当电视记者遭遇强悍的采访对象...

In this morning's breakfast buzzing, everyone's been talking about that Investigative Reporter in San Diego this week. This was incredible, to see, attacked by the people he was trying to interview for a story. Ah, the good news is he's going to be ok, but it got us thinking about all the other reporters who unwillingly¹ become part of the story that they are covering. We warn you our piece this morning has some pictures that might be hard to watch.

"That's not appropriate. " "I don't give a "

Investigative Reporter John Mattes is still recovering from that brutal² attack. He sustained cracked ribs³, bite wounds and cuts to his face. (Get the camera)

But he's certainly not the first reporter who'd been roughed up (...your hands off me)while trying to shake down someone up to no good.

"I’ve been hit in the face a number of times, I've had guns pulled on me, oh, you know, and I've had threats relayed to me that were very specific and very real by dangerous gangsters⁴. "

While trying to uncover a bogus charity event in Dallas in 2003, ABC News chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross, had more than he bargained for.
"They took me, slammed me, you know, knocked me against the wall, my nose was bloody⁵, and all I was thinking was 'Did we get that shot? ' ah, that's all I could think of before I sort of like, sort of dawned on me what'd happened. "

And Brian may have gotten off easy. There're some reporters who've been punched, even kicked in the face, threatened with weapons.
"We are on a public sidewalk, sir, you'd better put that gun away! "
And chased by bulldozers. This local reporter in Luther Kentucky was held up against a wall by the neck, then put into a headlock. And then there're other celebrity⁶ run-ins.

There was the musician Bjork, arriving at an airport for a tour in Thailand, (Welcome to Bangkok..) went after a reporter who simply said "Welcome", and it is not just in the field where these types of attacks can occur, they can happen in the relative safety of the studio.

And one of the most memorable⁷ reporter run-ins involves ABC's John Stossel and a professional wrestler⁸. "I think this is fake. ""You think it's fake? ""What's that? Is that fake? huh? What the hell is wrong with you? That's open-hand slap? Ah? You think it’s fake? "

I was doing consumer reporting. And I was constantly going up to people and saying why you are a crook⁹? And I always worried that I would get beaten up or shot or stabbed, because I was challenging people's livelihood¹⁰, but it never happened until this one lunatic beats me up, for my saying something that most everyone knows is true anyway.

These altercations¹¹, including this week's case in San Diego, might have some viewers asking why put yourself at risk?

I don't think we should be cowards about it, I don't think there is a story worth losing your life for. But I don't think the thought of that should keep you from doing stories. He didn't do anything wrong, he just did his job.

Makes you think how difficult it is to uncover a fraud when you are out there, and one of these investigative reporters would be

1 unwillingly   

adv.不情愿地

参考例句：

• He submitted unwillingly to his mother. 他不情愿地屈服于他母亲。
• Even when I call, he receives unwillingly. 即使我登门拜访，他也是很不情愿地接待我。

2 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

3 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

4 gangsters   

匪徒，歹徒( gangster的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gangsters offered him a sum equivalent to a whole year's earnings. 歹徒提出要给他一笔相当于他一年收入的钱。
• One of the gangsters was caught by the police. 歹徒之一被警察逮捕。

5 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

6 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

7 memorable   

adj.值得回忆的，难忘的，特别的，显著的

参考例句：

• This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
• The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。

8 wrestler   

n.摔角选手，扭

参考例句：

• The wrestler tripped up his opponent.那个摔跤运动员把对手绊倒在地。
• The stronger wrestler won the first throw.较壮的那个摔跤手第一跤就赢了。

9 crook   

v.使弯曲；n.小偷，骗子，贼；弯曲(处)

参考例句：

• He demanded an apology from me for calling him a crook.我骂他骗子，他要我向他认错。
• She was cradling a small parcel in the crook of her elbow.她用手臂挎着一个小包裹。

10 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

11 altercations   

n.争辩，争吵( altercation的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Have I been in physical altercations with men? 我有和男人们发生肢体上冲突么？ 来自互联网