Chapter 844 A Pen, a Cup of Coffee...

Late at night, in the Times office building, the editor-in-chief of Coles put down his work and stretched out of exhaustion.

There is no way, to ensure the timeliness of news, it is normal for the newspaper industry to work overtime.

After the news collected from various places was sorted, typed, and verified, it was already late at night. After the overnight printing was completed, it was almost dawn.

Generally speaking, the time when news editors get off work is when ordinary people go to work.

Coles has been struggling in this industry for more than ten years, and only then has he changed from a low-level checker to a news editor-in-chief.

The years are unforgiving, and the long-term reversal of day and night has successfully made Coles a member of the bald army.

The most important thing is that my body is not able to keep up with each day. After only two or three hours of work, I feel tired.

I made myself a strong cup of coffee and was about to enjoy it when a familiar voice sounded.

"Mr. Coles, I just received some big news."

Looking at the happy young man, Coles seemed to see himself in his youth, full of youthful vigor.

"Come on, Rodman. What do you get?"

Frankly, Coles doesn't like big news at this time. Today's typesetting work has been completed, the final round of verification is now in progress, and it will be taken to print soon.

Receiving big news at this time means that all the previous work has been wasted and must be completely overturned.

The Times is already the top newspaper in Britain, and it is very difficult to increase sales unless it is a particularly big news.

Everyone's income is linked to the sales of newspapers. If the sales of newspapers cannot be increased, everyone's income will not increase because of the big news.

Rodman rejoiced: "A major incident has occurred in Central Asia. The mission we sent to Afghanistan was attacked by the locals. Three staff members, including Head of Waters, were killed and two staff members were injured."

Hearing this news, Coles' face changed greatly. This is not an ordinary big news, and it may even cause a war.

Coles asked hurriedly: "Where did you get the news, is it true or false?"

The Times is not a tabloid. It can publish any kind of news. This kind of current affairs news must be verified to avoid affecting its own credibility.

Rodman said confidently: "Don't worry, Mr. Coles, this is the news from the telegraph office.

Just now, the foreign secretary, Sir George, went to the Prime Minister's residence overnight, which is in line with this news. "

It is not the reason why The Times can become a leader in the newspaper industry. In terms of well-informedness, it is definitely the best in the industry.

Although it has not developed to the point of monitoring cabinet meetings, the whereabouts of high-level government officials have long been known to them.

The telegraph office, a battleground for the press, has been infiltrated early. Unless special news must be kept secret, general news is not a secret to them at all.

Without any hesitation, Coles said immediately: "Everyone has stopped their work, and tomorrow morning's newspaper will be retyped."

After a pause, I looked at my watch, it was already 3:30 in the morning, and it was too late for the revision.

Coles immediately denied: "Forget it, there is no need to revise the edition. I will do a special news issue separately, and now start to divide the work:

Tom, you are responsible for writing Walters' resume, which can be appropriately beautified;

Alan, you are in charge of writing the story of the assassination case, remember to be a little emotional;

Michael, you're in charge of writing about international relations..."

As news editor, Coles is still very powerful. This has something to do with the audience of The Times, who are mainly social elites who pay attention to news and current affairs.

These customers have relatively large pockets, and they don't care about ordering an extra newspaper, but more about the feeling of reading and whether the news content interests them.

In this regard, The Times has done a very good job.

They were not the only ones who received the news of the assassination of Walters. If it was just a simple introduction, there was no way to stand out from the many competitors.

Coles, who has been in the business for many years, naturally knew it, and suddenly decided to do a special news issue on its own. Anyway, the pronunciation people like the inside story of these events.

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Cats have cat ways, mice have rat ways. The big newspapers can get information directly from the telegraph office, and the small newspapers also have their own snooping channels.

The British Empire Times, which is not lurking in the alley, also received the news, but Endry, who is also the editor-in-chief of the news, has no time to verify the authenticity.

Seeing the article sent by his subordinates, Endry immediately rejected it: "All the previous content is invalid, everyone should work hard and get as much content out as possible.

Remember our core, we must highlight new ideas, and the content must have tension. "

The young man wondered: "But editor-in-chief, we only know that Walters was assassinated, and we don't know the specifics!"

It was intern Karina who asked the question. In order to reduce running costs, the British Empire Times likes to recruit new people.

Of course, since it is a newcomer, there are naturally various problems. Because of the relationship of treatment, generally speaking, you will leave after a few months of work.

But this is not a problem, whether a street newspaper like the British Empire Times can survive for a few months is a question.

Endry, the boss and editor-in-chief, frowned and explained patiently, considering that he was not losing his temper: "I don't know, just

Make up your own!

Don't forget, your job position is called editor, and the core of your work is all on the word "editing".

If everything is clear, what do you want?

Use exaggeration to focus on the bravery of our murdered heroes, who would rather die than betray Britain's interests, and highlight the ruthlessness and evil of the enemy..."

the truth?

What is that, can I eat it?

For an introverted newspaper like the British Empire Times, which has no reputation, trying to attract people's attention and increasing sales is the first priority.

Word of mouth, reputation, these luxuries in the press are not something they can expect.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

There was a knock on the door, interrupting everyone's work. Endry frowned. As a newcomer, Karina took the lead to get up and open the door.

"Sir, you are so late, who are you looking for?"

The man in gray said slowly, "Is Mr. Endry there? I want to discuss a business with him."

Hearing that the business came to the door, Endry was unhappy and disappeared in an instant.

You must know that tabloids such as the British Empire Times don't have much advertising revenue, and they all rely on the profit from selling the newspaper.

The biggest extra income is this kind of secret business. For Endry, as long as someone gives money, there is no news that is afraid to publish.

This can be seen from how many times he changed his vest. Today is the British Empire Times, tomorrow it can be the British Empire Times, the day after tomorrow it can be...

The first to answer: "Yes!"

Before the voice fell, Endry had already greeted him with a smile: "Long time no see, old friend, please come in."

"Karina, make me two of the best coffees."

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The two have only cooperated before, and there is no friendship, and even Endry doesn't know the name of the man in gray.

However, this does not affect the cooperation between the two. Endry has always regarded himself as the bottom line of a journalist, and has always only asked for money, not the identity of his employer.

This is also the reason why he has been in the industry for many years and has published many secret news, but he has not been silenced.

The man in grey took out a piece of paper with this check and handed it over, and said slowly: "In the shortest time, publish the content on this, and the fifty pounds will be yours."

Endry did not rush to answer, but read it carefully. Every industry has its own rules, and tabloids are no exception. Different news releases have different prices.

Generally speaking, the more sensitive the content, the higher the price, and of course the greater the risk you need to take.

Conversely, normal content is similar to advertising. The British Empire Times, a tabloid that sells only a few thousand copies, is worthless for advertising.

After a while, Endry frowned and replied: "The content is not sensitive enough to be published, but this title is too much?

"Prelude to the Russian Invasion of India", Your Excellency is just an assassination case, without any substantial evidence, it is a bit too far to go so far.

Publishing it like this will affect the reputation of our newspaper, and it must be revised, for example: "Watch Out for Russian Invasion of India", or "Russian Conspiracy".

Anyway, the result is the same, and the suspicion of assassinating Waters will point to the Russians. "

The man in grey ignored Endry's request, and only said coldly, "£55!"

Endry was very unhappy about the indifference of the man in gray, but he couldn't be arrogant when facing the gold master.

The purchasing power of the pound is strong enough these days that one pound can buy 100 pounds of brown bread in London. (about 45 kg)

£55, the equivalent of Endry's profit from running the newspaper for two months, was enough to lower his bottom line.

After hesitating for a moment, Endry offered a tentative offer: "£60, I must be responsible to the newspaper."

The gray-clothed man smiled slightly, and readily took out 10 pounds and handed it over. Without waiting for Endry to continue speaking, he turned and left.

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