《焦點追擊》(spotlight):一條路的築成

程思傳
程思傳
Nov 4 · 5 min read

自村上春樹在耶路撒冷文學獎的致辭上,鏗鏘地宣告「在高牆與雞蛋之間,我永遠站在雞蛋那方」以後,在任何與權威的對碰上,很多人總會不厭其煩地搬出這一句──我永遠站在雞蛋那方。

我永遠站在雞蛋那方──說時輕鬆,行時困難。社會是高牆主導,行在高牆的規律下,有修直的道路;站在雞蛋的一方,只得另闢蹊徑。《焦點追擊》(Spotlight)以《波士頓環球報》的「焦點新聞組」追查天主教神父性醜聞的報導為藍本,呈現了一場以卵擊石的抗爭。

以卵擊石,是因為勢力懸殊──焦點新聞組vs教廷。雙方的實力,從任何一方面而言,根本無法比擬。編輯Marty Baron(Liev Schreiber)一上場,直指敏感的題材,要求焦點新聞組跟進Eileen McNamara專欄所提及的神父性侵案,頓成為眾矢之的。這一次調查,撼動了地方權力的平衡,不同人士皆向焦點新聞組編輯Walter Robinson(Michael…

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