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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 85
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
The city editor of the Brooklyn Eagle had given Edward the assignment of covering the news of the theatres; he was to ascertain "coming attractions" and any other dramatic items of news interest. One Monday evening, when a multiplicity of events crowded the reportorial corps, Edward was delegated to "cover" the Grand Opera House, where Rose Coghlan was to appear in a play that had already been seen in Brooklyn, and called, therefore, for no special dramatic criticism. Yet The Eagle wanted to cover it. It so happened that Edward had made another appointment for that evening which he considered more important, and yet not wishing to disappoint his editor he accepted the assignment. He had seen Miss Coghlan in the play; so he kept his other engagement, and without approaching the theatre he wrote a notice to the effect that Miss Coghlan acted her part, if anything, with greater power than on her previous Brooklyn visit, and so forth, and handed it in to his city editor the next morning on his way to business.
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定位：Additional excerpt 85 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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爱德华接到任务去报道剧院新闻，但他当晚另有自认为更重要的安排。他没去剧院，而是凭以前看过的印象写了一篇演出报道，说女主演这次比上次更有力量等等，第二天交稿。这等于没到现场就编了稿子。核心问题是：当工作与私事冲突时，不能靠编造来应付。正确做法是向编辑说明情况，申请换人或调整时间；如果非写不可，也必须到现场核实。新闻的生命是真实，没亲眼看到就不能写成像亲眼所见。一次侥幸可能得逞，但一旦被揭穿，失去的是信任和机会。
上下文
这是爱德华·博克早年在《布鲁克林鹰报》做记者时的经历，他后来成为著名编辑。
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当你时间冲突时，你会选择坦白沟通，还是编一个看似合理的借口？
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