James Wells, the editor-in-chief of the Daily News, was invited to Ronald's Fifth Avenue apartment. Ed Bastian, who ran the secret acquisition team, was also with him.

"James, I'm sorry to invite you here. You have also heard about the eavesdropping incident I have suffered recently. I must strengthen security measures." Seeing that James Wells did not mean to be unhappy, Ronald continued, "

I heard that you have something that you can't decide on. Do you want to hear my opinion?"

"Let me speak my mind honestly, Mr. Li.

You are the best candidate to take over the Daily News. During this period, your support for the newspaper, your respect for the news editorial team, and Mr. Bastian’s professional support are all admired by the knowledgeable people in our newspaper. Editor

Journalists and journalists all hope to have a boss like you."

Ronald looked at Ed Bastian, meaning how did you disclose the acquisition to Mr. Editor-in-Chief?

"Ronald, Mr. James Wells is a journalist with traditional American media virtues. He is the type of person we lack in our current society, the type who is worthy of winning the Pulitzer Prize.

He said this out of respect for you. After all, your donation actually supports the operation of the Daily News.

Traditionally, when encountering particularly difficult issues, editors need to obtain the approval of the owner of the newspaper. Just like during the Watergate incident, the two reporters also received the support of Mrs. Graham, the owner of the Washington Post, before they dared to

Release exclusive reports.

Now you are effectively the boss of the Daily News, so Mr. Wells needed your help to say that."

Ronald understood what Ed Bastian meant. This was not because his acquisition plan had been leaked, but because the newspaper editorial department had encountered something difficult to decide and wanted to seek a promise of support.

Ronald looked at James Wells, "My support for the Daily News is entirely out of not wanting such a long-standing newspaper to disappear, and also out of respect for your editorial department. Although I am not the actual editor of the newspaper

Undertaker, if there is anything you need my help with, you might as well tell me."

Usually, whatever newspaper reporters want to write is protected by the First Amendment. There are two sources that can allow them to withstand pressure, one is high-level power and the other is capital.

Although the report is protected, the newspaper cannot withstand repeated investigations by high-level investigative agencies, and big capital boycotts the newspaper's advertising.

The problem the Daily News encountered this time came from a very sensitive political issue.

At the beginning of the year, the mayoral election in New York also officially kicked off. The popular candidate representing the Donkey Party is the Manhattan Borough President, the black politician Dinkins, and the popular candidate representing the Elephant Party is Rudy, the former Attorney General of the Southern District of Manhattan.

Today, the primaries of the two parties have entered a fierce stage. The two leading candidates in the primaries have approached the Daily News editorial office and want them to endorse them.

"Daily News, I remember that we always support the candidates of the conservative Elephant Party, right?"

Ronald's limited political knowledge makes him unable to understand James Wells's difficulties. What is there to be afraid of? Just support the Elephant Party as before, and the Donkey Party can't say anything.

.

"The problem lies in this year's election. Compared with previous years, neither candidate is a traditional bipartisan candidate."

James Wells poured out his bitterness.

From Rudy's point of view, although his supporters are the basic base of the Elephant Party, part of the people in Staten Island, Queens, Long Island, and Manhattan, as of today, Rudy has not officially participated in any campaign.

, said that he was running for election on behalf of the Xiang Party.

Dinkins is also different from ordinary Donkey Party candidates. He faces the traditional Donkey Party strongman Koch, who has served as mayor for three terms. However, with his black political identity, he actually won the primary in the primary election.

More than 50% of the polls suppressed the current mayor Koch and the current governor Cuomo.

Both parties have traditional media supporters. According to tradition, the New York Post supports the Elephant Party and the New York Times supports the Donkey Party. While these two newspapers have large circulations, their national influence is not as good as the first two newspapers.

, Daily News, and News Daily are less tied to the two parties and decide which party they support based on the candidates in each election.

The circulation of Newsday is mainly concentrated in Brooklyn and the Bronx in northern Manhattan. Many black people there are natural supporters of Dinkins, so there is a high probability that they will endorse Dinkins this year.

The main distribution channels of the daily news are mainly in Staten Island, southern Manhattan, and Queens. They should have supported Rudy, but because Rudy did not take the unusual path, they were in a difficult position.

Ronald understood that the editorial department was actually afraid of endorsing the wrong candidate, and would be suppressed in various aspects after the new mayor took office. If a tall man like Ronald could come forward, so that the wrongdoers would have their creditors,

Nor will I vent my grievances on newspaper reporters.

"According to tradition, election-related issues are decided by the person in charge of the newspaper. The editorial department has already expressed its sincerity to you. If you can help them protect them this time, it will be less difficult for us to acquire the overall assets of the newspaper.

a lot of."

After seeing off James Wells, Ed Bastian expressed his opinion to Ronald.

"I still don't quite understand why Rudy doesn't want to talk about his elephant party?"

"Because he wants to abandon the Conservative Party and run jointly with the Liberal Party." Ed revealed the secret.

…

"There's no way Rudy can unite with the Conservatives, sorry, Mr. Lee."

Later, Ronald called Rudy. Rudy sent someone from the campaign team to contact him.

"You know, the main circulation area of ​​the Daily News is the traditional sphere of influence of the Elephant Party. People here will vote for Rudy as long as he comes out and says that he represents the Elephant Party. In this way, the newspaper's endorsement of him will also

It’s just natural.”

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Hey, I just brought the campaign materials of the Conservative candidate, Billionaire Lawton, take a look for yourself."

Ronald accepted the materials from Rudy's campaign manager.

There is a reason why Rudy did not join forces with the Conservative Party according to tradition. The Conservative Party is even more right-leaning than the Elephant Party. They do not like Rudy’s views on abortion rights, gun bans, affirmative action, elimination of discrimination against minority orientations, etc.

I had some ideas, so I simply launched my own candidate.

"Where do these people come from? How come they are more conservative and stubborn than those evangelicals in the south?"

Ronald could understand the Conservative Party's opposition to women's abortion rights, gun bans, and equal rights, but he really couldn't stand the last item on the flyer.

Conservative candidate Lawton actually proposed reinstating Bible and prayer classes in public schools.

The founding of America adopted the principle of separation of church and state. Except for some church schools that also retain Bible studies and prayer classes, generally public high schools are not allowed to force students to do these things. As soon as this idea came out, it was in the atmosphere of openness and freedom.

In New York, any candidate essentially gives up running.

"So, can you understand Rudy?" The campaign manager was also helpless. New York has always been a place where the Donkey is strong and the Elephant is weak. The Elephant Party candidate cannot compete with the Donkey Party unless he joins a small party.

With a policy that would clearly be opposed by voters in Brooklyn and Manhattan, two of the most populous boroughs, Rudy was unable to form a coalition with conservatives.

As for the Conservative Party, they don't want to win the mayoral election. They just want to preserve their base, but this may ruin the overall situation.

"These people seem to be living in the 19th century..."

Ronald shook his head, "So, can Rudy publicly show that he is the candidate of the Elephant Party?"

"I'm afraid it won't work. If voters of the Liberal Party only vote based on Rudy's political views, we still have the strength to compete with the candidates of the Donkey Party. However, the Liberal Party does not like the Elephant Party. If we use the banner of the Elephant Party, then we have no chance of winning.

.”

It’s still a simple math question. If the candidate of the Elephant Party wants to win, he must unite with a small party. The Conservative Party is too extreme, and the Liberal Party is unwilling to vote for a candidate with an (R) after his name on the ballot (R stands for the Elephant Party)

.

"I'm sorry, Mr.... I personally support Rudy, but a newspaper is a newspaper, and I am responsible for my subscribers. They cannot accept the Daily News endorsing a candidate who is aligned with the Liberal Party and dare not say his R

.”

Ronald's hands and feet were also tied. He purchased the newspaper just to gain influence among subscribers and readers. He could not lose his roots by supporting Rudy.

"Of course, Rudy will understand...", the campaign manager expected such a result. This is a strategy that Rudy's team came up with after precise calculations to blur the position to win the votes of the middle voters.

"So, on Staten Island..." The campaign manager came this time, and more importantly, he wanted to get Ronald's promise. In the conservative vote base of Staten Island...

"Staten Island voters will definitely support a candidate with a background as a prosecutor like Rudy. We all have a favorable impression of this candidate who focuses on reorganizing security and order and investigating Wall Street tycoons and the five major families in Manhattan."

The campaign manager shook hands with Ronald and was satisfied with his reassurance that he would fully support Rudy on Staten Island.

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"Mr. Dinkins, I would like to know your opinion on the Central Park attack."

When the campaign manager from Dinkins came to visit, Ronald choked up at the beginning.

They were very confident in their victory, so they came up not to ask what Dinkins should do to get the endorsement of the Daily News, but first to examine the personal views of Ronald, who is said to be the next owner of the Daily News.

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"Huh?" Ronald frowned. He was also a victim of a violent attack in Central Park. What do you mean by asking me for my opinion?

"What does Mr. Dinkins mean?"

"Mr. Dinkins believes that the five black and Latino boys were beaten into submission. The so-called confession was just that they used various intimidation methods to force these boys to admit crimes they did not commit while they did not have a lawyer present.

That's all.

Mr. Dinkins will work hard to appeal and help these five boys gain their freedom."

"Is this Dinkins's condition?" Ronald frowned even deeper. Among the five people, there was a black man who attacked himself and Helen. If he hadn't run so fast, he might have been the one who made the news.

Admitting a crime that you have not committed? What is this? In Ronald's view, these brats have no respect for the law and have little respect for social order. They are typical black people raised in slums.

A single-parent family, worshiping criminals rather than police, tending to violence, and treating robbery as a job.

Even if there is no evidence to convict them of assaulting and intending to murder the woman who was jogging in Central Park, the bad things they did can actually be convicted of the crimes now sentenced by the court.

Of course, under the legal system of the jury system, such words can only be said by oneself and cannot be announced to the public, which is not in line with America's values.

"We already have the support of the New York Times and Newsday. We will publicly endorse Mr. Dinkins as soon as the primary election is over. If you have such an idea, you should contact us as soon as possible and wait for our response to the Daily News.

Faced with the reports on this case, make an evaluation."

Dinkins' campaign manager walked away proudly.
To be continued...