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OpenLettertoanEditor
Ihadaninterestingconversationwithareporterrecently---onewhoworksforyou.Infact,he'soneofyourbestr eporters.Hewantstoleave.
Yourreportergavemeacopyofhisresume(简历)andphotocopiesofsixstoriesthathewroteforyou.Theheadlinesshowedyouplayedthemproudly.Withgreatenthusiasm,hetalkedabouthowhefindsissues(问题),approachesthem,andwritesaboutthem,whichtellsmeheisoneofyourbest.I'msureyouwouldhatetolosehim.Surprisingly,yourreporterisnotunhappy.Infact,hetoldmehereallylikeshisjob.Hehasagreatassignment(分工),andsaidyourunagreatpaper.Itwouldbeeasyforyoutokeephim,hesaid.Heknowsthatthepapervalueshim.Heappreciatestheresponsibilityyou'vegivenhim,takesownershipofhisprofession,andenjoyshisfreedom.
Sowhyishelookingforawayout?
Hetalkedtomebecausehewantshiseditorstodemandsomuchmoreofhim.Hewantstobepushed,challenged,coachedtonewheights.
Thereporterbelievesthatgoodstoriesspringfromgoodquestions,buthiseditorsusuallyaskhowlongthestorywillbe,whenitwillbein,whereitcanplay,andwhatthebudgetis.
Helongsforconversationswithaneditorwhowillhelphimturnhisgoodideasintogreatones.Hewantssomeonetogetexcitedaboutwhathe'sdoingandtohelphimturnhisstoryideaupsidedownandinsideout,exploringthebestwaystoreportit.Hewantstobemorevaluableforyourpaper.That'swhatyouwantforhim,too,isn'tit?
Soyourreporterhassetmethinking.
Ourbesthopeinkeepingourbestr eporters,copyeditors,photographers,artists---everyone--istoworkhardertomakesuretheygetthehelptheyaredemandingtoreachtheirpotential.Ifwecan'td oit,they'llfindsomeonewhocan.
60.Whatd oesthewriterthinkofthereporter?
A.Optimistic.
B.Imaginative.
C.Ambitious.
D.Proud.
正确答案：C
