Chapter 1276 - Momentum

Saturday, August 5, 1995, was destined to go down in history as the first day when the public stood up against the media and protested against the inaccuracy and falsification of media reports.

The relationship between the public and the media has always been one-way, the media has given the public information in one direction, and the public has accepted what the media has reported. The mouthpiece of the government regulates public opinion as a whole.

This relationship lasted into the 21st century, with the strong rise of the Internet, first of all, the emergence of blogs, so that everyone can become a news source, which means that everyone can become a journalist and even the media, and the popularization of media is rapidly advancing; Canada can learn about South African news events in a timely manner, not only through the news media, but also through the local people living in South Africa, which makes fake news surge, but also promotes the innovation of news authenticity and diversity.

Finally, the advent of social networks has led to a sharp decline in the status of the media, allowing journalists and ordinary people to stand on the same platform for conversation. The way of information transmission is no longer unidirectional, nor is it bidirectional, but multi-directional, and everyone can become an information transmission point and disseminate information to countless nodes.

The media still shoulders the responsibility of supervising public opinion, but the public also has the ability to monitor the media, which has completely changed the landscape of the media industry.

However, before the boom of the Internet, traditional media, mainly television, newspapers and magazines, were still the main force, shouldering the heavy responsibility of transmitting information in one direction.

On August 5th, a journalistic revolution was set off by a young volcano. However, with Baton Rouge as the central point, it is in full swing across the North American continent.

From the Rodney King affair to the Michael Jackson incident, the tragic consequences of the stupid mistakes of the news media have been deeply felt by almost the entire North American continent, whether it is the former leading the Los Angeles riots, or the latter directly directing the entire entertainment industry and media industry to be questioned, all of which have put forward a new demand for the news media: truth, which is absolutely impossible to ignore.

Even in the crazy era of entertainment to death, all qiē can become a means of entertainment, a carrier of making profits, and an object of teasing and ridicule, but if the bottom line of truth is exceeded, and the facts are endlessly exaggerated, distorted, misunderstood, and fabricated, then the entire entertainment industry will collapse.

Now, the young volcano has officially made a war post to the media: Give me back the truth!

Hollywood needs entertainment, profits, and explosions, but in the same way, Hollywood practitioners also need to be calm, need personality, and need truth.

The 1,500 young volcanoes in Baton Rouge were just the tip of the iceberg of the rebellion, which took place on the same day on August 5 as demonstrations took place in front of major media office buildings in 21 cities, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston, Seattle, Boston, and Miami, and even the Canadian cities of Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto.

According to incomplete statistics, all 25 cities mobilized more than 50,000 people, among which the most powerful is not Baton Rouge, but Burbank in Los Angeles, "Los Angeles Times", "Hollywood Reporter", "Variety", "New York Times" and many other newspapers are located in the square in front of Burbank's office base, a total of 3,000 people gathered, they orderly staged a sit-in protest at the scene, holding high signs with the words "I really want to return", "refuse the witch trial", "protest against the uncrowned king covering the sky with one hand" and other words. The sit-in in the square for three hours caused a huge sensation.

This is definitely a milestone in the history of journalism.

At the beginning of the 17th century, the world's first printed newspaper appeared on the European continent, and since three centuries of development, newspapers have gradually become an important part of people's lives, even in 2014, when the Internet media infinitely compressed paper media, the historical newspapers still occupy an indispensable position in the market.

Newspapers represent the role of social thought leaders, information disseminators, speech leaders, and public opinion monitors, which makes the news media have a high status, and then the honorific title of "uncrowned king" appears.

But the times are progressing, society is developing, and the media that has always been high above has to carry out profit-oriented changes in order to cooperate with the market, and now, there are finally people who challenge the supremacy of the media.

This is not only a sign of the decline of media credibility, but also a sign of the change in the identity and status of the media in the era of "entertainment to death", and it is also a key point for ordinary people to really try to turn the situation around.

In fact, before that, this spirit of resistance had appeared many times, from the evolution of slave society to capitalist society, but it never really formed the mainstream of thought, and people at that time wanted to spread their revolution through the media. The theory of life turns the media into its own weapon to influence ordinary people, and then promotes reform. The success of life.

No one could have imagined that the course of history would change because of Hugo, and that the awakening of the young volcanoes would bring the news media at least five years earlier!

Originally, everyone thought that this rebellion was just a rebellion advocated by young volcanoes to protect Hugo's reputation and prestige, but everyone knew that the news about "Hugo is crazy" in the past week was boiling and gradually losing control, becoming more and more exaggerated, more and more bloody, more and more dramatic, and the conflict seemed to be very clear. And now, the young volcano is chanting "return me the truth", ostensibly to resist the unilateral transmission of information by the media, but in fact it is to clarify the facts for Hugo and support Hugo with practical actions.

Eli, Meredith and others did think so.

But history is so real, and there is necessity in chance.

When the young volcanoes showed their support with practical actions, Steven, Rick, Joseph and others in the crew witnessed this qiē with their own eyes. They are always looking for the right time to clarify the facts, to give the reporters a perfect answer without putting more pressure on Hugo, because they have nothing to hide, and there is no need to hide Hugo's dedication and difficulties, all they need is timing.

And they knew very well, apparently, that the young volcanoes had created the perfect moment, and all they needed to do was just a gentle push behind their backs, and that would be enough.

So, just as all the reporters were surrounded in the center and waiting in panic for the tragic ending of their drowning, there was a commotion from the crew behind them, and some reporters looked back and found the person coming, and immediately shouted sharply, "Steven, it's Steven!" Steven! ”

In the loud cry of the young volcano, the reporter's shouting was not worth mentioning, but he was full of desire to survive. Wang's shouting attracted the attention of the surrounding reporters, so all the reporters were in a commotion and screamed wildly.

The young volcano, who was standing at the forefront, also noticed the abnormality, and found that Steven and Rick appeared in sight, although it was only the two of them, Hugo did not go along, but they knew that the appearance of Steven and Rick at this moment must have a special significance.

Eli, Meredith, and the others turned around to deliver the message, first quieting the young volcanoes, and then letting everyone slowly step back, making room for Steven and Rick to use.

Looking at the crowd of people who left like a low tide, the reporters could finally deeply appreciate the taste of "escaping death", and the intricate feelings danced a bitterness on the tip of their tongues, and almost at this moment, many people cried with joy, not only because they had regained their lives after being surrounded and tormented, but also because their waiting had finally waited for the result, and they could finally know the truth. Of course, if not the truth, at least the official version.

However, many reporters realized: if the truth is really bad for journalists, will the young volcanoes in front of them tear them to pieces? The mere thought made them shiver.

Steven and Rickton Guò made their way through the checkpoints and appeared in front of reporters, who tried to show off their professional skills by enclosing the two men in a semicircle, but many found themselves too weak to stand up. This scene really made many young volcanoes burst into laughter, and the ridicule and banter in the laughter made these reporters want to burrow into the ground, but they did not dare to turn back and resist.

Fifteen hundred, and a bunch of fanatics, unless they don't want to live.

Anthony was no better at this time, his whole body was like being fished out of water, and his clothes were already soaked with sweat, but he knew that Steven and Rick in front of him were his lifesavers, and he was glad that he didn't confront Hugo head-on in this state, otherwise he didn't know how long he could last. At the same time, Hugo did not appear, does this mean that his report is one step closer to the truth?

Thinking of this, Anthony urgently approached the two people, and the reporters finally gathered together, and the crew interviews of more than 100 reporters can be called super-large-scale, but the battle in front of him is scattered, and it looks very cold.

Steven and Rick looked at the wolves and miserable conditions of the reporters in front of them, and couldn't help but be a little funny, when did the reporters encounter such treatment? There must be only a handful.

However, Steven coughed lightly and said into the recorder in front of him, "The past week has been for the crew of 'Death Row Walk', and for Hugo Lancaster...... There are many rumors and questions, and after discussion, we decided that it is time to respond to your questions. ”

Steven is worthy of being an old fox, and in one sentence not only mentions the "death row walk", but also omits the past week lightly, and finally hangs everyone's appetite.