1531 The skin is gone and the hair will be attached
In the UK, anywhere from 100 to 80 people die every day due to various accidents. Valentine's death did not cause any waves.
The next day's newspapers, with the exception of The Times, almost all the headlines of other British newspapers were the news that the British football team lost 3-0 to the Southern African football team, and that Lucy Morton won the 200-meter breaststroke.
The news is simply ignored.
There was indeed nothing to report. There were 16 gold medals awarded on the first day of the Commonwealth Games, and the Southern African team won 15 of them. Only a few newspapers reported the news of Lucy Morton's gold medal.
Lucy Morton also won the gold medal in this event at the Paris Olympics two years ago.
In desperation, the British media can only pin their hopes on football. After all, Britain is the birthplace of modern football.
It is a pity that the first game of the Commonwealth Games was between the Southern African team and the British team, and then the British team lost 0-3. This was still Southern Africa's game, and 3-0 is not a true reflection of the strength of both sides.
Just because the newspapers don't report it doesn't mean that no one pays attention to Valentine. No. 25 Strand Street in London is the home of the British Journalists Association. At eight o'clock in the morning, when Bill Simon, the vice president of the association, came to the office, Valentine
His widow, Monica, was crying at the door of Bill's office.
"What's going on?" Bill Simon still didn't know what was going on.
"Mr. Simon, my husband was murdered in a despicable way, you must help me -" Monica wanted to find justice for her husband.
"Murder? What happened?" Bill Simon did not ask Monica, but asked his secretary.
"Mr. Valentine, the owner of the Manchester Express, had an accident while driving home last night. Mr. Valentine died on the spot. After the police arrived at the scene of the accident, they questioned Mr. Valentine's friends and learned that Valentine
The gentleman drank a lot before driving—" Bill Simon's secretary already knew part of the story.
"Don't drink when you drive, don't drive when you drink, don't you understand such a simple truth?" Bill Simon was speechless. The UK had just revised the Traffic Law not long ago, and drunk driving was explicitly prohibited.
This is because the British Parliament revised the British "Traffic Law" inspired by the "Traffic Law" of Southern Africa. Southern Africa has the most complete legal system in the world.
"Sir, that was not an accident. It was definitely not an accident. My husband definitely died of a conspiracy, a murder!" Monica burst into tears and shouted hoarse. If this was a coincidence, it was too much of a coincidence.
"Madam, we have to wait for the results of the police investigation to decide whether it is murder. It is not up to you and me. If it is murder, please believe that the Journalists Association will not ignore it." Bill Simon gave the secretary a look, turned around and entered the office.
In the office, James John was drinking tea.
Not English black tea, but Southern African black tea.
The biggest difference between Southern African black tea and British black tea is that no milk, no sugar, no orange slices or other weird things are added. Drinking tea is for the state of mind, not to fill the stomach.
"Good morning, Mr. President, the weather is really nice today, it is another sunny day." Bill Simon greeted casually. James John is the president of the British Journalists Association and the editor-in-chief of the "Observer".
"The Observer" is one of the newspapers owned by the Times News Group. In addition to "The Times" and "The Observer", the Times News Group also includes the "Daily Mail", "Daily Mirror", as well as the Voice of Britain, Transport
Radio, BBC and other stations.
"Do you know what happened?" James John was in a good mood. He wore gold-rimmed glasses, a white shirt, a black vest, and leather shoes so bright that he could make out his silhouette.
"What? Lucy Morton won the gold medal? Let's not report this news, otherwise the British will ask them how many gold medals we have won in total, how should we answer them?" Bill Simon had no choice but to represent the British team.
It was really unsatisfactory, and her performance at the Commonwealth Games was not even as good as the Olympic Games.
It is certain that Britain's performance in the Olympics was not good, and Southern Africa has never participated in the Olympics in an official form. Individual sports enthusiasts participate in the name of Southern Africa. It is normal not to get good results.
This time at the Commonwealth Games held in Pretoria, Southern Africa fully exerted its strength. Coupled with the home field advantage, it is normal to achieve good results.
"No, no, no, that's not it. What I mean is that we need to strengthen the management of journalists' associations. If some journalists publish inappropriate reports without permission, we will cancel their qualifications and make them completely unemployed within the British Empire.
——"James John is decisive in his attack. Never underestimate the power of the association. For practitioners of the British news media, the power of the Journalists Association is even greater than that of the British government in some aspects.
If you offend the British government, you will at most be prosecuted by the British government, and your reputation will rise regardless of whether you win or lose.
If you offend the Journalists Association, you will be completely banned by the Journalists Association, and you will not be able to survive in this industry.
"What kind of report is inappropriate?" Bill Simon didn't know why, but suddenly thought of Valentine who died in a traffic accident.
By this time, Bill Simon had been able to determine that no matter what the real cause of Valentine's death was, Valentine must have died in an accident without any human factors.
"News that is not conducive to the British Empire, the unity of the Commonwealth, and the member states of the Commonwealth are all untimely news." James John is good at summarizing that these three disadvantages eliminate almost all disadvantages.
outer.
"This is not appropriate -" Bill Simon hesitated, which was obviously interfering with the journalists' freedom of speech.
"Why is it inappropriate? Freedom of speech is an individual right, while newspapers, magazines and radio stations are public media. If you want freedom of speech, you can go home and close the door and say whatever you want, no one will care. But when you speak in public media, you must abide by the rules of public media.
, yesterday morning, the news published by the "Manchester Express" was very inappropriate, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Southern Africa has submitted a protest to the British Foreign Office. "James John's attitude is resolute, and no one can remain outside the law.
"Is it just because of this?" Bill Simon was surprised. Compared with the Manchester Express, the Sun had more outrageous remarks. Even the royal family dared to break the news, and the royal family did not block the Sun.
"No, no, no, that's not it -" James John's eyes were obscure, he stretched out his index finger and shook it, still crossing his legs: "——Bill, reporters can make nonsense in newspapers for the sake of newspaper sales, but we can't,
As the president of the Journalists Association, we must be sensitive enough, otherwise you will not stay in this position for long."
James John's words made Bill Simon break into a cold sweat.
In recent years, the Journalists Association has changed many leaders, and Bill Simon has just become the vice president of the Journalists Association.
In the British media industry, the Times News Group is the dominant one. There have been rumors a long time ago that if the Times News Group is offended, it will not be able to survive in the British media industry.
The Times News Group was split up the year before last. Although it was no longer nominally related to the Southern African Consortium, in fact the controlling shareholder was still Nyasaland Company, and the company's registered place was also changed to the Bahamas.
In the Bahamas, all British people know that pirates are rampant, lawlessness is rampant, and tax supervision is ineffective. They don’t even have to pay taxes. However, the Bahamas is still a British territory——
"James, I've heard some bad rumors - can't we have a truly free press association?" Bill Simon is still a bit idealistic, which is a good thing, but it is inappropriate for the times.
"Bill, wake up, there has never been real freedom. Even free trade is not free, so what kind of freedom can we talk about?" James John is based on reality. The word "freedom" was created by the Anglo-Saxons to fool others.
In the end, it’s quite sad that even I believe it after I say it too much.
"Our news reports must be based on truth and cannot add any tendentious guiding remarks to guide readers' thinking. The media always serves politics. The Times has done a good job in this regard.
, it is worth learning from all British media." James John supported the "Times".
As the UK's largest-selling newspaper, The Times rarely publishes tendentious guidance.
The same goes for this Commonwealth Games. Even though the British team did not perform well, The Times still published a medal ranking on the front page to convey information to the public as much as possible.
"The Times" has opened a column to report on a team from a Commonwealth member country every day. Today, the "Times" is reporting on the Newfoundland team.
Newfoundland, with a population of only 250,000, sent a total of 21 athletes to participate in the Commonwealth Games.
It is worth mentioning that the Newfoundland government cannot even pay for the delegation to participate in the Commonwealth Games.
The Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee lent a helping hand and paid all the expenses for the Newfoundland delegation to participate in the Commonwealth Games, so that the Newfoundland delegation was able to make the trip.
In yesterday's competition, the athletes who represented Newfoundland in the 100-meter race were eliminated in the first race, but they still received applause from the audience when they left the competition.
"The Times" highly praised the moral spirit of the southern African audience, respecting the strong, not discriminating against the weak, and treating everyone equally. This is the moral spirit emphasized by the Commonwealth Games.
Bill Simon didn't speak. He needed some time to accept this reality.
Of course, The Times also has a position. James John just said that the news media ultimately serves politics.
