Although Aaron Sorkin's HBO series "The Newsroom" has earned criticism, with journalists calling its portrayal of the industry unrealistic, the creator told NPR's "Fresh Air" that "The Newsroom" is meant to be a fantasy.

"I like writing about heroes that don’t wear capes and disguises," Sorkin told "Fresh Air" host Terry Gross of the criticism. "It's aspirational. 'Gee, it looks like the real world and feels like the real world, why can't this be the real world?' The metaphor of Don Quixote is used, all kinds of lost cities are used: Atlantis, Brigadoon ... The show is meant to be a fantasy set against very real and oftentimes very serious events."

Sorkin isn't alone in defending his series: The stars of "The Newsroom" are behind him as well.

"Sorkin loves journalists, loves the media, loves the news," Olivia Munn, who plays Sloan Sabbith, told Vulture. "I don’t believe the show is his soapbox for him to lecture the media on how to be better. On the contrary, I believe his show is an opportunity to help the audience fall in love with the news again."

沪江娱乐快讯：正在HBO热播的新剧《新闻编辑室》（The Newsroom）遭到了一些批评之声，部分记者称其展现的新闻产业并不真实。而制片人艾伦·索金（Aaron Sorkin）则在NPR的《Fresh Air》节目中表示《新闻编辑室》本就是他打造的一片幻想之地。

面对质疑，索金做出这样的回应：“我喜欢书写那些不披斗篷，不上伪装的英雄们。《新闻演播室》是我们梦寐以求的新闻产业状态。它有现实世界的观感，给人以现实世界的感受，为什么就不是真正的现实世界呢？《堂吉诃德》以及《亚特兰蒂斯》，《南海天堂》这些描述迷失之城的作品都表达了这个隐喻。《新闻编辑室》注定是一个美妙的幻想，它与现实中各种真实而严重的事件相对立。”

在维护《新闻编辑室》的战线上，索金不是一个人在战斗。该剧的演员们都在其身后表示支持。

扮演斯隆·莎碧斯（Sloan Sabbith ）的奥利维娅·玛恩（Olivia Munn）说：“索金热爱记者，热爱媒体，热爱新闻。我相信他并非借这部戏的平台来对如今的媒体进行一番说教。相反，我相信这部戏会给予观众一个再度爱上新闻栏目的机会。”