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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 213
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
Bok saw the little comedy, realized at once that he had discovered the author of The Breadwinners, and stated to the publisher that he intended to use the incident in his literary letter. But it proved to be one of those heart-rending instances of a delicious morsel of news that must be withheld from the journalist's use. The publisher acknowledged that Bok had happened upon the true authorship, but placed him upon his honor to make no use of the incident. And Bok learned again the vital journalistic lesson that there are a great many things in the world that the journalist knows and yet cannot write about. He would have been years in advance of the announcement finally made that John Hay wrote the novel.
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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 213 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
博克看懂了这出小戏,立刻明白自己撞见了《面包赢家》的作者,还想把这事写进文学通讯。可出版商承认他猜对了,却请他凭信誉保证不写出去。博克因此又学到一个新闻业的关键教训:记者知道的事,很多是不能写的。守信比抢独家更重要;今天做内容也一样,拿到内幕先问能不能公开,答应不写就真的不写,否则一次失信,以后没人敢跟你说真话。
上下文
博克在出版公司偶然得知《面包赢家》的真实作者,但被要求保密,多年后作者才公开。
今日一问
你答应过别人“这事不往外说”吗?后来守住了没有?
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