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给CTV Mike Duffy的信
Dear Mike,
I'm one of those millions of audience of your program at CTV. I hold you high in my heart as I thought you represent truthfulness and impartiality. But this time, Mike, you let me down.
It was a confusing clip of video you played of police force breaking up Tibetan demonstrators, during your interview with the Chinese Ambassador on March 24th in your Mike Duffy Live.
May I ask you, what was the relevance of that particular clip with the Chinese Ambassador and Tibet in China? What was the point you wanted to bring to your audience with that? To any eye from outside China viewing your program, the clip tells them that the Chinese is using force to "crush" Tibetan demonstrators (and I suspect this is the point you want to tell them too). If this is the case, then, unfortunately, you might have just made a mistake. A mistake, inevitably but understandably, can be made by anyone who spend maybe not more than 30 minutes a year looking at the issues like Tibet and China, and trying to make a point. The video clip you are showing is Nepali police rounding up Tibetan demonstrators, if you can verify the source of that. To me, what you are doing is like accusing Obama a murder while showing clips of O.J.'s trial. I think you should at least clarify the fact to your audience. If it is not the case, then, I think you are in for a bigger mistake.
Mike, I, being a Chinese ethnic, have long sensed a strong inclination of media in the West being irresponsible and ignorant on many issues like wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the emergence of new economic power like China. The recent incident in Tibet and China is another classic case for West media hypocrisy and ignorance. I don't know if you had lived through the October Crisis in 1970 in Quebec. I don't know what's your view on the FLQ. But that should draw you a parallel.
Today, on this issue of Tibet and China, all media in the West want to be righteous, and they all truly sound righteous. They are so deep in their self-righteousness that they've lost the fundamental of professional journalism. Being righteous does not make you truthful and fair! Righteousness without being truthful is nothing short of pretentiousness. I sure don't want to see you Mr. Duffy jumping on that bandwagon, you should know better! Hope you hear from you to help me continue my faith in you.
Kindly yours, |
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