《世界新闻报》窃听事件和西方新闻自由再审视

The Scandal of News of the World and Retrospect on Western Idea of Freedom of Press

本文简要回顾《世界新闻报》窃听事件的过程与动因,分析西方社会性小报生存状态及腐败行为的背景,对《世界新闻报》的母公司国际新闻集团及其控制者默多克的办报理念作了梳理与批评。结合窃听事件的教训及评价,对西方新闻自由原则的形成与发展作了新的审视与反思。文章对我国新闻传媒当下的表现也有简略的分析与讨论。

This article discusses the origin and causality of the phone hacking scandal of U. K tabloid newspaper News of the World, its social and institutional corruption background. Critical review and analysis on the parent company of News of the World, the News Group Newspapers and its real owner Rupert Murdoch were also the main topic of this article. The author argues the used creed of Western idea of freedom of press have been distorted by market competition and moral degeneration in this scandal, which alarm all news professionals should take serious attitude on social responsibility and work ethics. Besides, this article also reviews the current behaviors of Chinese media.