Day 53: The Campus Paper's Cafeteria Scoop

Dialogue

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   A 선배, 이거 좀 보세요. 학생식당 밥값이 다음 학기부터 천 원씩 오른대요. 오늘 밤에 바로 올리죠!

   Seonbae, igeo jom boseyo. Haksaengsikdang bapgapsi daeum hakgibuteo cheon wonssik oreundaeyo. Oneul bame baro ollijyo!

   Sunghyun, look at this. Cafeteria meals are going up by 1,000 won from next semester. Let's post it tonight!

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   B 오, 특종이네. 근데 이거 어디서 들었어?

   O, teukjongine. Geunde igeo eodiseo deureosseo?

   Oh, that's a scoop. But where did you hear it?

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   A 식당에서 일하시는 분이 말해 주셨어요. 학생 커뮤니티에도 글이 올라오기가 바쁘게 조회 수가 천을 넘었어요.

   Sikdangeseo ilhasineun buni malhae jusyeosseoyo. Haksaeng keomyunitiedo geuri ollaogiga bappeuge johoe suga cheoneul neomeosseoyo.

   Someone who works in the cafeteria told me. And a post about it on the student community site passed a thousand views as soon as it went up.

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   B 그게 다야? 커뮤니티 글은 출처도 모르잖아. 헛소문일 수도 있고. 확인된 건 한 사람 말뿐이네.

   Geuge daya? Keomyuniti geureun chulcheodo moreujana. Heotsomunil sudo itgo. Hwagindoen geon han saram malppunine.

   That's it? You don't even know where the community post came from. It could just be a rumour. All you've confirmed is one person's word.

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   A 그래도 식당 직원이면 확실하지 않아요? 다른 데서 먼저 터뜨리기 전에 우리가 내야 해요.

   Geuraedo sikdang jigwonimyeon hwaksilhaji anayo? Dareun deseo meonjeo teotteurigi jeone uriga naeya haeyo.

   But if it's a cafeteria worker, isn't it certain? We have to get it out before someone else breaks it.

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   B 속보도 중요하지. 근데 이런 기사는 올라가기가 바쁘게 댓글이 수백 개씩 달려. 틀리면 우리 신문 신뢰가 한 번에 무너져.

   Sokbodo jungyohaji. Geunde ireon gisaneun ollagagiga bappeuge daetgeuri subaek gaessik dallyeo. Teullimyeon uri sinmun silloega han beone muneojyeo.

   Speed matters, sure. But a story like this gets hundreds of comments the moment it goes up. If it's wrong, our paper's credibility collapses in one go.

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   A 틀릴 리가 없어요. 그분이 공문을 직접 보셨대요. 이미 확정된 거래요.

   Teullil riga eopseoyo. Geubuni gongmuneul jikjeop bosyeotdaeyo. Imi hwakjeongdoen georaeyo.

   It can't be wrong. She said she saw the official notice herself. Apparently it's already been decided.

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   B 그럼 그 공문을 우리도 봐야지. 학교 측 해명도 들어야 하고. 기사는 사실 확인이 먼저야.

   Geureom geu gongmuneul urido bwayaji. Hakgyo cheuk haemyeongdo deureoya hago. Gisaneun sasil hwagini meonjeoya.

   Then we need to see that notice too. And we have to hear the university's explanation. With news, checking the facts comes first.

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   A 학교에 물어보면 괜히 시간만 끌 것 같아요.

   Hakgyoe mureobomyeon gwaenhi siganman kkeul geot gatayo.

   I feel like if we ask the university, they'll just drag it out.

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    B 끌면 끄는 대로 쓰면 돼. "학교 측은 답변을 미뤘다."도 기사야. 아예 안 물어보는 건 반쪽짜리 취재고.

    Kkeulmyeon kkeuneun daero sseumyeon dwae. "Hakgyo cheugeun dapbyeoneul mirwotda."do gisaya. Aye an mureoboneun geon banjjokjjari chwijaego.

    If they drag it out, you write that. "The university has yet to respond" is part of the story too. Not asking at all is only half the reporting.

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    A 반쪽짜리요? 제가 사흘 동안 식당 앞에서 취재했는데요.

    Banjjokjjariyo? Jega saheul dongan sikdang apeseo chwijaehaenneundeyo.

    Half the reporting? I spent three days reporting outside the cafeteria.

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    B 알아, 고생한 거. 그러니까 더 제대로 내자는 거지. 가격이 왜 오르는지도 궁금하잖아. 재료비 때문인지, 업체가 바뀌는 건지.

    Ara, gosaenghan geo. Geureonikka deo jedaero naejaneun geoji. Gagyeogi wae oreuneunjido gunggeumhajana. Jaeryobi ttaemuninji, eopchega bakkwineun geonji.

    I know you worked hard. That's exactly why I want us to do it properly. Don't you want to know why the price is going up, too? Whether it's the cost of ingredients or a change of contractor.

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    A 그건 생각 못 했어요. 그럼 내일 아침에 생활협동조합 사무실부터 찾아갈게요.

    Geugeon saenggak mot haesseoyo. Geureom naeil achime saenghwalhyeopdongjohap samusilbuteo chajagalgeyo.

    I hadn't thought of that. Then I'll go to the co-op office first thing tomorrow morning.

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    B 좋아. 그리고 그 직원분한테도 이름 빼고 인용해도 되는지 꼭 물어봐. 취재원 보호는 기본이야.

    Joa. Geurigo geu jigwonbunhantedo ireum ppaego inyonghaedo doeneunji kkok mureobwa. Chwijaewon bohoneun giboniya.

    Good. And make sure you ask that worker if you can quote her without her name. Protecting your sources is basic.

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    A 네. 근데 선배, 그 사이에 다른 데서 먼저 내면 어떡해요?

    Ne. Geunde seonbae, geu saie dareun deseo meonjeo naemyeon eotteokaeyo?

    Okay. But what if someone else runs it first in the meantime?

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    B 그럼 우리는 더 정확한 기사로 이기면 되지. 결국 남는 건 확인을 제대로 한 기사야.

    Geureom urineun deo jeonghwakan gisaro igimyeon doeji. Gyeolguk namneun geon hwagineul jedaero han gisaya.

    Then we win with a more accurate story. In the end, the stories that last are the properly checked ones.

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    A 알겠어요. 대신 확인되면 일 면에 실어 주시는 거죠?

    Algesseoyo. Daesin hwagindoemyeon il myeone sireo jusineun geojyo?

    Got it. But once it's confirmed, you'll put it on the front page, right?

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    B 물론이지. 싣고말고. 제목도 네가 직접 뽑아.

    Mulloniji. Sitgomalgo. Jemokdo nega jikjeop ppoba.

    Of course. It'll be right there on page one. And you write the headline yourself.

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