Yesterday, People's Photography Network also published Wang Shouhai's self-report and Li Yuquan's explanation about questioning the authenticity of photo news, as well as the transcripts, interviews and self-reports of reporters interviewing teachers and students of Yangtze University and people on the shore of Baota Bay, and other materials of about 5,000 words. In the summary of the investigation, the investigation team said: "According to the above investigation contents and the qualitative announcement of the local government on the incident, the' corpse asking price' existed in the incident and has become a fact, and all the respondents have no objection."
No longer delve into the "Wang Shouhai posture."
After many days of investigation, the Organizing Committee of Golden Lens released the Decision of the Organizing Committee of People's Photography Golden Lens on the Authenticity of the Asking Price of Holding Bodies on People's Photography Network yesterday, and thought that the news event of asking price of holding bodies reflected in the photos did exist. According to the Notice of Jingzhou Municipal People's Government on the Investigation of "10.24" College Students' Rescue Event in Jingzhou Baling Salvage Service Co., Ltd. published by Jingzhou on June 7, 2009 and the witness testimony on the spot, although Wang Shouhai was not the mastermind, he obeyed Chen Bo and objectively participated in the process of asking for the price of the corpse. The moment recorded in the photo is part of the whole process of asking about the price of the corpse. "To sum up, the investigation team believes that the news of" seeking corpse "is true and there is no fraud. "
According to Huo Wei, Secretary General of the Golden Lens Organizing Committee, the jury sent a three-member investigation team to Jingzhou for investigation. The investigation team contacted the party in the photo, Wang Shouhai, his lawyer, the client of Li Yuquan, director of the Propaganda Department of Yangtze University, and several insiders.
Li Yuquan: Asking questions is a personal behavior.
It is understood that the investigation team did not have Li See Yuquan himself. However, Li Yuquan still sticks to his previous views through statements made by his clients. Li Yuquan said in the statement that questioning the authenticity of photo news "was done by myself, and I was not entrusted or instructed by any organization or individual. It's just that I feel obligated to tell the truth to the public. "
Li Yuquan said: "The question about the photos of" Finding the Body "is about the authenticity of the news itself and the authenticity of the interpretation of the photos. I made my judgment on the authenticity of news photos on the basis of extensively collecting evidence from relevant parties. "
For Li Yuquan's questioning motives, netizens almost fell to the ground to denounce and even abuse. Yesterday, the reporter interviewed a colleague from Li Yuquan who did not want to be named. He said that Li Yuquan questioned these photos, and he thought that the descriptions of the photos did not accurately reflect what happened in the photos, so he put forward his own views. "Li Yuquan has no other motives, or has the support of higher authorities. His views only represent himself, and the outside world is irrational. " He thinks.
Wang Shouhai is going to sue the media.
It is understood that Wang Shouhai, the party concerned, thinks that the photo of "asking for the body" infringes his right of reputation. Peng Dejiang, a local lawyer in Jingzhou, took the initiative to meet with Wang Shouhai and became his agent ad litem and spokesman. Wang Shouhai said in an interview with reporters, "I didn't say,' I won't pull until the money is in place, I only listen to the boss', and neither did anyone else on my boat."
Wang Shouhai will list Zhang Yi, the author of the photo, and related media as defendants to clear his name. Peng Dejiang said that in view of the particularity of this case, he would provide Wang Shouhai with legal aid free of charge. He is preparing relevant evidence and will file a lawsuit in a few days.
Statement by all parties
Swimming enthusiasts have:
On the afternoon of June 24th, 2009, I was there when Wang Shouhai and others salvaged the body. When Wang Shouhai made that gesture, I saw it. It was far away and the scene was in chaos. I didn't hear what he said. However, he fished for bodies here for many years, and I swam here for many years. We have also observed his movements for many years. That gesture means "the money is not in place, and the body can't be fished out".
Witness Liu:
Q: How long did it take for Zhao Fang's body to be found and salvaged?
A: 10 more minutes.
Q: Was Zhao Fang's body found until it was salvaged?
A: It stopped. The man in white crouched down and squatted on the boat. The students on the shore begged and scolded. At this time, the man stood up again, and later he waved in the photo.
Q: Some people questioned the photos, saying that the waves were moving at that time, and the fishermen "brought the bodies ashore" instead of "asking for money". What is the actual situation?
A: At that time, the ship was parked in that place. If the paddle doesn't move, the boat will be washed away and stopped for ten minutes. It is not true that the content reflected in the photo is "leading the corpse ashore". At that time, the school leaders didn't have enough cash to mortgage the car keys, but Chen Bo didn't agree. If you stop salvaging the body, you are waiting for money. That is to say, Zhao Fang's body is suspended in the water for ten minutes, which means asking for money.
Li Qiwen (teacher involved in price negotiation, deputy director of Basic Department of College of Arts and Sciences of Yangtze University):
Talking about money is a conversation with me and another teacher, Shi. Chen Bo said that each student's body is 6.5438+0.2 million yuan, and three bodies are 36,000 yuan. I said I was a teacher. You should save it first. I won't lie to you. I only had 4000 yuan on me at that time, so I gave it to Chen Bo first. Because Chen Bo asked for money when he started salvaging, but after salvaging the first body, he stopped because the money was not in place. Because it was Saturday, the bank was closed to the public, and the teachers and students at the scene only received less than 1000 yuan. Later, the finance teacher came from home and sent the money.
The whole fishing process was interrupted twice, the first half an hour and the second 5- 10 minutes. Later, under the pressure of people on the shore, they began to salvage.
Wang Shouhai's gesture in the photo should be the gesture when salvaging the second body. I am three or four meters away from the ship. As for whether Wang Shouhai said "I listen to my boss …", I can confirm that Wang Shouhai didn't speak when doing this.
The dispute over the authenticity of "seeking a corpse" should jump out of the details and examine the reality.
compilatory
At the end of last year, the news photography "Asking Price for Holding Bodies" shocked public opinion, and recently won the highest honor "Golden Lens" award in China by unanimous vote. Li Yuquan, director of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Yangtze University, questioned this article, accusing the photo author and the publishing media of "misreading photos and creating false news". Bring the news events that have been calm back to the public's sight again.
As the school and its officials where the college students lived before their death, they should also belong to the victim of the "corpse asking price" incident in a broad sense (the students who were fished belonged to their own school, and they also paid the cost of a corpse 12000 yuan). The accusation of fake photos and news this time is almost incomprehensible. What is the purpose of the open letter issued in the name of the school? What can you deny? Is it really because of the media's criticism of the "asking for a price to bury a corpse" incident and the discussion and questioning of the extinction of human nature in society that it has affected the image of Jingzhou as a whole and involved the evaluation of all Jingzhou people? Or did the open university succumb to the asking price of the corpse fishermen and be willing to be blackmailed, damaging the reputation of its own institution? ..... almost impossible to guess.
Perhaps we should be thankful that this controversy has caused waves in the local area, giving people a chance to look back on the past. The conclusion of the incident in our impression is not so clear: what is the basic fact of the "body search" storm? After the incident was exposed, there was a story that "the price of the vegetarian meal in the corpse was asked, and the fisherman was not self-satisfied", and the details of the "rumor" that the relevant departments responded to the question, were the news photos completely forged? ..... If it weren't for today's old news and new speculation, the public would really be unconvinced in the face of many basic facts.
In fact, there is enough information about the "corpse asking price" itself to outline the basic context of a thing. The act of "asking for the price of the corpse" does exist. Salvaging corpses has become an industry in the local area, engaging in exclusive monopoly business. The details that once shocked and saddened the whole society, the humanity that was obliterated by huge profits, and the cruel reality once really existed, and maybe they still exist now. What is questioned is whether the person who fished for the body is surnamed Chen or Wang, whether the person who fished for the body is asking for the price himself, or whether the owner of the company who fished for the body is asking for the price on the shore. The person who fished for the body is just an employee who obeys the boss's orders. But the most basic fact that can't be falsified is that the person who salvaged the body in the photo was indeed instructed by the company that salvaged the body, and it was indeed instructed by the boss to interrupt the process of salvaging the body for a long time because the money was not in place. Does it violate the basic fact that employees "carry corpses" and bosses "charge exorbitant prices"? If the most basic factual judgments and descriptions are not inaccurate, then photos and news are only flawed, and there is no problem of fraud.
In fact, the "corpse asking price" cannot be falsified, and the reason for the "corpse asking price" has also been revealed in the latest report-the distrust of Yangtze University by the corpse fishermen and their teams actually stems from the "criminal record" that Yangtze University did not pay after salvaging the corpse. It is not difficult to find that the report that was regarded as "dispelling rumors" by those questioned was only to correct the details of the "asking for dismemberment" incident, which was far from accusing the media of misleading the public and reviewing the media's responsibility. On the contrary, we need to be alert that the fine-tuning and correction of some details of events are increasingly deliberately regarded as "rumors" to disturb the public's sight, giving people the illusion that "the whole incident has been wrongly reported". This may have become a new strategy for some localities or departments to deal with negative news.
The controversy about the defects of news pictures can help us review the whole story again. Perhaps what needs to be examined more is the still cruel reality, which is cruel and cold that no one can turn a blind eye to. Because those realities that need to be carefully examined may not have changed substantially at all. The news photos of "Seeking the corpse" not only could not be published in the local real name at the time of the incident, but also the photographer always avoided leaving his hometown because of threats afterwards. As for the "asking for a price to bury a corpse" incident that was "properly handled" by the relevant departments after being exposed, has it disappeared? According to the photographer, in the same place, "there was another body salvage incident". Obviously, the bloodthirsty rivers and lakes belonging to the corpse snatcher are still there, the "anarchy lake" that has been neglected for a long time and seriously dereliction of duty is still there, and the rules that operate according to the logic of blood reward are still there ... These are the problems that really need to be questioned and faced. How many repetitions and cycles does it take to end the sting?
Decision of Golden Lens Organizing Committee on the Authenticity of "Asking Price of Holding Institutions"
According to the comprehensive and serious investigation of the news facts involved in the "corpse-seeking" picture by the investigation team of the "Golden Lens" jury in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, the organizing committee of the "Golden Lens" figure photography made the following decision: 1: According to the numerous media reports and the information collected by the investigation team after the "10.24 college student rescue incident", it is proved that the "corpse-seeking" situation reflected in the picture is true.
2. The moment recorded in the photo is part of the whole process of asking for the price of the corpse. Although Wang Shouhai, the protagonist in the photo, strongly argued that he didn't ask for the price, he objectively participated in the process of asking for the price of the corpse and was the executor of this behavior. According to the Notice of Jingzhou Municipal People's Government on the Investigation of Jingzhou Baling Salvage Service Co., Ltd. in the "1 10.24" college student rescue incident issued by Jingzhou on June 7, 2009, and the witness testimony on the spot, Wang Shouhai, as a party, took orders from Chen Bo and participated in and carried out the price demand.
To sum up, the investigation team believes that the news of "seeking corpse" is true and there is no fraud.
"Golden Lens" Organizing Committee for People Photography
August 23, 2065 438+00
Summary of the investigation of "asking price of holding institutions" by Golden Lens Investigation Group
According to the investigation contents published one after another and the qualitative announcement of the local government on the incident, the "asking price for corpse lifting" exists in the incident and has become a fact, and all the respondents have no objection.
What needs to be explained is the meaning and content of Wang Shouhai's gesture in the photo, which is a dispute between photojournalist Zhang Yi and some parties. According to the investigation by the staff of the investigation team, there are three explanations: 1. The party Wang Shouhai said that the gesture was made to the boatman in the same boat behind him, directing the boat to lean forward; 2. Teachers and students of the schools interviewed said: When Wang Shouhai made this gesture, he said: Back off! Is to let the people on the shore back and let the ship dock; 3. The swimmer said that the gesture was "The money is not in place, and the body can't be fished out." This statement is consistent with Zhang Yi's.
In view of this, it is suggested that the organizing Committee should not delve into this detail and make a decision based on the existing facts.
Investigators: Yin Yuping, Liang and Chi.
Date: 2065438+00 August 23rd.