Chapter 1887： journalist ethics

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The dense heavy rain formed a rain curtain, and the visibility was immediately reduced to within ten yards. Sean Hall was still standing there and looking around, looking for shelters such as raincoats or umbrellas, but Evan Bell walked into the rain curtain calmly, and his figure was soon engulfed by the downpour.

When people encounter rain, their first reaction is to take shelter from the rain, which seems to be an instinct. But looking at Evan Bell's unhurried, steady pace as if he were walking, walking leisurely in the heavy rain, the tall and straight figure was looming in the heavy rain, and it seemed that it would disappear into the air at any time.

Sean Hall couldn't help sighing, and then the smile on his face was revealed, and after walking quickly into the rain screen, the raindrops the size of beans hit his head hard, causing Sean Hall to feel pain. , the pace under his feet instinctively accelerated, and after a while, he caught up with Evan-Bell's pace, and the two walked side by side. Looking at Evan Bell's uniform pace, Sean Hall could only slow down his pace, and the two walked towards the hotel not far away together.

After walking through the rain for at least ten minutes, and walking into the wine hall, Sean Yule breathed a sigh of relief, the experience of being hit by raindrops and giving his head pain once was enough. "Evan, I'll go back to my room to change my clothes first, and then I'll go to find you." Most of the players and reporters participating in the competition live in this hotel. Although Sean Hall is not a sports reporter, he also lives here. , is a cover-up.

"Do you know my room number?" Evan Bell asked. Since Wimbledon is a pure competition environment, the reporters will not press too **** the dynamics of the players off the field, so even if they also live in In a hotel, it is not uncommon for reporters to come to disturb them. So Evan Bell has this question.

Sean Hall smiled, "This is my job." Evan Bell nodded suddenly. The two said goodbye to each other in the hotel lobby.

Evan Bell went back to the room to take a hot bath, and then changed into dry clothes. He originally wanted to check the latest news about the "News of the World", but after thinking about it carefully, since he had decided to After talking with Sean Hall, there is no need for this, and it is faster to talk directly. Sean-Hall was obviously more anxious than Evan-Bell. Before Evan-Bell could sit on the sofa, the knock on the door came.

At this point, most of the people should have stayed on the center court, so the hotel corridor was empty and you could even hear the sound of raindrops hitting the windows. Even so, Sean Hall made sure there was no one in the corridor. Entered Evan Bell's room.

Evan-Bell stood there with a helpless smile, then closed the door and walked into the room, "Mr. Bond, tea or coffee."

Hearing Evan Bell's ridicule, Sean Hall did not refute, but took over with a smile, "If there is whisky, it will be a better choice.

Evan Bell walked to the small refrigerator, took out two cans of beer, "Whiskey is not my style." Then he put the beer on the coffee table in front of Sean Hall and sat down opposite. "So what are you trying to say?" Evan-Bell raised it directly without beating around the bush. It's definitely not that simple to get Sean Yihall to come to the door twice or three times.

"I think you already know it, don't you?" Sean Hall opened the beer and took a sip. The cold beer matched the sound of the rain outside, which made him fight a cold war, "I know you are the queen of this year. In fact, I intend to honor you, but I don't know why it has not been possible for the time being. I also know that Prince William invited you to the royal box on Wednesday to further invite you. As you can guess, we used the means of eavesdropping. To many unknown secrets."

Sean-Hall's neatness surprised Evan-Bell, but thinking about it carefully, Sean-Hall has approached Evan-Bell three times before and after, and he must have been ready to reveal everything. will continue to hesitate

However, there are two loopholes in Sean Hall's words. First, it was Harmandan-Mohammed, not Prince William, who invited Evan-Bell to the royal box; second, he didn't know that Evan-Bell had refused the award for the time being. This shows that Sean Hall and the others are tapping the phone, or Buckingham Palace, and the tapping device is not on Prince William or his valet, nor in the Royal Box at Wimbledon Centre. Therefore, the information that Sean Hall understands is still one-sided.

Everything is as Evan Bell had guessed at the beginning. It really was the "News of the World" wiretapping scandal that was exposed, but now it's three years earlier than the eruption of Evan Bell's memory in the previous life, so what's going on? Wen Yibel was not sure, and Sean Hall found him and what exactly he wanted to ask for, even Evan Yibel had no clue. So Evan-Bell didn't speak, he just held the beer in his hand and listened quietly.

Sean-Holheng didn't know what was in Evan-Bell's mind, and he continued, "In fact, our newspapers have been using wiretapping to seek insider information, dating back to 1999, as far as Evan-Bell knew. Much earlier.” Of course, they were caught in 2006 and 2007, so it’s no secret in the industry. We monitor a wide range of objects, ranging from government officials to entertainers, from sports stars to celebrities. It can be said that we have a network in our hands that spreads endlessly in the press. "

This reminds Evan Bell of the issues discussed in "Batman Prequel. The Dark Knight". The reason why media reporters are called uncrowned kings is because they have the right to speak and can bravely expose all kinds of remarks. It's like a weapon in Batman's hands. Batman must stick to his own moral bottom line, otherwise his weapon will not only fail to deliver justice, but will become the ultimate evil more terrible than the Joker. The same is true for media reporters. If the right to speak in their hands loses control, but becomes a prop for individuals to seek personal gain and cover up the truth for some people, then this will be a real disaster.

To put it simply, a weapon is a neutral word. It can play different roles in the hands of different people. It can destroy everything but at the same time protect oneself. A single thought will often lead to completely different results.

"I think you should be very clear that our eavesdropping method is not honorable. It not only violates the privacy rights of many people, but also damages the credibility of the media." This behavior of the "News of the World".

However, Sean Hall's speech is still mild, and the impact of eavesdropping is definitely more than that. When people find that their privacy has actually become a newspaper headline, when their ordinary life has become the object of eavesdropping, this It is not only the right to privacy that is violated, but the destruction of human rights. Imagine that even if the police want to arrest a criminal suspect, they must have an arrest warrant, and if the police enter a private house to conduct an investigation, they must have a search warrant. This is the most basic protection of human rights. , to play with all the applause, this devastating impact will be a great upheaval for the entire society.

Everyone is in danger, what a terrible state this is

Sean Hall also knew about these dangers, but he didn't say it, because he knew that there was his own share in it, "I also participated in the eavesdropping operation. In fact, there is a lot of insider gossip, not only the credit of the paparazzi, but also the eavesdropping equipment. His contribution cannot be denied." Sean Hall readily admitted his fault, but did not take himself out and put the blame on others. "But now, wiretapping has gone beyond the bottom line."

"Bottom line?" Bell, the dog, interrupted Sean Hall's words once, with a clear sarcasm on the corner of his mouth.

Sean Hall knew that Ejian Bell was mocking himself.

Sean-Hall's bottom line is that public figures can use eavesdropping, because the definition of public figures' privacy rights in the legal field is very vague and sensitive, but in Evan-Bell's view, even if he is Public figures also have their own right to privacy. Therefore, Evan Bell made a sarcastic sentence.

Sean froze for a while, and did not refute Evan-Bell, then said, "Now the scope of eavesdropping has expanded to civilians. I only learned in January this year that our editor-in-chief had been Using eavesdropping methods to monitor the progress of social news events, eavesdropping on the progress of police investigations, eavesdropping on the inside story of gossip scandals, eavesdropping on government conspiracy transactions, and even infringing on the rights and interests of ordinary citizens Speaking of which, Xiao En-Hall showed a mocking smile since the sixth, "I know it sounds ironic, but I think it would be a disaster if the moral bottom line of journalists was lost. "

"What do you think is the moral bottom line of journalists?" Evan Bell asked.

Sean-Hall looked at Belle, the dog, hesitant, and paused for a while before saying, "In March 2002, a thirteen-year-old girl named Millie Dawler in England was returning home from school. Missing on the road.' The News of the World, hired a private detective to probe the process of the investigation. When the private detective tapped Dowler's mobile phone voicemail, the private detective deleted some of the messages without authorization, which affected the entire investigation. So much so that the girl's family I have been in deep fear." Sure enough, it was Millie Dawler's incident that broke out, "This is not right! This is absolutely not allowed to happen!"

Evan-Bell lowered his eyes, although he and Sean-Hall had always been sworn enemies, and the two never even really talked; but it must be admitted that Sean-Hall's love for the profession of a journalist is so sincere Perhaps his definition of the moral bottom line of journalists, Evan and Bell, cannot be the same, but at least, Sean Chung's deepest love for journalists has not changed.

Perhaps, this is the reason why Sean Hall took the initiative to find Evan Bell.

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