读罢艾丰同志的《首先拿出合格品来——一个编辑的感言》(见《新闻战线》1992年第1期),受益匪浅。作者既是个资深记者,又是个编辑里手,他从记者和编辑两个方面对不合格的新闻产品产生的原因所作的分析,可以说是切中时弊。尤其是作者对“为什么记者不能拿出合格品来”的分析,认为是放弃了“启动”和“收尾”两个重要环节,更是说到了点子上。他认为“拿出合格品”是一个结合部,有业 In reading Comrade Ai Feng’s article, “First Come Out with Qualified Products - A Comment from an Editor” (See “The News Fence”, No. 1, 1992). The author is both a veteran reporter and an editor. He analyzes the reasons for unqualified news products both from the perspective of journalists and editors. In particular, the author’s analysis of “why journalists can not produce qualified products” means that they have given up two important links, namely “starting up” and “ending up.” He believes that “take out qualified products” is a combination of department, industry