Veronica Guerin

I have just finished matching the movie,Veronica Guerin, which I borrowed from the city library. After the movie, I saw the news of Heath Ledger's death. The press respected his family's feelings, so they wouldn't take a picture of Heath's body even for the newspapers. It make me feel the press in these countries has really shown their self-discipline. In comparison with Taiwan journalists, it wouldn't be happened.

This movie is based on a true story. It takes about how the press confronted a drug dealer in Ireland in the mid-1990s. Around 15,000 people injected heroin everyday and methadone clinic registered addicts as young as 14. For this reason, Veronica Guerin, who is known for reporting church scandals and corporate corruption, started writing about the crime.

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When I was a student reporter in Taiwan, I was always fascinated by the press' power. Even the prime ministers would go down to shake hands with the journalists. On one hand, they respected their policies. On the other hand, they needed them, especially the famous, popular and just reporter. Unfortunately, I've never seen this sort of the press in Taiwan. However, I think because of the different environment would make different person. Unfortunately, the boss of the broadcasting corporation's power is too big to make true and honest story. Especially, they are cooperating with the politicians even the criminals,but it's another agenda for anohter time.

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The end of the story is tragic. She was shot in the car in the daylight, when she was waiting for the traffic light. In spite of it was horrible and frightened to the mass, people were furious and they took place in many marches to force the government to legislate against drug trafficking. After her death it causes the constitution to be more and more completed.

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Eventually, we really need a reporter who is like her, Veronica Guerin. The Social Justice is deteriorating. The Taiwan President Election will take place this year. Every time at this moment, people always follow the politicians from television. Therefore I wish this year's election we will have a clean and practicable policies.