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"Ha, about my selfishness, let me sell it first." Robert blinked and said deliberately.

"Okay, so back to the topic of management, how do you manage a lot of journalists?"

"We don't have a press department, we don't have a department that puts all the reporters in it.

In our case, the economic reporter works in the Department of Economics, the New Jersey reporter works in the New Jersey edition of the News Department, and the sports reporter works in the Sports Department.

Each department has its own full-time correspondents, and it is impossible for them to work in one department. ”

Li Yaoyang thoughtfully:

"But isn't that messy? After all, journalists are too free to move. ”

"Of course not, we don't give a quota to journalists, for example we don't ask a journalist to write 10 articles a month.

Some journalists may write only one story a year – and I mean investigative reporting.

You are right, some reporters write a lot, some reporters write less, and often do private things under the guise of going out to cover news.

But they differ in capabilities and technology. If all the journalists are hard working and capable, my job will be easy.

But newspapers are not factories, newspapers need creative workers.

People don't come here to make a lot of money. If they had this purpose, they wouldn't have come here, they wouldn't have been journalists.

They may go to work as doctors, lawyers, businessmen, financiers, or simply get a job on Wall Street.

People who come to work with us don't think about profit or income, but because they love to write, they love to design, and they like to speak for people.

It's a completely different value system. So we don't have to put too many rules and regulations in place to limit them, even if some of them are not so serious. ”

Li Yaoyang was noncommittal again, maybe in this era, in the 21st century? Teach you how to be a man in minutes.

Not for money? Do you generate electricity with love?

In the end, he finally talked about his selfishness.

"Actually, I've been trying to get young people to read our newspapers, and we've tried to get them into the classroom, but I don't think it's enough.

If I had been given enough opportunities and money, I would have run the best newspaper for children in the country.

If this newspaper had been published, you would have been able to see it in the classroom every morning.

The teacher will guide 10-, 11-, or 12-year-olds to read the children's newspaper on their computers.

Just give me this privilege and I will implement this plan immediately.

Now we only have a children's edition in the supplement of the newspaper, but it is not published every day, and it is only published four or five times a month.

I don't think it's enough, newspapers can do a lot of work in the area of children's education, but now we don't. ”

He expressed a strong desire to run an educational newspaper, but he repeatedly said "if I am responsible" and "if I have this power", etc., and it seems that he has a little resentment.

It seems that he is not happy with the head of the family who now owns this newspaper!

Li Yaoyang snickered in his heart, this is a point that can be used.

I talked to the editor-in-chief for a long time and missed the next arrangement.

At 12:30 p.m., half an hour later than the agreed time, I came to the office of the female critic Trudy.

Yes, this is a female critic, and it is really surprising that there is a female critic in a country where women have just gained the right to vote.

And judging by the independent office she has, her status is not low.

Rosenthal said in the presentation that Trudy is a member of the Commentary Committee and a columnist for international affairs.

Even so, the female critic in the editorial department does have a high status, not to mention having her own independent office, and her income is higher than that of editors and reporters with the same qualifications.

As soon as Trudy saw Li Yaoyang, he expressed regret and anxiety.

She said she would love to have a good conversation with Lai, but now she has to rush a manuscript and attend a 1 o'clock critique committee meeting.

So she could only talk to Li Yaoyang for about ten minutes.

In this regard, Li Yaoyang had to apologize for being late, and at the same time showed a trace of regret.

He really wanted to have a good chat with this female critic, why could he sit in this position and rely on a certain color deal? Unrealistic, this woman is really not beautiful.

Without waiting for Li Yaoyang to ask, Trudy said eagerly:

"We comment that the committee meets three times a week. On days when there are no meetings, the editor-in-chief of the editorial page walks around our office and talks to each commentator to find out how to choose a topic.

Before we attend the conference, we must prepare the editorial topic and relevant background materials that we intend to write.

Each of us has a thick notebook so that we can record some clues and thoughts on the topic at any time, and just take the notebook with us when we have a meeting. ”

As she spoke, she showed off a coffee-colored cowhide book, as thick as someone's face.

Trudy spoke very quickly, and seemed to want to say everything in these 10 minutes:

"I used to do all the editorial work on international affairs, but now I don't.

Now I'm going to write my own column, which is an international affairs column, twice a week.

This column is swimming, sometimes on the front page, sometimes in the opinion section.

Of course, this column will also make its way into our telecommunications library.

We have a telecommunications library at the Chicago Tribune.

Through this telecommunications library, this column has access to many newspapers.

More than 300 newspapers across the country, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Baltimore Sun, can use my column.

Of course, they can choose whatever they want. ”

Only then did Li Yaoyang figure out what kind of body the so-called review committee was.

To put it bluntly, they are like mercenaries, who give money to do things, although nominally subordinate to the "Inquirer", but the results of their work are all over the country.

"I write for my own columns, and I also write other articles or editorials for the opinion section.

Now I write 3 to 4 articles a week, because these are extraordinary times, the war has just ended, and there are many international events.

And there is a great women's independence movement going on in this country. ”

When she said this, she was very proud, indicating that either she was involved in promoting this matter, or she was the representative of women's boxing in the early 20th century.

The conversation lasted more than 10 minutes in the blink of an eye. But she tried her best to talk to Li Yaoyang, which he could see.

This is a passionate middle-aged woman who doesn't mind expressing her truest thoughts at all.

She looked at her watch from time to time, but never stopped talking to him.

I don't know if it was a good conversation or what, their conversation had been going on for nearly half an hour, the hands of the watch had pointed to 1 o'clock, and she still showed no signs of stopping, and it seemed that the meeting was not so important.

"Let's talk a little bit more about the operation of the editorial department, and as I said earlier, we have editorial committee meetings three times a week.

We don't have time to meet every day, but we have to report regularly to the editor-in-chief on the topic.

Because most editorials are local topics, you can sometimes get in the way when it comes to writing.

For example, the issue that has caused a lot of controversy in Philadelphia lately is that the Hey Gang affects the comfort of the citizens. “

Li Yaoyang subconsciously touched his nose, how could he feel embarrassed to be caught raped in bed.

"Also, the issues about the school management system are also of greatest concern to the people, such as whether private companies should be allowed to run schools. Is it beneficial for private companies to run schools to improve the quality of teaching? Are existing schools becoming less efficient because of their bureaucracy?

These ideas will be chosen by us, but they will definitely be opposed by some institutions.

As you know, the Enquirer is a newspaper that has a great influence in the local area, and all editorials on local issues will cause a great response among readers. In order to balance the interests of all parties, we have to give reference points, no suggestions, no subjective assumptions, of course, we will try to arouse the reader's desire to discuss. ”

Lai Yaoyang interjected:

"So your meeting must be intense."

"Yes, we'll talk and argue at the meeting.

If the editor-in-chief thinks that the topic is important and disagrees, everyone will vote.

Although sometimes the editor-in-chief's opinion is weighted up, the Committee generally decides on the final topic based on the results of the vote.

Our editorials represent the voice of the newspaper as soon as they are written, but the editor-in-chief, Robert, almost never attends our meetings.

The only exception to this is that during the election, both the issuer and the editor-in-chief attend our meetings.

Because our editorials are selective in supporting candidates, our editorials tend to be long.

Commentators are divided into editorials in different fields, just as I write about international affairs. We often discuss business with the editor-in-chief of the editorial. ”

After saying this, she looked at her watch, stuck out her tongue, and said embarrassedly that she was late.

She hurriedly picked up a few pages of paper and notebook on the table, got up and shook hands with Li Yaoyang to say goodbye, saying sorry while walking quickly out of the door, much like Li Yaoyang's monkey when he was in a hurry.

Smiled helplessly, sorted out his notebook, and as soon as Li Yaoyang turned around, Rosenthal was standing in the corridor looking at him with a smile.

"You're too serious, a little bit like an investor. How's it going, it's time to eat, right? ”

"Of course, I'm hungry too, it's time to show my investor's demeanor, let's go, I'll treat you to the most expensive restaurant in Philadelphia!"

"Ha, I have to ask you for a treat, believe me, this is one of the few opportunities I can take advantage of the newspaper, you don't want to miss it, do you?"

"Someone reimbursed?"

"Robert personally instructed you to take you to eat."

"Ha, then I'm looking forward to it!"

Leave pen and paper in his office for the time being, call the bored Lonnie, and follow him out of the newspaper building.

Without a car, I walked across a street and entered a dimly lit western restaurant with small candles lit on each table.

There were a lot of people in the restaurant, and the waiter led the way, walked to the innermost empty table and sat down, it seemed that this was his pre-booked seat.

Pick up the menu and order a few random items, each of which is better than soul cuisine anyway.

Taking advantage of the serving, the two continued to chat.

"Actually, I have a good suggestion for personnel, instead of spending money on mature editors or reporters, it is better to train young people from the beginning."

Rosenthal nodded:

"In fact, we are already here, and the Inquirer, like other well-known newspapers, does not recruit graduates directly from colleges and universities, but only recruits employees with more than three years of work experience in the same industry.

In order to meet the internship requirements of university graduates, they have run a two-year training course, and the trainees are selected to work in the newspaper office for only half of the salary.

After two years, we hired on the basis of merit, but most of them would not stay.

When a journalist is officially hired, the starting salary is $200 a week, and the editor is slightly higher, almost between $250 and $300.

In addition, employees can also receive a large pension when they retire, which is equivalent to about 40 weeks' salary, usually around $8,000.

At the same time, you can also receive a retirement allowance of $100 per month from the company.

This does not include the pensions they receive from the Social Security system based on their past tax payments.

Therefore, our welfare system is still very perfect, and the expenditure is naturally high.

This is also the reason why we are shouting that there is not enough manpower and laying off employees, the pressure is too great! ”

Li Yaoyang nodded and understood his words.

In this way, the income of the employees of the "Inquirer" is quite high, much higher than that of the reporters of other newspapers.

Rosenthal proudly said:

"In terms of income, we're certainly not the highest in the country, but we're definitely in the top 10, or even the top 5.

The average income of our journalists is $12,000 a year.

We are a unionized company, and the income level is determined in consultation with the union.

I dare not say anything else, the income level is definitely higher than that of the Baltimore Sun.

In addition, the vast majority of our newspaper employees are dual-income families, so many working families can earn more than $20,000 a year, which is a considerable family income.

In addition, employees have other benefits, such as health insurance and job security. ”

Li Yaoyang nodded again, he can prove that this level is almost comparable to the New York Times.

The waiter began to serve the food, and the two stopped talking about the newspaper and moved on to more light-hearted topics, such as today's weather and the restaurant.

"To be honest, this restaurant is also my first time, and the level of consumption is very high, which I can't afford, thanks to Robert's signature for reimbursement."

Li Yaoyang hesitated for a moment, jokingly telling the truth:

"But I don't think the taste deserves the price, don't you?"

"Damn, I've wanted to say it for a long time, this shit-like smell is not as good as my wife's craftsmanship."

Hearing his complaints, Li Yaoyang laughed:

"Then I can't judge, after all, I haven't eaten your wife's cooking!"

"Why not tonight? If you have time, I'd like to invite you home. ”

"Are you serious?" Li Yaoyang was surprised.

"Of course, very serious invitations, in fact, there are topics that can only be talked about at home."

Realizing that there was something in his words, he hesitated again and again, and nodded slightly:

"Okay, then I'll bother, I'll bring two bottles of good wine then, I hope you don't mind."

"Oh my God, good wine is hard currency, idiots don't mind, I'm going to have a good drink tonight!" Rosenthal exaggerated.

"Ha, well, it's a word!"

"Brother Shen!"

"Hmm!"

Shen Changqing walked on the road, and when he met someone he knew well, he would say hello to each other or nod his head.

But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

on this.

Shen Changqing is used to it.

Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, it is an institution that maintains the stability of Great Qin, and its main responsibility is to kill demons and monsters, and of course there are some other side jobs.

Arguably.

In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

Then step by step, he is expected to become a town guard.

Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

Have memories of the predecessor.

He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.