Chapter 700: The Media Environment in England

Blocked?

In the office of the Manchester Telegraph, a middle-aged man with only a handful of hair left on the back of his head stood up, his mouth wide open enough to put down two eggs.

He was Davies, the editor-in-chief of The Manchester Telegraph.

He concocted the news about that "Kaka and Erickson brawl".

Despite the vague words "allegedly" and "reportedly" in some of the clips, the impact of his report was significant, as evidenced by the crowd of journalists at Manchester City's training base the next day.

And with this report, the sales of this issue of the Manchester Telegraph are also the highest in the past year!

All of this made Davis, as the editor-in-chief, quite proud.

On the one hand, the sales of the newspaper have gone up, and on the other hand, it can also hit Manchester City, which he hates.

The best of both worlds.

But now, someone dares to ban a media outlet?!

It's not a joke, is it?

In the West, the media is called the "fourth estate" outside the executive, legislative, and judicial powers, which shows the status of the media in society.

"Yes, Manchester City has made an announcement and their manager has threatened to allow us to attend the pre-match and post-match press conferences or any other event!"

"Damn it!!"

Bald Davis is furious!

This chinese!!

How dare he do that?!!

Does he know what he's doing?

Shut down the media!?

Such a trick can be used, which makes Davis angry and at the same time, he doesn't know what to do for a while.

Despite the fact that the media is the "fourth estate", the uncrowned king.

But Gao Bo blocked not all the media, just him.

The Manchester Telegraph is just a regional newspaper whose influence is limited to Manchester, what power can they have?

Their energy, of course, is just shaking the pen in the newspaper.

"We are a regular media organisation and we have the right to attend pre-match and post-match press conferences for any match organised by the FA, and Manchester City has no right to refuse our interview. Gao Bo's current behavior is interfering with press freedom and stifling freedom of speech!! ”

The next day, the Manchester Telegraph protested solemnly in its report.

Soon, Gao Bo responded.

At the pre-match press conference against Southampton in the 26th round of the league on 8 February.

As it was away from home, The Manchester Telegraph was given a chance to enter.

But when they were given the opportunity to ask questions, Gao Bo refused to give any answers.

"Anyone else has questions?"

Gao Bo saw that the scene fell silent, and he stood up directly, ready to leave.

At this time, a reporter couldn't stand it anymore.

"This is England, Mr. Gobo! I would like to ask you to show enough respect for press freedom in the UK! ”

"I have a lot of respect for freedom of the press! Mr! Gao Bo turned his head and said, "I have the freedom not to be interviewed!" ”

The reporter choked, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, there were other reporters who stood up.

"You don't have the right to ban the Manchester Telegraph......"

Gao Bo didn't wait for him to finish, he stretched out his hand to stop the other party: "This newspaper spreads rumors and makes trouble, and it has no sense of responsibility from the media, it is just a moth in the media circle." I still say the same thing, either they will come up with evidence to prove the authenticity of their report, or they will publish an apology to my players and my team! Otherwise, they wouldn't want to get into City's press room! ”

Gao Bo walked out of the press conference room as he spoke.

In this way, the pre-match press conference against Southampton really didn't have much to say about the game....

Davis, the editor-in-chief of The Manchester Telegraph, has nothing else to do now, and the pressure on him has never been greater.

Because the main audience of the Manchester Telegraph is the locals of Manchester.

If they don't get any first-hand news about Manchester City, they will lose more than half of the market in Manchester – where the number of Manchester City fans is definitely not lower than that of Manchester United fans!

For a tabloid newspaper that depends on this part of Manchester for its survival, losing half of its readership's subscription is undoubtedly a huge loss, and even a threat to the survival of the newspaper.

Davies is a Manchester United fan, but that doesn't mean The Manchester Telegraph is a Manchester United-biased media.

Therefore, if newspaper sales decline, Davis, as editor-in-chief, will undoubtedly be primarily responsible.

Now Davis has a way out of the pressure in no time.

Didn't Manchester City say it, as long as they apologize in the newspaper and admit their cowardice, this matter will be settled.

But Davis is unwilling!!

Although he didn't have any evidence of Kaka's brawl with Erikson - in fact, this matter was made up by Davis after hearsay, how could there be evidence!

But what age is it.

This is the era of the Big Bang.

Grab a lot of fake news, when did Gao Bo become a master of fighting fakes?

Davis only felt that he was unlucky, and fabricating news is nothing new in the media circle.

When there is no news to write, make a "supposedly", "according to inside information", "according to an anonymous person", and the news behind can be written casually....

Of course, casual can't be casual, even if it's made up, it has to be made up with some logic.

In Davis' view, there is logic to the clash between Kaka and Eriksen.

Eriksen, who was robbed of the main position, how could he be willing.

Since the heart is reluctant, it is also possible to have a conflict with Kaka.

Davis felt he was reasonable.

And what keeps him going is another thing.

Is Kaka a momentary outburst, or is he really back to his peak level?

Public opinion in England reacted mixed on this.

But Davis is convinced that there is a hand here.

A thirty-year-old veteran who has been on the decline for two or three years and suddenly returned to his peak?

Who can believe this kind of thing!

Davis believes that in the next game, Kaka will definitely be the focus of the Doping Center of the Disciplinary Committee, and it will be even more difficult for Gao Bo to get some hands and feet when the time comes!

He decided to wait until after this match if Kaka didn't play well..... That's his Davis chance!

I'll write you to death!

Davis touched his bald head and grinned.

....

In fact, the discussion about Kaka's status continues.

Even many media believe that in this game against Southampton, perhaps Gao Bo did not dare to put Kaka in the starting line-up.

Even if Kaka is fine, what if he is not in good shape?

In this case, it will not be washed away if you fall into the Yellow River.

Some media believe that Gao Bo should let Kaka continue to prove his strength!

Anyway, in the first half of the season, Kaka basically didn't play much at Real Madrid, and his fitness was absolutely no problem.

And Gao Bo didn't pay attention to such remarks.

He also believes that Kaka will take care of this on his own.

The pressure from the media is something that every player in England can encounter.

The media here is extremely developed, and the paparazzi of Fleet Street are watching all the wind and grass all the time.

Historically, there have been many stars who have chosen to leave the Premier League because of this suffocating media environment.

Fortunately, Kaka's sinking in the past few years has made him accustomed to such an unfriendly media environment.

He held back his strength to slap the media who looked down on and questioned him in the face!