看了Michael Sneed的表演以后，没看出中国外交部对个别媒介违反职业道德的指控有什么不对的地方。阁下和中国外交部有仇，请以后了结。
在媒体及当地警方宣布枪手的身份为[[韩国]][[公民]]的[[美国]][[移民]]时，[[芝加哥太阳时报]]把之前斯尼德的不实言论悄悄的替换掉了，并且没给出任何的更正信息。
===原文===
Gunman kills 32 at Virginia Tech before being killed
April 16, 2007
BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist
Sneed hears authorities were investigating whether the gunman who killed 32 people in a rampage on the Virginia Tech campus was a Chinese national who arrived in the United States last year on a student visa.
The 25-year-old man being investigated for the deadliest college carnage in U.S. history reportedly arrived in San Francisco on a United Airlines flight on Aug. 7, 2006, on a visa issued in Shanghai, the source said. Investigators had not linked him to any terrorist groups, the source added. The shooter reportedly had multiple handguns with high-capacity magazines, enabling him to kill many students quickly.
The rampage also appeared to have been premeditated since the exits in the campus buildings in which the shootings occurred were chained.
One story being investigated was that the rampage was the result of a domestic problem, and an ex-girlfriend may have been killed in the massacre. But that was pure speculation.
Investigators also believe three bomb threats on the campus last week may have been attempts by the shooter to test the campus security response. In addition, Sneed hears the gunman was described by witnesses as Asian and about 6 feet tall.
Access to Norris Hall, where the multiple shootings occurred, can only be gained through a student ID.
The man being investigated was reportedly in the U.S. on an F-1 visa (student).}}
===翻译===
2007年4月16日 太阳报专栏记者 迈克尔·斯尼德
斯尼德得知警方正在调查在弗吉尼亚理工大学杀害32人的凶手是否是去年持学生签证到美国的中国公民。
消息来源称，这个25岁被调查的男性是乘坐美国联合航空公司的飞机于2006年8月7日拿着从上海签发的签证到达了美国的旧金山。调查者并没有把他归为任何的恐怖组织。据称，枪手有很多把枪，并且有容弹量很多的枪梭子；这让他杀人的时候速度更快。
这场屠杀是可以预测的，因为在校园建筑内的枪案是连环发生的。
一种说法是这场屠杀是凶手和别人的矛盾，凶手的前女友可能被害。但是这是纯粹的猜测。
调查者也相信，先前的3个炸弹威胁是凶手散布的，目的是为了测试学校安全系统的反应速度。另外，斯尼德得知目击者描述枪手为亚洲人，大概6英尺高。
想进入枪击发生的地点Norris Hall，学生必须出示学生证。
据说，被调查的枪手是个拿学生签证的留学生。
===相同链接的新文章===
[http://www.suntimes.com/news/343354,vatech041607.article 原文的链接]现在被贴上了新的文章。这不是新闻媒体的正常行为。通常，新文章总是用新链接来发表的。[[詹姆斯弗罗]]（James Fallows）在《大西洋》杂志中指责媒体“掩盖了事实”。"covering up one’s tracks"[http://jamesfallows.com/test/2007/04/18/sun-times-vs-china-update-re-va-tech-shooting/ James Fallows discusses the fact that Sun-Times altered the article ].
以下文章的前两段是来自相同链接被替代的新闻（原文是说警方正在调查凶手是否是中国人），发布日期是2007年4月17日，发布的信息是警方刚刚公布的正确信息。值得注意的是，这篇文章的发布日期是2007年4月17日，但是链接上的日期却显示得是'''041607'''，意思是2007年4月16日发布的。
{{Cquote2|
Suspected gunman identified
April 16, 2007
BY MICHAEL SNEED Sun-Times Columnist
The gunman suspected of carrying out the Virginia Tech massacre that left 33 people dead was identified today as Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old South Korean who was a senior at the school.
He was carrying a backpack that contained 9mm clips, two knives and a bag from Dick's Sporting Goods, a source said. The backpack was found near the shooter. }}
==反应==
在2007年4月18日，很多中国公民的（特别是中国的留学生）和美籍华人纷纷表示抗议。尽管更新的内容确定凶手是韩国公民[[赵承熙]]，但是麦克尔·斯尼德和芝加哥太阳报却始终没做出任何反应。她的故事已经被很多中国的海外论坛所广泛的讨论，比如，[[Mitbbs]]。
在2007年4月18日，[[中国]]对于美国媒体如此之快的指责制造[[弗吉尼亚理工大学校园枪击案]]的凶手是中国人而遗憾。[[中华人民共和国]][[外交部]]发言人[[刘建超]]说，“一些[[美国]]媒体在真相还不明朗的情况下对于枪案进行了不正确报道，有损职业道德。”原引自[[新华社]][http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=14115560&p=y4yy56x6&n=14115648 Beijing: US media quick to blame Chinese student].
记者[[James Fallows]] responded to the incident in his column in [[The Atlantic]].[http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200704u/virginia-tech The Atlantic: One American woman terrifies China.]:
{{Cquote2|1.3 billion Chinese people are grateful to you, Michael Sneed — grateful the alarm created singlehandedly by you proved false. They hold endless seminars on media ethics here, on the theory that this can help shape up a state-controlled press. Maybe you’d like to come speak? I guarantee you’d draw a crowd.}}
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