读罢孙吴先生的评论《漫评1988年全国十佳新闻摄影记者评选》,很有些话想说出来与孙先生探讨。孙先生看罢若干幅1988年全国十佳新闻摄影记者的作品后,认为“多数作品不佳,基调灰暗,题材偏狭,缺乏时代气息与中国民族气概”。我想说孙先生言重了。一来孙先生仅看到了“十佳”作品中的一小部分,二来孙先生对所见作品的解释与评价乃至新闻观都值得商量。今天,越来越多的新闻工作者认为只有那些新近发生的异常事件才能成为新闻,记者的责任在于让大众尽快了解真相。这同以往的某些新闻观不同,比 Read the comments of Mr. Sun Wu “Commentary on the 1988 Top Ten news photojournalists selection”, there are some things to say to discuss with Mr. Sun. After looking at a number of the 1988 top ten news photojournalists in China, Mr. Sun considered that “most works are poor, the tone is gloomy, the themes are narrow, and the atmosphere of the times is lacking and the ethos of China is lacking.” I want to say Mr. Sun made it a point. First, Mr. Sun saw only a small part of the “Top Ten” works. Second, Mr. Sun’s interpretation and evaluation of the works he read and his opinions on the news were all worth discussing. Today, more and more journalists think that only those anomalous events that have taken place recently can become news. The responsibility of journalists lies in letting the public understand the truth as soon as possible. This is different from some of the previous news concepts