偷東西;
超小偷, 打破人性, 偷東西.

誠實, 人格的根本.

共勉之.

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我這幾年在台灣澳洲來來回回後,更發覺媒體誠實、認真對一個社會的重要性。 一個最實際的數字顯示:全世界最適合人居住的前十名城市,有五個位在澳洲。 Sydney, Melbroune, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide. 我也是因為在這國家住了下來 才發現媒體的水平 心態對一個國家的人民可以有多麼大的影響

有關媒體正義的電影, 除了 Insider 外 最近有一部 George Colony 的 第一部導演作品: Good Night and Good Luck,也一樣的以古諷今,講出媒體的正義。 (其電影配樂更是令人讚嘆不已!) 不知姚先生是否有看過?

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