Chapter 554 554 Notorious

The wave of "witch trials" not only unexpectedly made the sales of "almost famous" soar, but also focused the entire society on the social responsibility of the news media, except for the "New York" who did not clearly see the situation and took a wrong step. All other media outlets, except The Post, have been lashing out against tabloids like the National Enquirer and other tabloids for their shameful fabrication of facts for the benefit of news.

The "National Enquirer" was embattled and precarious in the wave of the "witch trial" crusade launched by Hugo. All the media colleagues concentrated their firepower and opened fire on the "National Enquirer", which made this supermarket gossip The tabloids are miserable.

Although the "National Enquirer" is the best-selling supermarket gossip tabloid in the United States, their sales are nothing compared to those of the real national newspapers. This time, if it weren't for the top ten "New York" The Post's stupidity to not see the situation also took the opposite side of Hugo, sharing the bulk of the attack for the National Enquirer, which Anthony Bond-Stuart almost thought was about to disappear.

You must know that the "witch trial" is an all-round blow to all the capabilities of a news media, and it can even be said to strongly question the existence value of the news media. It's not something the National Enquirer can afford, or even any single news outlet, and that's why all news outlets are united to "fire in unison."

This is not because the news media are united, nor because the news media have found their conscience under Hugo's accusation, but they know very well that the reason why society and the law give the news media the supreme "freedom of speech" is because they believe in the media They can fulfill their pursuit of truth and believe that the media can supervise the normal operation of society on behalf of the public. Therefore, they must not wear the big hat of "witch trials" on their heads, otherwise the news media will be destroying their own future.

So, the Michael Jackson case isn't over, and the days of the National Enquirer and the New York Post aren't over. They're already riddled with holes.

Since the end of the live TV broadcast, the branches of the two newspapers in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and other big cities have been attacked by ordinary people. At the beginning, it was just a demonstration to strongly protest the irresponsible and indiscriminate reporting of the newspapers. It started to escalate gradually.

All the news media in the United States united to open fire on the "New York Post" and "National Enquirer", and these two newspapers became the poor scapegoats, taking the anger of ordinary people in the United States in place of all the media that contributed to the flames.

You must know that in this age where the Internet is not yet developed, the public learns about the world through news media. Television, radio, and print media are the only means for the public to understand the world. Unlike in the 21st century, blogs, The emergence of Weibo and social networks has made everyone in every corner of the world a news source, greatly enriching the way people understand the world. In the current era, the news media is the only means.

But if all the news media join forces to "deceive" the public and use the banner of "freedom of speech" to seek welfare for the media's own interests, then it will harm the interests of the entire society. Just like the Rodney King incident, the media deceived the world, let Rodney King go unpunished, and even sparked a racial struggle. All the people are led by the news media like fools. This is absolutely wrong. Allowed!

The follow-up effects of the Rodney-King incident have not completely dissipated, and now the news media is facing accusations of a "witch trial", which has almost set the entire society back three centuries, and the anger of the people has naturally broken through the sky.

Black people think Michael Jackson's cup is a repeat of Rodney King's nightmare; white people think they've been fooled by the news media again and they're being targeted by black people again; Latinos, Asians, Minorities such as European immigrants believe that the living space of socially disadvantaged groups like them has been further compressed, and the "witch trials" of the news media are aimed at them...

This irrepressible anger was vented to the New York Post and the National Enquirer.

The demonstrations quickly escalated into physical clashes. First, rotting vegetables, foul-smelling garbage were thrown at the newspaper building, and endless swearing was overwhelming. Then the first violent clashes broke out in Houston. Seven black demonstrators tried to break through the blockade. Line, throwing gasoline bottles at the "New York Post" branch, but the local police stopped in time, but the gasoline bottle still exploded on the street corner, causing minor injuries to three people. Although the damage was contained, the anger of the people was completely detonated by this incident.

A small-scale urban unrest in Detroit, centered on the National Enquirer newspaper building, sparked a fire that left 11 people with minor injuries, escalating the entire incident once again.

Obviously, the "witch trial" incident has truly risen to the level of social events. The news media is an indispensable link in people's lives, and now this link has deceived itself, which has also detonated the fragile hearts of the American people in the post-economic crisis era. .

However, these cases are only a few after all. At present, only two cities, Houston and Detroit, have experienced violent incidents. Other cities are only limited to the stage of demonstrations and protests, so this is very important for the "New York Post" and "National Enquirer". It's not too serious, and the real serious situation is still to come.

Large supermarket chains such as Walmart intend to temporarily remove the "National Enquirer" from the counter. Although it is only "temporary", this is equivalent to cutting off the main survival platform for supermarket gossip tabloids; then the "New York Post", "National Enquirer" of top sponsors have said they must temporarily withdraw their advertisements from the newspaper, cutting off the newspaper's most important source of income.

These situations have caused the "National Enquirer" and "New York Post" to be devastated. They don't know how long this wave of "witch trials" will last. This is also their first hope. Michael Jackson's case Hurry up, no matter what the result is, I just hope that the case will be closed soon. In this way, the "witch trial" will end as soon as possible, otherwise, they are not sure how long this existential crisis can last.

Now even big newspapers like the New York Post are overwhelmed, the National Enquirer has almost disappeared, and "Mr. Bond" Anthony Stewart has been hiding in his apartment for the past week. , didn't dare to come out at all, don't talk about interviewing the news anymore, even when he went to the supermarket or convenience store, he felt that someone was spying on him, and the sharp-edged eyes were alluded to from all directions, as if the whole world The people around him were yelling at him, and every time he went out, he seemed to be dancing wildly on the tip of a knife, making him walk on thin ice. Now he knows what true infamy is.

In fact, Anthony Stewart must be thankful that everyone's anger is now focused on the "New York Post" and "National Enquirer". After all, this time he is mainly to accept the condemnation of the entire society as the news media, so he is the initiator. Was not caught for a fight.

But Anthony knew that if the people started asking to catch the culprit, the National Enquirer would never have any hesitation to push him out. Anthony would know what a thousand people were referring to at that time. He strongly doubted , those ordinary people will incarnate into demons and tear him into countless pieces, and then he will completely disappear from this world.

At this moment, Anthony finally has some understanding of the situation of Michael Jackson. When everyone in the whole society focuses their contempt and condemnation on one person, even without any physical contact or any verbal abuse, just a A single glance is enough to crush a person, and almost no one can endure such a huge mental pressure.

What's more deadly is that Ron Mayer and Tracy Jacobs, who were behind all this, stopped answering his calls, and Anthony knew that this was severing the relationship. Thinking from another perspective, Anthony will also make the same choices as Lang and Tracy, but when he becomes the object of abandonment, Anthony will not feel so good.

"Bang bang bang", there was a strong knock on the door, but the sound seemed to hit Anthony's chest directly, which made Anthony jump up. It would make him nervous.

"Bond, Bond, I know you're at home, I want to interview you..." The voice from the door made Anthony, who was on tiptoe to go to the cat's eye to see who it was, jumped up, as if he was hit by a missile As if chasing and running, he ran towards the back door of his house in a flash, and then regardless of whether he was only wearing pajamas, he took a coat and draped it over his shoulders, and ran out in slippers.

Now as long as he hears the word "interview", Anthony is very sensitive. He feels that the famous reporter is like Godzilla with his mouth open, waiting to swallow him alive at any time.

Anthony ran to his garage in a panic, then hid in the driver's seat, holding his breath like this, quietly waiting for the person at the door to leave. Anthony didn't know how long he waited, but he couldn't calm down. He felt as if someone was watching him at all times, which made him panic.

Until Anthony finally couldn't wait any longer, he sat up without hesitation, then started the car, drove the car out of the garage in a flash, and then ran wildly in a random direction, he didn't know where he was going, He just wanted to leave home, leave the city of Los Angeles, and stay far away from this group of cannibalistic demons.

It's all like a nightmare, a nightmare that Anthony never wants to experience again, he just wants the "witch trials" to end soon, Michael Jackson's case to end soon, and all eyes on it click end...