若干年前,我曾提出过:“新闻是‘事学’”。这只是一个论题,正如“文学是人学”一样,不是定义,而且有待商榷。但有一点十分清楚,“新闻是‘事学’”,是从“文学是人学”引发出来。我要探讨的,也仅在新闻的源流。 文学主要是写人。可以出于想象和虚构,通过概括集中,突出人物性格,使所写的“这个人”典型化。新闻有所不同,它要用事实说话,报道一桩一件的事实,通过信息的传递,使许许多多个别的事实具有新闻性。因此,新闻主要是写事,报道具有新闻价值的事件;即使是着重写人的报道,包括人物通讯,也不过是因事及人,终究离不开大量事迹。所以说,“新闻 A few years ago, I once said: “News is ’things’.” This is just a topic, just as “literature is humanity”, it is not a definition and it needs to be discussed. However, it is quite clear that “journalism is a matter of affairs” and is derived from “literature is a humanity.” I want to explore, but also the source of the news. Literature is mainly written. Out of imagination and fiction, the “person” written can be typified by generalizing and highlighting the characters. The news is different. It uses facts to tell the truth about what happened. Through the transmission of information, it enables news of many, many different facts. Therefore, the news mainly focuses on writing things and reports newsworthy events. Even focusing on the coverage of the people involved, including the character communication, is nothing more than a matter of events and can not be separated from a great deal of deeds. So, "News