1998年2月9日,《中华工商时报》以大量篇幅对发生在山西朔州、大同、太原等地的假酒中毒案进行了报道。报道发出后,引起广泛的社会反响。作为采访该案的记者,在该案采访过程中及报道发表后,有一些感想,写了出来望同行指教。传统消息来源与现代运作方式作为常驻北京的中央新闻单位记者,平时接触较多的是国家部委。这对于了解国家宏观情况无疑是有利的。但另一方面却往往使记者对基层、甚至除北京以外的情况了解不够。因而产生对基层报道不够,或时效性相对 February 9, 1998, “China Business Times” with a lot of space in Shanxi Shuozhou, Datong, Taiyuan and other places were reported cases of alcoholism. After the report was issued, it caused widespread social repercussions. As a reporter interviewing the case, during the interview and publication of the case, I had some thoughts and wrote out about my colleagues’ advice. Traditional Sources and Modes of Modern Operation As a reporter of the Central News Agency stationed in Beijing, most of the normal contacts are with state ministries and commissions. This is undoubtedly beneficial to understand the macroeconomic situation in the country. On the other hand, however, journalists often do not know enough about the grassroots level and even situations other than Beijing. Thus resulting in grass-roots coverage is not enough, or timeliness relative