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The Los Angeles news helicopter crashed in the birthplace—one might even call it the epicenter—of "Sky's Eye" reporting.

The Los Angeles news helicopter crashed in the birthplace—one might even call it the epicenter—of "Sky's Eye" reporting.

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September 17th, 2026

The Los Angeles news helicopter crashed in the birthplace—one might even call it the epicenter—of "Sky's Eye" reporting.

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For nearly seven decades, Los Angeles has been perpetually subjected to the aerial scrutiny of news helicopters gazing down from above.

近七十年來洛杉磯始終處於新聞直升機自空中俯瞰的凝視之下

Whenever wildfires rage, mudslides cascade, or O.J. Simpson flees along the freeway evading police pursuit, an "eye in the sky" fixes its gaze on the unfolding situation, alerting millions of people and guiding them away from danger.

每當野火肆虐土石流傾瀉抑或辛普森(O.J. Simpson)沿高速公路逃避警方追緝之際一架「天空之眼」便會緊盯事態演變向數百萬民眾示警指引其遠離險境

On Tuesday, an airborne newsroom helicopter crashed and burst into flames during a live broadcast, killing three people, at a time when journalists were covering a collision between an SUV and a city bus.

週二一架空中新聞編輯室直升機於直播期間墜毀並起火燃燒釀成三人死亡事發當時記者正針對一輛休旅車與一輛市公車相撞之事故進行報導。

According to NBC4 in Los Angeles, two people aboard the aircraftEliana Moreno and the pilot, George Marciniwperished; fire officials stated that another person on the ground, Edy Gutierrez Mejia, also lost his life.

據洛杉磯NBC4報導機上兩人——埃利亞娜·莫雷諾(Eliana Moreno)與飛行員喬治·馬西尼烏(George Marciniw)——不幸罹難消防官員表示地面上另一人埃迪·古鐵雷斯·梅希亞(Edy Gutierrez Mejia)亦告身亡

This incident constitutes yet another harrowing case among at least eight fatal crashes involving news helicopters in the United States since 2000, a series of accidents that has claimed 16 lives in total.

此事件為自2000年以來美國至少八起涉及新聞直升機之致命墜機事故中又一駭人案例該等一系列事故累計已造成16人喪生

Widely known by the moniker "Eli in the Heli," Moreno had worked as an airborne journalist since 2010, mastering a highly demanding craft that encompasses editing, videography, an intimate command of the cityand split-second improvisation.

莫雷諾以「直升機裡的伊萊」(Eli in the Heli)之稱號廣為人知自2010年起便投身空中記者一職諳熟一門要求極苛的報導技藝箇中涵蓋剪輯影片拍攝對城市的透徹掌握——以及迅捷的臨場思維

"I've clocked seventy-six hours since Sunday, and I'm on the verge of completing it!" she wrote on Instagram on 29 September 2023.

自週日起已累計工作七十六小時我即將大功告成!」她於2023年9月29日在Instagram上如此寫道

"Yet I have no grounds for complaint, inasmuch as what I possess is the most extraordinary job in the world."

然而我無從抱怨蓋因我所擁有者舉世最卓越之工作。」

Broadcasting news from the air undoubtedly fulfilled a public service, one whose lineage can be traced back to horseback newspaper delivery, teletype machines, and even satellite transmission.

從空中播送新聞無疑地履行了一項公共服務其譜系可追溯至騎馬送報電傳打字機乃至衛星傳輸

According to its inventor, John Silva, chief engineer at KTLA-TV, the "Telecopter" was indeed born in Los Angeles, its original purpose being nothing more than to reach the scene first and outdo the competition; KTLA-TV first introduced the machine in 1958.

據其發明者KTLA-TV首席工程師約翰·席爾瓦(John Silva)所言,「Telecopter確乎誕生於洛杉磯,其初衷無非是搶先抵達現場制勝競爭對手;KTLA-TV於1958年首度推出此一機器

News from the air left viewers awestruckand heralded a lucrative new era for local television stations.

來自空中的新聞令觀眾嘆為觀止——亦昭示著地方電視台邁入財源滾滾的新紀元

In a 2002 interview with the Television Academy Foundation, Silva recalled sitting stranded on the freeway, deeply frustrated by the coverage surrounding the press corpsreporting that concerned which journalists had been first to reach the scene of a major news event, thereby earning a place among the "heroes."

於2002年接受電視學院基金會(Television Academy Foundation)訪談之際,席爾瓦追憶自己彼時枯坐於高速公路之上對於那些圍繞記者群體所展開的報導深感沮喪——此類新聞報導所論及的乃是哪些記者率先抵達重大新聞現場從而得以躋身「英雄」之列

"A sudden flash of inspiration struck me. 'How on earth are we supposed to prevail against our rivals?'" Silva recalled.

我驀然靈光一閃。『我們究竟該如何克敵制勝?』」席爾瓦追憶道

"If we could assemble a mobile news unit aboard a helicopter, we would rise above it all, arrive on the scene first, circumvent traffic congestion, and reach every news location ahead of our numerous competitors.

倘若我們得以在直升機內籌組一支新聞機動單位便能凌駕一切率先抵達現場規避交通壅塞並搶在諸多競爭對手之前趕赴所有新聞事發地點

What a splendid thing that would be."

那將會是何等美事。」

However, this was by no means an easy feat.

然而此舉絕非易事

The plan had to be kept absolutely secret; the helicopter not only had to be carefully selected and modified, but the operation also had to be conducted within the vast backyard grounds of a senior news executive, so as to evade the prying eyes of rivals.

該計畫務須絕對保密直升機不僅須經精挑細選與改裝更須一位新聞高層廣袤的後院用地內進行以避對手耳目

Silva would inevitably have to find a way to reduce 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) of camera equipment to less than 400 pounds (181 kilograms).

席爾瓦勢須設法2,000磅(900公斤)的攝影設備削減至不足400磅(181公斤)

What was more, there remained the question of how to transmit the news from the air to a receiving dish on the mountain, and ultimately relay it to millions of Los Angeles residents.

尤有甚者如何將新聞自空中傳送至山上的接收碟最終再傳遞予數百萬洛杉磯市民

According to an account disclosed in a 2009 interview with Smithsonian Magazine, at one point during testing, as the helicopter lifted off, Silva is said to have slowly climbed out onto the right-side skid without a safety harness in order to determine why the cockpit was shaking and vibrating so violently.

根據2009年接受《史密森尼雜誌》(Smithsonian Magazine)訪問所披露的說法於測試期間某一刻升空之際席爾瓦據稱在未繫安全帶的情況下緩緩攀爬至直升機右側滑橇之上,以查明駕駛艙何以劇烈震動搖晃之緣由。

At six-thirty in the evening on 24 July 1958, KTLA interrupted its regular programming and switched to broadcasting from an aerial vantage point above the City of Angels.

1958年7月24日傍晚六時三十分KTLA中斷常規節目編排改以天使之城上空俯瞰視角進行轉播

According to the magazine, the station thereby set an unprecedented record for advertising revenue, with Procter & Gamble spending 250,000 US dollars to become the sole sponsor of the "Telecopter" coverage.

據該雜誌所載該台因此締造了廣告營收空前紀錄寶鹼(Procter & Gamble)斥資25萬美元獨家贊助「Telecopter」報導

"It expanded the reach of what journalism could do, just like the live cameras on the ground," said Stan Chambers, then a KTLA news correspondent, to the same foundation.

它拓展了新聞業所能企及的範疇,恰如地面上的直播攝影機那般,」時任KTLA新聞特派員史丹·錢伯斯(Stan Chambers)向同一個基金會表示。

He said that before this, "television news was of little consequence to many decision-makers.

他說道在此之前,「電視新聞對諸多決策者而言無足輕重

And then the helicopter truly captivated everyone."

而後直升機著實令所有人為之傾倒。」

Through his ingenious invention, Silva was honoured with two Emmy Awards.

席爾瓦憑藉其匠心獨運的發明,榮膺兩座艾美獎。

News from the air lent vivid colour to a dazzlingly intoxicating era in television journalism, a time when television news grew ever more addicted to the pursuit of the live and the instantaneous.

來自空中的新聞,為電視新聞一段令人目眩神迷的時代增添了斑斕色彩彼時,電視新聞日益耽溺於現場與即時報導的追逐

Americans were once utterly absorbed in the coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and, two years later, in the two-hour police chase involving Simpson's white Ford Bronco.

美國人曾全神貫注於1992年洛杉磯暴動的報導以及兩年後辛普森那輛白色福特Bronco所涉長達兩小時的警方追車

Together, these two episodes did much to establish the allure of live aerial coverage of a crisis.

這兩起事件在很大程度上共同促成了空中直播危機報導之魅力的確立

In 1977, a KNBC news helicopter crashed due to fuel exhaustion while returning to the television station after covering the Santa Barbara wildfires, and both the pilot and the camera operator perished.

1977年一架KNBC新聞直升機於報導聖塔芭芭拉野火後折返電視台途中因燃料耗竭而墜毀飛行員與攝影操作員俱罹難。

Nine years later, a helicopter conducting a live, real-time rush-hour flight assignment for a New York City radio traffic reporter plunged into the Hudson River; the reporter was killed, while the pilot sustained severe injuries.

九年之後一架為紐約市廣播電台交通記者執行尖峰時段實時直播飛行任務之直升機墜入哈德遜河該記者身亡飛行員則受重傷

WNBC radio reporter Jane Dornacker was heard screaming, "Hit the water!" as the helicopter went down.

WNBC電台記者珍·多納克(Jane Dornacker)於直升機墜落之際被聽見尖叫:「撞到水了!」

In 2007, two news helicopters providing live television coverage of a police chase collided in midair and crashed, killing all four people on board; what viewers witnessed was nothing more than a spinning, fragmented blur of imagery.

2007年兩架對警方追車行動進行電視實況報導新聞直升機凌空相撞並墜毀機上四人悉數罹難觀眾目睹的僅是一團旋轉支離破碎的畫面

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the cause of the crash lay in the fact that two of the pilots, who also served as reporters, had been distracted by their absorption in the ground pursuit.

美國國家運輸安全委員會NTSB指出該起墜機事故的肇因在於其中兩名身兼記者的飛行員受地面追車行動牽引而分心

Tammy Rose, who boasts more than two decades of journalistic experience, was working at KPNX in Phoenix in 2007 at the very time those two television helicopters collided, and she herself has lived through a number of hair-raising incidents.

擁有逾二十載新聞資歷的塔米·羅斯(Tammy Rose)於2007年任職鳳凰城KPNX期間恰逢那兩架電視直升機相撞之際其本人亦曾親歷若干驚險事端

Yet in an interview on Wednesday, she said that both reporters and pilots scrupulously adhere to stringent regulations in order to manage risk.

然而她於週三受訪時表示記者與飛行員均恪遵嚴格規範以管控風險

After the Phoenix crash, five local news stations reached an agreement to share a single news helicopter.

鳳凰城墜機事件後當地五家新聞台達成協議共用同一架新聞直升機

Her employer in Houston, Helicopters Inc., for its part, expects its pilots to remain at altitudes above 500 feet, so that in the event of an engine failure or similar emergency, there is still altitude in reserve to work with.

而她在休士頓任職的公司Helicopters Inc.則希冀自家飛行員維持於500英尺以上之高度如此一來倘遇引擎故障等狀況尚有高度可供運用

"A news helicopter is by no means merely a flying camera," says Ross, who now reports for Houston's ABC-13 and who says her passion is what keeps her flying.

新聞直升機絕非僅是飛行的攝影機,」現為休士頓ABC-13報導並表示自己的熱情讓她持續飛行羅斯說道

"As an airborne reporter, I am able to take in the broader picture, coordinate and communicate with the newsroom, gather information, and deliver live coverage as events unfold."

作為機上記者我得以縱觀更宏觀的全貌與新聞編輯室協調溝通蒐集資訊並在事件發展之際進行直播報導。」

NBC4 disclosed on Wednesday that Moreno and Masiniu have been hailed by the newsrooms of both NBCLA and Telemundo 52 as "the eyes and ears in the sky"; since they began collaborating in 2023, the pair's cumulative flight hours have reached the order of several hundred.

NBC4於週三披露莫雷諾與馬西尼烏被NBCLA與Telemundo 52兩個新聞編輯室譽為「天空中的眼睛與耳朵」;自2023年展開合作以來兩人累計飛行時數已達數百小時之譜

According to NBC4's report, Masiniu is believed to possess more than three decades of flying experience and enjoys an established reputation for trustworthiness within the industry.

據NBC4報導馬西尼烏據信坐擁逾三十載飛行資歷於業界素孚眾望

Esteban Jimenez, himself a helicopter pilot, disclosed to the network that he had known Masiniu since the 1990s, and that the two had, until recently, even discussed the matter of retirement.

埃斯特班·希門尼斯(Esteban Jimenez)本人亦為直升機飛行員,他向該頻道透露,自己打從1990年代起便結識馬西尼烏,雙方迄至近期尚且論及退休一事。

Moreno is filled with awe at the sheer breadth of topics the team is able to coverand she appears to do everything except fly the helicopter herself.

莫雷諾對團隊所能報導的主題之廣泛深感敬畏——而她似乎除了駕駛直升機之外無所不為

"I'm not just a photographer, a reporter, or an editorin fact, I juggle all three roles at once," she told her alma mater, Chapman University.

我不單是攝影師記者剪輯師,我實際上同時身兼這三職,」她向母校查普曼大學(Chapman University)如此表示。

In a social media post published on July 31 at Whiteman Airport, she stated that while any breaking news may fall within the scope of coverage, the brush fires ravaging Southern California are of paramount significance.

於7月31日在懷特曼機場(Whiteman Airport)所發布的一則社群媒體貼文她表示儘管任何突發新聞皆可納入報導範疇然則肆虐南加州的灌木叢火災實屬至關重大

"This is truly one of the news stories best suited to helicopter coverage, inasmuch as a helicopter can clearly show where the fire ignited, the direction in which it is spreading, and which homes are under threat."

著實堪稱最適合以直升機進行報導的新聞之一直升機能清晰呈現火勢的起燃點蔓延方向以及哪些住宅正遭受威脅。」

This precisely attests to the singular power vested in us as the "eyes in the sky."

這恰恰印證了我們身為「天空之眼」所稟賦的權能。

Josh Funk, an Associated Press transportation reporter, filed his dispatch from Omaha, Nebraska, while Kellman reported from London.

美聯社交通線記者喬許·芬克(Josh Funk)自內布拉斯加州奧馬哈發稿;凱爾曼(Kellman)則於倫敦進行報導。

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