Brent Butler, the editor-in-chief of "Free Press", is a standard British man. Before coming to Johannesburg, Brent Butler worked at the "Daily Chronicle" in the UK.
After the Boer War, Brant Butler came to Johannesburg and founded a newspaper in Johannesburg called the "Johannesburger", imitating the "Daily Chronicle".
The situation in Johannesburg is completely different from that in the UK. Because most people in Johannesburg are Chinese, their spoken English is not proficient enough, and few people can understand the newspaper. Therefore, the "Johannesburger" founded by Brent Butler cannot sell at all.
After it was founded, it only published five issues and ended hastily. Then Brent Butler was spotted by Irving and became the editor-in-chief of the "Free Press".
To be fair, as editor-in-chief, Brent Butler is qualified for his job regardless of business conditions. Under his leadership, the sales of "Free Press" have been rising steadily, and it has gradually become the largest newspaper in the Transvaal.
newspapers, the Free Press is read even in Cape Town.
Of course, like all media professionals of this era, Brent Butler was a staunch supporter of liberalism, so when William Temple gave the article to Brent Butler, Brent Butler
Butler almost did not hesitate to publish the article in the Free Press newspaper.
From the perspective of the Free Press, Brent Butler has indeed succeeded.
William Temple's article successfully attracted the attention of the whole society, and the law enforcement standards of the police department became the focus of heated discussion in the whole society. After the publication of William Temple's article, some people naturally came forward and published articles in newspapers to defend the police department.
, Brent Butler welcomes this level of communication, so he refuses all submissions. William Temple publishes multiple articles in the "Free Press" to continue to attack the police department's law enforcement level, successfully
What was originally just a debate in newspapers has become a hot topic among the people. In the process, the influence of "Free Press" has risen to a new level, sales have been increasing steadily, and everything looks good.
What Brent Butler didn't expect was that as the heat increased, what was originally just a debate on the strength of the police's law enforcement gradually began to discuss the existence of discrimination against whites in Johannesburg. This tendency finally made Brent Butler
Le felt scared.
Everyone knows that the chief of the Johannesburg Police Department is the rising Baron Nyasaland. He has a quarrelsome relationship with the leader of the Liberal Party, Owen, and is about to become the son-in-law of the mayor, Baron Matilda.
Baron Walter is as close as a brother. In Johannesburg, the police station is now an unavoidable topic, and this is something Brent Butler never wants to see.
The newspaper office of "Free Press" is located in a two-story building next to the headquarters of the Liberal Party. The building is the office of the newspaper editors. In the yard behind the building there are printing presses, warehouses, and printers' dormitories, Brent Butler's
The office is in the leftmost room on the second floor.
In the past, when Brent Butler came to the office, he would first take a look at the pots of thistles and daffodils on the office balcony, water them, loosen the soil, etc. In the past two days, Brent Butler
The care of the thistles and daffodils was obviously relaxed. The leaves of the daffodils were a little wilted, but Brent Butler did not notice.
"Editor-in-Chief, this is an article just sent by Mr. Temple. I hope it can be published in tomorrow's newspaper." As soon as Brent Butler arrived at the office, editor Derek hurriedly came to the publisher with a manuscript.
Lant Butler.
To Rock, a member of the Education Committee is nothing, but to the editor of "Free Press", a member of the Education Committee is still very important. Johannesburg does not have a press committee, and all cultural-related
Institutions, strictly speaking, are affiliated institutions of the Board of Education, so William Temple's article can be published in the "Free Press" verbatim.
Of course, the situation of "Free Press" is different from that of other newspapers. Because of its relationship with the Liberal Party, if Brent Butler does not allow William Temple's article to appear in "Free Press", William Temple will
There's nothing you can do about it with the Free Press.
"Are you still criticizing the police department? Leave it here. We can't publish similar articles anymore. The situation is out of control now, and we can no longer participate in it and add fuel to the fire." Brent Butler's mind is still very clear. Ordinary people may
I don’t know that Ade called Rock to Pretoria and scolded him, but Brent Butler must know.
In fact, after Irving reminded Roark, no articles related to the police department's law enforcement standards appeared in the "Free Press". Irving's understanding of newspapers was not deep enough. As a media practitioner, Brent Butler
, of course, we also know the truth about the so-called "freedom of speech".
"No, this is not an article commenting on the police's law enforcement efforts, but an article about public schools." Derek had obviously read the article and frowned a little.
"Ziwei Public School? I think our Mr. Temple is going crazy!" After Brent Butler heard that the article sent by William Temple was related to Ziwei Public School, he was not even in the mood to read the article.
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"It's not Ziwei Public School, it's a public school." Derek frowned. His children went to public schools. Of course he knew the shortcomings of public schools, but this problem obviously cannot be solved in one or two articles.
After the Boer War, the British government began to promote British education in the Transvaal and Orange. In Orange, British education was strongly resisted by the Boers.
In Johannesburg, because of Ziwei Public School, British education has not been boycotted, but the vast majority of Johannesburg residents have no interest in schools other than Ziwei Public School, so this is the biggest dilemma for the education industry in Johannesburg.
Douglas is the chairman of the Education Committee, but William Temple is the specific person in charge of public schools, so Brent Butler can understand why William Temple targets public schools and the impact of Ziwei Public School
The power was so great that the Governor-General and the city government had repeatedly allocated special funds to Ziwei Public School, which also seriously affected the development of Johannesburg public schools. This was what William Temple was really worried about.
Sure enough, it seems that William Temple did not mention Ziwei Public School at all in the article. He only introduced the current situation of public schools and expressed some concerns about the future of public education. However, there are allusions between the lines that it is precisely because of Ziwei School.
The existence of Wei Public School affected the development of public schools.
"This guy is crazy. He wants us to bury him with him." Brent Butler tore up the article in his hand and threw it into the trash can beside the table.
Derek finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Brent Butler did not accompany William Temple to go crazy.
"Adjust the content of the newspaper. In recent newspapers, articles related to the government can no longer appear. Instead, publish more tidbits about local nobles, or report on the reconstruction of Orange. In short, we must get rid of suspicion now."
Lant Butler made timely adjustments and all news related to Rock could not appear in newspapers.
"Mr. Matilda wants you to see him in an hour," Derek continued to report. The "Mr. Matilda" here refers to Owen, not Philip.
"Okay, I knew it," Brent Butler muttered, suddenly feeling a very bad feeling in his heart.
Go downstairs and turn left for 100 meters, you will find the headquarters of the Liberal Party.
Brent Butler suddenly felt that he was dizzy. The headquarters of the Liberal Party is so close to the "Free Press". It can be said that the "Free Press" is under the nose of the Liberal Party. So where did Brent Butler come from some time ago?
The courage to publish William Temple's article in the newspaper?
In Irving's office, Brent Butler unexpectedly saw Rock in military uniform.
"Good morning, Lord." Brent Butler took the initiative to say hello to Rock.
"It's not good at all, editor-in-chief, you have created a big trouble for me." Rock's expression showed no emotion or anger, and he was evaluating the value of Brent Butler in his heart.
That's right, it's value.
Although Rock suggested that Irving replace Brent Butler, Irving still has great trust in Brent Butler's ability. As for the mistakes made some time ago, Irving would rather believe that Brent Butler was careless.
So Irving directly called Brandt Butler over, hoping that Rock could give Brandt Butler a chance.
In Johannesburg, no one is more suitable to be the editor-in-chief of the "Free Press" than Brandt Butler. After all, this is not London, and it is not easy to find a qualified newspaper director.
Rock doesn't think so. As a newspaper of the Liberal Party, "Free Press" has its own uniqueness. It doesn't need to struggle to survive like other newspapers. What Rock needs is not a capable newspaper editor, but an obedient one.
Even if the editor is not that capable
The main thing is to be obedient.
"I'm very sorry, Lord. I didn't realize it would cause such a big trouble. It was my mistake. I am willing to bear all the consequences." Brent Butler's attitude was quite sincere.
"Take responsibility? Can you bear it?" Rock was indeed rude, and Brent Butler was shocked.
"William Temple just sent another article introducing public schools. This time I made no mistake." Brent Butler tried his best to show off, even if it seemed too late.
"Haha, our committee member finally knows how to do something serious." Rock sneered. William Temple was dead.
