浅析西方媒体宠信“匿名消息源”之弊

消息来源是新闻媒体赖以安身立命的根本.西方新闻界有一句行话没有一个记者能超出他的消息来源,记者提供的新闻的质量取决于消息来源的质量.如果媒体拥有广泛而强大的消息来源,无疑能在激烈的新闻竞争中拔得头筹.但如果对消息来源使用和处理不当,也会惹来无穷的麻烦.因为事实性差错大多发生在消息来源上,匿名消息来源更是假新闻的温床,而且容易引起法律纠纷,从而影响媒体的公信力.

On Malpractice of Trusting Unduly Anonymous Informants of Western Media

Information sources are the essence of what the news media depends upon to get the job done.There is a popular saying in the Western news world:No reporter can exceed his information source.The quality of the news that reporters have provided depends on the quality of the information sources.If the news media possesses extensive and strong news information sources,undoubtedly,even amidst intense competition,they can still be the first to be reported.But if the information source is handled inappropriately,it can cause problems and infinitum.Because the majority of factual mistatkes happen at the source of the information,anonymous information sources,therefore,are the breeding grounds for false news.Furthermore,this can easily give the rise to law disputes,thereby affecting the public credibility of the media.