If the work of journalists is considered to be performing official duties, then journalists can have a legal basis and be better protected.
According to you, what skills do journalists need when playing the role of an investigator?
First, you must understand the legal information. Not only the regulations on role-playing, but journalists must also know about crime and the validity of evidence. For example, can audio recordings be used as evidence in court? The answer is that currently, according to the regulations, "Audio and visual documents are considered evidence."
if presented with a written confirmation of the origin of the document
or documents on the incident related to the recording or filming” (Clause 2, Article 83 of the Civil Procedure Code). Thus, recordings are only considered evidence if there are documents such as loan papers, contracts, minutes, etc.
Second, prepare technical means and role-playing situations. For example, when playing the role of a company employee, in addition to "acting" like an employee, the journalist must always be ready to record, film, take photos, and even proactively elicit information and create situations to obtain evidence.
Even prepare for situations after the role-playing, after the incident is exposed. These are the risks of journalists being threatened or retaliated against. At that time, journalists must calmly handle and synthesize the evidence they have to protect themselves.
Are Tien Phong newspaper reporters trained in these skills?
As far as I know, no press agency has its own training on this.
role playing skills
At Tien Phong, reporters are also just
trained
general journalism skills, which more or less touch on role-playing,
but
no topic
specifically
which
reach the
fluently,
Proficiency in role-playing is mainly due to the journalist's self-training.
Thank you!
5. Minh Duc – Reporter of Law Department, Tien Phong Newspaper
He has done many hot investigations. Most recently, the topic of siphoning off gasoline or a series of investigations into where the trees that were cut down in Hanoi went. In those investigations, he often used
your skills?
role-playing ability. So is role-playing a hobby?
like, hobby
school
Talking about liking first. There is no denying the role of role-playing when it comes to real life.
investigative work. That is, the journalist becomes another person to approach the subject, collect accurate, authentic information, hidden truths. Many role-playing situations increase the effect, persuasiveness of the article, and the reputation of the journalist.
But role-playing is just one of the ways to collect information in the investigative genre. That is due to the requirements of the investigation problem, the investigation process. There are situations where it is necessary to delve into the subject of investigation, to understand how the subject operates, when as a journalist it is impossible or difficult to obtain that information, then it is necessary to role-play. Not just like to role-play, impersonate someone in the mood. If role-playing is arbitrary and does not bring effective information, does not help to find the nature of the problem or have a method
easier way to
explore the problem
then do not act to do anything.
Playing a role for "fun" is not professional journalism.
Of course, to be able to play a role, a journalist also needs to love, be passionate, and dare to commit when investigating. Because when playing a role, one must identify certain dangers and risks if the "role" is exposed or the subject's resistance when the journalist has "left the role", when the article has been published. I am willing to play the role not because I want to be famous or because I am "reckless", but because this is the way to bring me closer to the truth, I enjoy the feeling of being a person.
in life, living in things. I like it because I appreciate the effectiveness and the feelings of experience it brings.
As for role-playing, I dare not admit it. I can only say that through many investigative situations, I have acquired certain role-playing skills, from how to exploit my “role” deeply, avoiding being exposed, to how to behave in role-playing situations to avoid danger when discovered. I mainly practice and accumulate experience through the process of working.
You mentioned training to gradually perfect your role-playing skills? Specifically, how did you train?
A journalist must always learn and master legal knowledge to
do
analysis and processing department
information during its investigation.
But for journalists who play the role, the law is also the basis, the limit to protect journalists from consequences. Updating legal information helps journalists determine how to play the role correctly, and not violate the law.
When deciding to take on a role, journalists need to prepare carefully for the role-playing process. They need to know who they will be playing the role of and what activities they will be doing.
how to
"act" correctly, for real. I always research very carefully
object
I will play the role. For example, once, I played the role of a district leader.
If I went down to inspect the business, I had to find out who he was, what his name was, what he looked like, what he was dressed like, what his language and tone of voice were like. Even,
to protect
believe me, i have to call a friend, try
to be arrogant
I acted like a person with authority. Thanks to that, I could easily enter that facility.
I have to keep learning. The experiences of my predecessors and colleagues are the “treasures” that guide me on how to play a role, helping me avoid or at least limit mistakes when playing a role. When I first started my career and didn’t have much experience, I considered these experiences as “lifesavers”.
so that I can "swim" in the world of diverse characters that I have to transform into. Until now, after many years of struggling and accumulating my own lessons, I still cherish those experiences.
Besides, I also constantly update and learn how to use new technologies. You know, now pen-shaped recording devices are easily detected, so we have to switch to other types of eavesdropping devices such as buttons, or watch-shaped cameras... and even those devices will become outdated when used too much and are known by the subjects.
And no matter how well prepared, the most important step is still the actual role-playing process. There are many situations that arise when actually playing a role that require journalists to respond flexibly and intelligently. At that time, only cultural background and knowledge of all aspects of life, but no skills, can help journalists. Knowledge is needed to skillfully push the issue, so that journalists can respond to things that are beyond preparation.
initially. I never take my knowledge for granted, I must always
follow up on every issue, even understand deeply, expand on the issue.
Can you share more about the article “Breaking into a tanker truck gutting yard in Hai Duong” (Tien Phong newspaper – issue 7 – January 7, 2015). How did you get into character?
In this article, the investigation is not very dangerous, the difficulty is
The most important thing is to approach and film, to take close-up photos of the petrol siphoning. But the subjects are really sophisticated. They surrounded the large lot, backed the cars deep inside, no one could go in or out, cars could only go in or out with the permission of the security guard, so it was almost impossible to observe anything from the outside. Using flycam (a remote-controlled aircraft used to take photos and videos from the air) was also ineffective because the area around the parking lot was too full of trees. Therefore, we had to play many roles to approach.
near this area. After pretending to be a driver but still unable to get into the parking lot, we had to pretend to be an electrician to be able to scout the parking lot terrain from above. But that was just observation. After locating the location of the parked cars to transfer goods, we pretended to be customers who rented a motel behind it, for many days using a camera to record from the balcony and windows of that motel. When filming, we also needed to choose an angle to avoid trees and the eyes of the drivers and security guards. Finally, we were able to
get the images you need. Along with monitoring, observing, asking people
people…we have gradually completed the information to get the article in the newspaper.
According to you, what is the most necessary quality for a journalist when entering the job market?
shoulder?
The most important thing is courage and bravery. Journalists must not be afraid of danger.
Only then will you dare and be ready to take on a role when necessary. Of course, it is brave, not “reckless” or unfounded. Secondly, when taking on a role, you need to be skillful and agile because it is a direct but not public communication. Investigation in general requires tact, perseverance, and sensitivity… but it is most evident and required when taking on a role.
Thank you!
INVESTIGATION ARTICLES
USING ROLE PLAYING SKILLS ON LABOR NEWSPAPER
(from October 1, 2014 – March 31, 2015)
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Title | Author | Number | Note | |
1 | Nghe An Province Traffic Police: Many violations while performing official duties Lesson 1: Check "what" in a flash eye? | Lam Hung Tho Hong Trieu | 229 October 1, 2014 | Driver role Reportage section (Page 6) |
2 | Counterfeit helmet production in Ho Chi Minh City: The basics real, "ghost" address Lesson 1: helpless with fake helmet | Tran Phan Minh Quan | 230 October 2, 2014 | Customer role News Page (1+7) |
3 | Smuggling still happens day and night across the border, part 3: The path of contraband | Thanh An Thong Chi | 246 October 21, 2014 | Passenger role Economic Page Society (1+3) |
4 | Smuggling still happens day and night across the border, part 4: Disguise contraband | Thanh An Cong Thang | 247 October 22, 2014 | Customer role Economic Page Society (1+3) |
5 | Highway 14 is devastated every kilometer, part 1: the suffering of a road | Thanh Hai Dang Trung Kien | 249 October 24, 2014 | Passenger role News Page (1+7) |
6 | National Highway 14 is devastated on every kilometer, last article: Solution unreasonable construction | Thanh Hai Dang Trung Kien | 250 October 25, 2014 | Passenger role News Page (1+7) |
7 | Venerable monopolizes the market Part 1: Fraud from agents to retail store | PVDT Group | 271 November 19, 2014 | Customer role Economic Page Society (1+3) |
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Breaking up a large sea turtle trafficking ring best in Vietnam | Hoang Quan | 273 November 21, 2014 | Many roles Economic Page Society (1+3) | |
Guest role | ||||
9 | Chaos of illegal taxis in Quang Ninh | Nguyen Hung | 273 November 21, 2014 | row News Page |
(7) | ||||
Many roles, | ||||
10 | Who is the real "boss" of the "largest sea turtle graves in Vietnam"? | Hoang Quan Son Thanh | 280 November 29, 2014 | including the role of the person who buys land to build a warehouse Record Page |
copy (5) | ||||
Role | ||||
11 | Strange with "Uber" Taxi | Launch Group pill | 284 12/4/2014 | guest Page Quoc |
economy (6) | ||||
12 | Loss of 8,000 billion VND/year due to smuggled cigarettes | Phung Bac | 285 12/5/2014 | Customer role News Page (7) |
13 | Blood Path | Khuong Quynh Minh Quan Phung Bac | 287 December 8, 2014 | Patient role (blood donor) Page Quoc economy (6) |
Guest role | ||||
14 | Why thirsty for tickets? | Dak Lam | 290 11/12/2014 | row Sports Page cultural sports |
(1+5) | ||||
Train tickets for Tet At Mui | Role | |||
15 | 2015: Newspaper Station out, "broker" releases tickets | Minh Quan Tran Phan | 291 12/12/2014 | guest News Page |
sell | (1+7) | |||
16 | "Buying sugar" to Cambodia to gamble price...2000 dong | Huynh Danh | 303 December 26, 2014 | Gambler role News Page (1+7) |
17 | "Hot" smuggling | Huynh Danh | 304 | guest role |
Southwest border Part 1: Smuggling both day and night | December 27, 2014 | row News Page (1+7) | ||
18 | Forest conservation is the child fat goose | Do Doan Hoang | 8 10/1/2015 | The shoulder of the person walking forest |
19 | Tet candy brands are all "fake" | Highland News Le Ha | 11 January 14, 2015 | Customer role News Page (1+7) |
20 | Continue writing the article "Tet candy of all brands is "fake": "Fake" goods flood into the provinces to deceive people consumption | Highland News | 12 January 15, 2015 | Customer role Economic Page Society (1+3) |
21 | Cornstarch + Chemicals = Coffee | Dang Trung Kien | 23 January 28, 2015 | Customer role News Page (1+7) |
22 | Continue writing about the cable car project on Fansipan peak: Recorded from an altitude of 3000m: What is the truth? | Thanh An Thong Chi | 23 January 28, 2015 | Tourist role News Page (1+7) |
23 | Uncontrolled slaughter of livestock and poultry: Dirty food arrives straight market | Economic Reporter Group | 23 January 28, 2015 | Customer role Economic Page society (1+3) |
24 | Cars returning home for Tet are packed and overcharged | Ha Anh Chien | 33 2/9/2015 | Passenger role News Page (1+7) |
25 | Cars returning home for Tet are packed and overcharged | PV Group | 33 2/9/2015 | Passenger role News Page (1+7) |
26 | Torture on the car | Hoang Hung | 47 | Role |