方健儀四川採訪記: 我沒有甚麼了不起

最新一期中大新聞與傳播學系校友通訊, 有方健儀的文章, 講四川採訪後記。睇完深深感受到記者都係人, 面對生死一樣心痛。

我沒有甚麼了不起方健儀（99 年本科畢業、現職無綫新聞與資訊部）

面對屍橫片野的廢墟，面對流離失所的災民，記者原來沒有甚麼了不起。在都江堰市中心一處臨時避難所，帳幕下盡是家園盡毀的災民。帆布下注意到一位眼神呆滯，沉默不語的長髮年輕姑娘。她的家人告訴我，姑娘本來下半年出閣，可惜未婚夫在地震時魂斷瓦礫下，屍首仍未挖出。如果我當機立斷，把攝影機及米高風朝向她，她必淚流滿面，場面感人。可是我沒有，只是從遠處拍攝幾個鏡頭便離開，因為我不想在別人傷口上灑鹽。我原來沒甚麼了不起，因為記者的職責是要找題材，但我偏偏放走一個震撼的被訪者．．．．．．
翌日，跑到地震後完全倒塌的都江堰聚源中學拍攝。學校已變成荒涼廢墟，再沒有救援人員挖掘與清理，只遺下不言放棄的家長，帶著子女的相片日夜等候，希望奇蹟降臨。我踏上瓦礫，感覺很不自在，因為不知道腳下有否生還者。但我這想法很快破滅，因為瓦礫縫中，不斷傳來陣陣亡魂屍臭混雜漂白粉的氣味，劇痛湧上我的頭顱，不久我便嘔吐大作，要即時拿起腳架，踏著搖曳不穩的磚塊離開。我原來沒甚麼了不起，因為記者應該天不怕，地不怕，但我面對死亡，也會不適．．．．．．
第三天，走到本來十層樓高的大廈，變成一層樓高的瓦礫前拍攝。穿過重重人群，盡是駐足觀看的無聊人，惟獨是站在最前的一個女人，雖然戴上口罩，仍難掩她的哀傷，難掩她的飲泣聲音。再往前看，發現瓦礫堆前放著一具剛挖掘出來的屍體，它是她的親人。望著痛哭的女士，我鼻子也酸了。原來我真的沒有甚麼了不起，因為記者理應每天看慣生死，但面對淒楚的倖存者，我也心傷．．．．．．
面對死亡，面對災難，以為久經磨練，性格堅強的我，也有脆弱的時候。面對遇難者，面對倖存者，新聞道德也會湧現腦海。對與錯，是與非，應該拍攝，不應該拍，應該訪問，不應訪問，頃刻要作出判斷，這也是對新聞從業員極大的考驗。但一點肯定的是，各前線新聞工作者，在地震採訪中盡顯堅毅與不屈。記者，攝影師及工程人員，日出而作，日入後繼續工作。每天長途跋涉，攀山越嶺，戶外露宿，缺水缺糧，在災區餘震及決堤的威脅下，但大家本著一個使命感，堅持下去，落力採訪，把最新的資訊傳返香港。
地震採訪還未完結，我便要撤離四川。心裡有點莫名捨不得，大概是自己功未成，身先退。四川五天的採訪令我知道，我的確沒有甚麼了不起，但可幸的是，地震讓我抓著我對採訪的熱誠與衝勁。

陶 傑 短 評 ： 科 書 商 眉 開 眼 笑

習 副 大 旋 風 ， 訓 斥 曾 特 府 要 「 通 情 達 理 」 ， 特 府 即 時 宣 佈 ， 將 會 向 港 人 追 派 五 十 億 紓 困 ， 包 括 今 年 學 生 哥 的 書 簿 費 ， 也 有 現 金 津 貼 ， 但 堅 持 要 等 到 十 月 。 立 法 會 則 反 駁 ： 柴 米 油 鹽 、 蔬 菜 豬 肉 日 日 漲 價 ， 反 而 四 川 重 建 ， 八 萬 「 幸 福 鬼 」 早 已 往 生 ， 成 功 做 了 菩 薩 ， 剩 下 來 的 ， 又 有 人 民 政 府 妥 善 安 置 ， 並 無 逼 切 性 ， 為 何 四 川 百 億 ， 就 要 匆 匆 撥 款 ， 港 人 飢 貧 ， 就 要 等 到 十 月 才 盼 到 「 黃 金 周 」 ？ 等 到 十 月 才 派 錢 ， 本 欄 認 為 ， 最 開 心 的 還 是 中 小 學 生 科 書 的 出 版 商 。 政 府 派 錢 津 貼 「 書 簿 費 」 ， 如 同 開 庫 房 ， 掏 納 稅 人 的 脂 膏 ， 直 接 向 科 書 商 輸 送 現 金 。 九 月 新 學 年 的 科 書 ， 早 在 四 五 月 已 印 就 出 版 ， 加 定 了 價 。 但 科 書 商 無 法 預 知 一 場 四 川 大 地 震 加 副 局 政 助 風 波 而 激 發 曾 特 府 的 一 場 派 錢 五 十 億 大 行 動 。 今 年 的 科 書 已 經 出 版 ， 曾 特 府 才 宣 佈 會 津 貼 書 簿 費 ， 科 書 商 可 以 即 時 宣 佈 ： 九 月 的 科 書 ， 由 於 發 現 部 份 內 容 未 能 與 時 俱 進 ， 須 再 進 行 一 次 緊 急 修 訂 ， 除 了 中 英 數 等 ， 要 改 畫 插 圖 ， 公 民 育 課 本 ， 也 要 加 入 曾 蔭 權 政 府 領 導 打 擊 通 脹 的 課 文 ， 另 外 為 慶 祝 奧 馬 ， 搞 活 氣 氛 ， 今 年 中 英 數 理 化 等 各 科 課 本 ， 全 部 改 用 金 箔 精 紙 印 刷 ， 每 頁 鑲 有 銀 粉 花 邊 ， 該 等 物 料 ， 全 由 歐 美 日 本 入 口 ， 目 的 是 令 家 長 學 生 ， 今 年 奧 運 年 讀 書 開 心 ， 加 強 中 國 人 的 自 豪 感 。 因 此 今 年 科 書 再 加 價 八 成 ， 家 長 七 月 初 早 已 買 了 的 ， 宣 佈 作 廢 ， 然 後 由 曾 特 府 來 補 貼 ， 則 各 大 科 書 商 ， 借 四 川 地 震 再 發 一 筆 橫 財 ， 眉 開 眼 笑 ， 有 曾 特 府 五 鬼 運 財 派 錢 ， 比 起 做 地 震 鬼 ， 更 幸 福 呢 ！

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Dutch beat France 4-1 to win group

BERN, Switzerland (AP)—A three-goal second half lifted the Netherlands to a 4-1 rout of France on Friday night for a place in the European Championship’s quarterfinals.
The Dutch romped past both 2006 World Cup finalists in Group C, beating Italy 3-0 before outclassing the French. Substitute Arjen Robben set up one goal and scored another. Robin van Persie, Dirk Kuyt and Wesley Sneijder also scored.
The only goal the 1988 Euro champions have conceded came from Thierry Henry, who scored his record 45th goal for France in the 71st minute.
With a second classic performance in as many games, the Dutch again produced the sparkle any championship craves. And the second Dutch goal will be cherished by the Netherlands for years, while it haunts the aging French defense.
After Kuyt gave the Netherlands the lead in the ninth minute with a header from a corner kick, Van Persie finished off an attack in the 59th.
Ruud van Nistelrooy spun some magic with close footwork to send Robben down the left on a counterattack. The winger outran the opposition, bided his time and saw Van Persie make a run on the right. Van Persie pushed Robben’s pass past Gregory Coupet for the second goal.
After Henry had put the game within French reach with a subtle deflection from a cross by Willy Sagnol, the tension in the 30,000-capcity stadium suddenly was electric.
One minute later, though, Robben got loose on the left, with defender Lilian Thuram ahead of him. Robben created space and rifled the ball past Coupet high in the net. Thuram didn’t know what happened to him.

Taiwan, China agree to exchange offices

Taiwan and China agreed Thursday for the first time ever to set up permanent offices in each others' territories as the two sides met for their first formal talks in more than a decade, an official with one of the delegations said.

Thousands welcome Ana in Belgrade

Ana was greeted by thousands of supporters when she visited Belgrade yesterday. They crammed into the city's parliament square to welcome the world No.1 and Roland Garros to her hometown."This moment will be not equalled, I will remember it all my life," said an emotional Ana in a moving speech to the crowd."The last days have been a dream. I will never forget Roland Garros. When I heard the national anthem I couldn't hold back the tears. It was a special moment for me."Prior to the public celebration, which took place at 5pm local time, Ana met the country's media, and afterwards she had tea with Serbian president Boris Tadic.Ana later said: "It was a long day, very tiring, but so much fun. I will never forget it."

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How Ana celebrated her win

Shortly before the French Open began, Ana and her coaching team were travelling back to their hotels after an exhausting practice session. During the car journey Scott Byrnes (strength and conditioning coach), Sven Groeneveld (tennis advisor) and Marcin Rozpedski (hitting partner) all promised that they would do something outrageous if Ana won the tournament...Ana's brother Milos joined in, and so the four gave their word that if Ana won the event, they would run around the Arc de Triomphe while each wearing one of Ana's adidas dresses.True to their words, the quartet made a mockery of themselves in the early hours of Sunday morning, after a celebratory dinner.Ana herself could not stop laughing!

Open-Federer says French Open win would crown his career

PARIS, June 7 (Reuters) - Roger Federer said victory over Rafael Nadal in the final of the French Open on Sunday would be the crowning moment of his career.
The Swiss, who has won 12 grand-slam titles but has never triumphed at Roland Garros, has been beaten by the Spaniard in the final for the past two years.
Victory for Federer would make him only the sixth man to win all four grand-slam titles.
“That’s all I need in my career,” the world number one told reporters on Saturday, when asked what he would think if he beat Nadal.
“But then, even if I win, this is not the end of my career. I’ll still be looking for other titles. I still have many years ahead of me if my body and my physical condition allows, because I’m still very motivated.”
Federer, who has been working with former top-10 player Jose Higueras throughout the claycourt season, has beaten Nadal just once on clay in nine attempts—at the Hamburg Masters Series in 2007—but said he had the game to win on Sunday.
“I’ve changed my game on clay over the last month,” Federer said. “In the past I was less aggressive. Just waiting for a mistake from Rafa, I think that’s not the key to beat him. So it’s important to come up with the right plan, with the right aggressiveness, knowing on which points to use what type of play.”

Ana wins her first Grand Slam!

The new queen of tennis will not forget this day, June 7th, 2008, as she reached a major milestone in her young career. Ana conquered her first Grand Slam crown at the French Open, as she beat Russian Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 on a cloudy afternoon in Paris. It was the perfect way to end a dream fortnight for the 20-year-old, who will appear at the top of the... more... »

Ana Ivanovic wins first French Open title

This time Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final.
Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3.
By reaching the final, Ivanovic had already assured herself of being ranked No. 1 for the first time next week. And her performance was No. 1-caliber against Safina.
The 20-year-old Serb slugged winners from both sides and scurried to make saves that extended points, which led to plenty of entertaining rallies. Ivanovic won most of them, including one frantic exchange that she finished off with a delicate drop shot and ferocious fist pump.

A shaky Ivanovic played in her first major final a year ago at Roland Garros and won only three games from Justine Henin. But against Safina she was as cool as the 65-degree weather, showing hardly a bead of perspiration even after sprinting corner to corner to retrieve shots.
Ivanovic won match point with a solid backhand. After blowing kisses to the crowd, she used a chair to climb into the stands and share hugs with family and friends.
Henin, a four-time French Open champion who retired last month while ranked No. 1, watched and applauded from the front row.
For the third consecutive year Sunday, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will meet in the men's final. The top-ranked Federer will again try for the only Grand Slam title to elude him, and Nadal will attempt to become the first player since Bjorn Borg in 1981 to win a fourth consecutive French Open title.
Ivanovic's worst moment came serving at 4-3 in the first set, when she squandered a 40-love lead by losing the next five points. She quickly regrouped and won five of the next six games to take command.
First-time Grand Slam finalist Safina fended off a match point in consecutive rounds this week, rallying each time after she lost the first set and trailed 5-2 in the second.
But the Russian ran out of comebacks. She needed 20 points to hold for 3-4 in the second set, and from 15-all in the next game, Ivanovic swept the last seven points.
The final was the third in the past five major tournaments for Ivanovic. She was runner-up at this year's Australian Open.
The No. 13-seeded Safina was trying to join her brother, two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin, in winning a major title. They're the first sister and brother to reach a Grand Slam final.
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Ivanovic, Safina ready for showdown in Paris

PARIS (TICKER) —A new Grand Slam champion will be crowned Saturday when Ana Ivanovic meets Dinara Safina in the French Open women’s final.
The second-seeded Ivanovic is making her third appearance in a major championship while Safina, the No. 13 seed, is in her maiden Grand Slam final.
It’s been a remarkable tournament for both players, but for different reasons.
Ivanovic advanced to the final on Thursday with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory over fellow Serbian and third seed Jelena Jankovic.

That win ensured that Ivanovic will overtake Maria Sharapova as the world No. 1 when the new rankings are released Monday. Not a bad bonus for the 20-year-old, who hopes to cap the week in style with her first Grand Slam title.

The 14th-ranked Safina, meanwhile, has guaranteed herself a return to the top 10 with an astounding effort in this major - an event she said “God has kept me in.”
The 22-year-old Russian completed an improbable run to the championship match Thursday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded countrywoman Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Safina had advanced to the semifinals of this claycourt major with consecutive upsets of the top-seeded Sharapova and No. 7 Elena Dementieva. In both of those three-set victories, she was down 5-2 in the second set and survived a match point, before emerging a winner.
“Of course it’s a new experience for me,” said Safina, who had never been beyond the quarterfinals in a major prior to this. “I don’t want to think about (the final) at the moment. I still have some time (Friday evening), and then I will sit with my coach and we’re going to speak about the match.
“I think what has happened these last two weeks has been really good, and it’s just one more step to go. I just want to give everything that I have left inside me.”
She insists she is in good shape heading into the final despite her grueling run at Roland Garros.
“Actually, I’m feeling pretty good,” Safina said. “I recovered well after those two tough matches. Yesterday it was a little bit easier.”
Her run at Roland Garros, which guarantees her the No. 9 ranking regardless of her effort in the title match, is just the latest accomplishment in what has been a breakout season.
Safina also was a surprise winner at last month’s German Open in Berlin - the biggest title of her career to date - after defeating former No. 1 Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Dementieva en route to the crown.
She is 1-2 in her career against Ivanovic, though the pair have not seen each other since the Montreal semifinals in 2006. Safina won their only claycourt meeting in straight sets when they met in Berlin three years ago.
Safina’s older brother, Marat Safin, is a two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1. The pair will become the only brother-sister combination in the Open era to have each won a major championship if Safina can complete her run here.
While Safina is arguably the emerging star of the women’s game, Ivanovic’s stock has been high for the past couple of years, and a win on Saturday would see her finally deliver on her undoubted talent.
Since winning her first Tier I title in Montreal in 2006, Ivanovic has notched four additional WTA crowns and reached the finals of two Grand Slams - last year’s French, and this year’s Australian Open.
But humbling, straight-set defeats in those finals have given rise to concerns over Ivanovic’s big-game temperament.
Even a run to the final four at Roland Garros without dropping a set failed to dispel the mutterings of those who feel the Serbian lacks the necessary all-round game to win the biggest titles in tennis. But her win over Jankovic in the semifinals likely silenced some of her doubters.
That win demonstrated Ivanovic’s battling qualities, first recovering from 0-3 down to win the opening set before working tirelessly to win the decisive third after Jankovic had leveled things on the back of a seven-game winning streak.
She said her loss to Henin in the final here last will serve her well Saturday.
“The other day someone asked me, ‘Are you going to forget the (2007) final and play a different one?’” Ivanovic said. “But I don’t want to forget it, because it was a great learning experience.
“I learned a lot from Justine and the emotions I was feeling going on the court. So I really hope I can work hard on it and play different this year. … I gained a lot of experience from that final and the final in Australia, so I really hope I can step up this time and make one more step.”

Federer vs. Nadal in French Open final for 3rd time

As the points piled up and the light faded, it was tough to decide which scenario had seemed less likely at the outset of the French Open semifinals Friday:
That Rafael Nadal would be so dominant during a 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over Novak Djokovic, a man who is, after all, ranked No. 3 and a Grand Slam champion?
Or that Roger Federer would run into so much trouble before winning 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 against Gael Monfils, a man who is, after all, ranked 59th and a major semifinalist for the first time?
Then again, by the end of the day, Roland Garros once more produced the likeliest of all championship matches: No. 1 Federer vs. No. 2 Nadal.

"Rafa again, across the net -- it's the ultimate test on clay. It would be so much better to win the French Open by beating him," Federer said. "It should be entertaining to watch."

The showdown Sunday is their third consecutive French Open final, their fifth Grand Slam final overall, and plenty is on the line.
Nadal can become the first man since Bjorn Borg in 1978-81 to win the tournament four years in a row. Federer can add the lone major trophy missing from his collection, thereby making him the sixth man to complete a career Grand Slam and increasing his total haul to 13 majors, one shy of Pete Sampras' record.
"What's special is winning the tournament, not beating Federer," said Nadal's uncle and coach, Toni. "But if Rafael beats Federer, it means more."
Federer is 6-10 overall against Nadal, including 1-8 on clay and 0-3 at the French Open, where they also met in the 2005 semifinals.
"I will try everything," Federer said. "I hope I will finally win here."
Nadal hasn't lost at Roland Garros. Ever. He improved to 27-0 by beating Djokovic, who won the Australian Open in January and would have overtaken Nadal in the rankings by beating him.
But by the sixth game, Djokovic's cheeks were flush from exertion and he was gasping for air. Nadal make him look like a first-round opponent who had come through qualifying.
"Almost perfect," was the way Nadal described his performance. "Best match at Roland Garros so far, no?"
Federer's semifinal was second, so he took advantage of the opportunity to watch his nemesis.
"Rafa played fantastic for basically the entire time," said Federer, who helped his own cause by winning the point on 49 of 64 trips to the net against Monfils.
Nadal does his finest work along the baseline, and the longer the point, the better, as far as he's concerned. Against Djokovic, he won 32 of the 48 points that lasted at least 10 strokes, according to a tally compiled by The Associated Press.
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Ivanovic will move up to No. 1 in rankings for 1st time

PARIS (AP)—Ana Ivanovic is assured of becoming the 17th woman—and first from Serbia—to be ranked No. 1, regardless of how she fares in the French Open final.
She will move up from No. 2 when the WTA Tour’s new rankings are issued Monday, replacing Maria Sharapova in the top spot.
Ivanovic and two other women, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova, all had a chance to take over at No. 1 after Sharapova lost in the fourth round at Roland Garros.
But Ivanovic beat Jankovic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the semifinals Thursday, while Kuznetsova lost to Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-2.
The 20-year-old Ivanovic, who will play Safina in the final Saturday, said she wasn’t aware she had clinched the No. 1 ranking by beating Jankovic until after the match.
“Coming into this tournament, I didn’t expect that. I just came to play each match,” Ivanovic said. “Obviously every tournament you play, you want to win, so that still hasn’t changed. That’s still my goal.”

Open-Ivanovic beats Jankovic to reach final

PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) - Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic staved off a stirring fightback by compatriot Jelena Jankovic to reach the French Open final with a 6-4 3-6 6-4 victory on Thursday and clinch the world number one ranking.
The second seed, the runner-up last year, led by a set and 3-1 only for Jankovic to level and go ahead 3-1 in the decider, before Ivanovic recovered again to set up a final against Russian 13th seed Dinara Safina.
Ivanovic overcame a shaky start to recover from 3-0 down to take the first set and lead 3-1 in the second, only for a more aggressive Jankovic to win the next five games to level the match.
Jankovic twice led by a break in the decider but Ivanovic stormed back to reach her third grand-slam final with a victory that ensures she will overtake Russian Maria Sharapova at the top of the rankings when they are released on Monday.

(Writing by Simon Cambers, editing by Justin Palmer)

CDC: Tomatoes eyed in salmonella cases in 9 states

ATLANTA - An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

Lab tests have confirmed 40 illnesses in Texas and New Mexico as the same type of salmonella, right down to the genetic fingerprint. An investigation by Texas and New Mexico health authorities and the Indian Health Service tied those cases to uncooked, raw, large tomatoes.
At least 17 people in Texas and New Mexico have been hospitalized. None have died, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Another 30 people have become sick with the same Salmonella Saintpaul infection in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, Illinois and Indiana. CDC investigators are looking into whether tomatoes were culprits there, too.
In Texas and New Mexico, raw large tomatoes — including Roma and red round tomatoes — were found to be a common factor in the 40 illnesses. But no farm, distributor or grocery chain has been identified as the main source, said Casey Barton Behravesh, a CDC epidemiologist working on the investigation.
"The specific type and source of tomatoes is under investigation," she said.
Salmonella is a bacterial infection that lives in the intestinal tracts of humans and other animals. The bacteria are usually transmitted to humans by eating foods contaminated with animal feces.
Most infected people suffer fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps starting 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness tends to last four to seven days.
Many people recover without treatment. However, severe infection and even death is possible. Infants, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are at greatest risk for severe infections.
In Texas and New Mexico, the patients ranged in age from ages 3 to 82. Of the 40, 38 were interviewed. Most said they ate raw tomatoes from either stores or restaurants before becoming ill between April 23 and May 27.
Another 17 cases are under investigation in New Mexico, CDC officials said.

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Powerful quake rocks China.2

Hu Xei Mei, 75, from the Qiang minority group, stands near her house in a street in earthquake-hit Yingxiu town in Sichuan province June 2, 2008.(Nir Elias/Reuters)

Powerful quake rocks China

This combination picture of satellite images taken by Taiwan's National Space Organisation (NSPO) shows a lake being formed by landslides caused by the recent earthquake in Beichuan county, Sichuan province, China. The top picture shows the river in 2006. The second and third image show the lake after the quake. (Formosat image © 2008 Dr. Cheng-Chien Liu, National Cheng-Kung University and Dr. An-Ming Wu, National Space Organization, Taiwan/Reuters)

Ana advances to semis

Ana reached her second consecutive French Open second semi-final, at 20 years of age, when the No. 10 seed and vastly more experienced Patty Schnyder found herself completely outclassed. The 29-year-old Swiss girl has been threatening to break back into the top 10 recently but here she looked a long way behind her rival in terms of ability and was easily... more... »

C"mon ROGER!!!!!

I strong believe,the "KING" will be back!!