Chapter 364: Opportunity to be promoted to Editor-in-Chief (2)

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The New York Times was the first to accurately report on the sinking of the Titanic, making itself unique among the many newspapers that reported in a chaotic manner, fighting a good battle and winning the respect of readers.

On April 18, the Carpathia sailed for New York Harbor laden with survivors, and New York media outlets rushed to cover it, but this time, The New York Times was one step ahead.

The reporter disguised himself as a technician and crossed the interview blockade

In New York Harbor, thousands of people gathered, eager to know if their families had survived the disaster.

Of course, there are also reporters from various newspapers, who want to get first-hand information, especially to meet the Titanic staff to learn more about the accident.

In the face of the unprecedented disaster, the White Star Steamship Company and the police blocked the scene and all interview channels, and refused all domestic and foreign journalists.

Van Anda rented a floor at the Pier 54 Street Corner Hotel in New York, where the Carpathia was anchored, and set up four telephone lines that connected directly to the New York Times editorial office to keep the news flowing.

Meanwhile, in order to get through the blockade of the interview, Van Anda found a reporter and asked him to pose as a technician entourage at the Marconi Telegraph Company.

Since the police only allowed Marconi and his party to board the ship to understand the situation, and almost all the radio operators were employees of the Marconi Company, the reporter was able to board the Carpathia without any problems.

On the Carpathia, the reporter first met Harold Brad, the radio operator of the Titanic.

Brad was successfully rescued, but his boss was killed.

Brad is the hero of the Titanic, he kept sending a CQD distress signal for help after the Titanic hit an iceberg, and Brad finally sent a new SOS distress signal until the Titanic's power supply system stopped working.

Brad said he saw Captain Smith walk into the wheelhouse alone at the last minute and never saw him again.

Harold Brad, the radio operator of the Titanic, was carried off the Carpathia, unable to walk due to severe frostbite.

Before the sinking of the Titanic, he had been sending a distress signal SQD, and finally suggested that his boss send the latest SOS distress signal.

The New York Times reporter successfully interviewed him and obtained a large amount of relevant first-hand information

Three hours after the Carpathia docked, the New York Times went public.

On pages 24 and 15 of this issue of the New York Times, more than 1,500 people were killed.

Through interviews with survivors, The New York Times was able to obtain first-hand information and reconstruct the touching scenes of the band still playing music at the time of the shipwreck.

The much-talked-about Ugly Rich Astor IV is certain to be killed, but he is also a hero, and at the last moment, Astor opens the dog cage and releases all the dogs, some of which eventually reach the shores of the Ugly Country.

At the time of the publication of the New York Times, many newspaper reporters were still blocked outside the blockade, and all attempts to break through the blockade to conduct interviews were unsuccessful.

The New York Times, led by Van Anda, shone brightly in the coverage of the Titanic shipwreck, and the New York Times made a good start in the organization and reporting of major news.

Since then, the New York Times's major news stories have always been praised, and it can be said that Van Anda is off to a good start.

Thereafter, in its coverage of World War I, the New York Times' serious and objective reporting became its signature and became known as the "Archival Record".

Two months after the sinking of the Titanic, in June 1912, the textbook "New Mandarin" of the Republic of China Primary School included the story of the death of the Titanic.

"The captain led the crew to rescue them in every possible way. Knowing that there was nothing to do, he gave the order to get off the boat, and ordered the man to retreat, and the women and children boarded the boat, and the man retreated as soon as he heard the order, and there was no noise...... At that time, the lights on the ship were as bright as day, and the musicians on board played the music as usual, but changed the cheerful tune before the accident to a solemn tune.

"Qu said: God, I am near you."

"There were five post office staff on board, who died in the line of duty for ambulance mail."

The situation described in the article is entirely based on the report of the "New York Times", which shows that the "New York Times" has spread its influence to China with the incident of the death of the Titanic.

After the Spanish-American War, the competition between Pulitzer and Hearst tended to ease, and the people of the ugly country became disgusted with the negative coverage of the yellow newspapers.

In 1901, when William McKinley, the boss of the ugly country, was assassinated, public opinion accused Hirst's "News" of inciting and promoting the assassination of the boss, and they consciously resisted, and color journalism declined from then on.

Ten years later, The News completely faded out of the ugly national press.

In the latter stages of the yellow journalism competition, Pulitzer died, Le Monde was forced to sell its dismal business, and Hirst was infamous as the "assassination boss", and only Oakes's New York Times had the last laugh with its serious and solemn reporting style, becoming the big winner of the new news era.

Van Anda's focus on the impact of new technology on news reporting has cemented The New York Times' pursuit of technology.

After the sinking of the Titanic, newspapers also saw the success of the New York Times and began to use radio technology to feed the newspapers.

Oakes' two-decade collaboration with Van Anda created the myth of the rise of The New York Times, and Oakes believed that color journalism was only temporary, and that a solemn newspaper would eventually win the hearts and minds of the public.

His emphasis on the newspaper as the "art of printing" has also been remembered by generations of employees, and the layout and art of the New York Times will always be the most beautiful and neat.

Van Anda's pursuit of timeliness and new technology contributed to the New York Times's latest and most accurate message to readers in the event of the death of the Titanic.

A few years after the death of the Titanic, Van Anda visited London and went to the Daily Mirror, where the editor opened his right-hand drawer, where a copy of the New York Times of April 19, 1912 was placed.

"This newspaper is the greatest achievement in the history of interviewing, and we preserve it as a mirror," he said. ”

In 1918, when the first Pulitzer Press presented the award, The New York Times deservedly became the winner.

But now, Van Anda doesn't know whether he is old and confused or aware of something, and he actually played the sideline news in the "New York Times", which is very interesting.

If there is no shadow of Oakes behind him, what is Van Anda's purpose in doing this?

He's been working all his life, and he's been in the New York Times all his life, and there's no reason to make such a stupid move at this time.

Could it be that Oakes wants to unload the mill and kill the donkey? To force Van Anda to abdicate by such means?

Li Yaoyang can't understand that Chris Hunter may have guesses, but there is no substantive evidence, since he wants money, give it to him, just look at the result.

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The brewing of vodka has entered the filling stage, and Albert, who was not interested in brewing vodka, played and had fun, immersed himself in rye every day, and studied the possibilities of various combinations.

However, the distillery located in the cemetery is filled with the strong smell of alcohol every day, what does it mean to be intoxicating when you take a breath of air? Come here and try it, that's how drunk oxygen comes about.

It has also been said before that the earliest vodka dates back to the Middle Ages, or even earlier.

At that time, people brewed a disinfectant potion, and after trying it again, they discovered that after drinking it, it not only tasted unique, but also had a miraculous effect on fighting the cold and relaxing the mind.

By the time of the second station, vodka played an irreplaceable role, and soldiers often sprinkled vodka on the wound to prevent bacterial infection.

Vodka is made up of ethane and water, but this is not a random mixture of H2O (water) and C2H5OH (ethyl), and not all alcohol and water have the proud name of vodka.

According to the standards of polar bears, the intensity of vodka should be guaranteed to be between 40 and 60 degrees, no more and no less.

Later distilleries have rarely produced their own alcohol, but instead buy it from specialized companies, which has the advantage of being cheaper.

But now you have to brew your own!

The process of mixing alcohol with water is accompanied by the release of heat.

Therefore, the safety measures of the blending workshop are no less than those of the gunpowder factory.

Even the lights are dim: it is well known that alcohol not only brings people down when they drink too much, but it also burns easily.

In addition, alcohol also has strong taste-absorbing properties.

Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to bring in substances and foods with strong tastes in the workshop.

But vodka is not just made by mixing 40% alcohol and 60% water, and whoever thinks so is very wrong.

After blending in this ratio, the resulting thing is called a "blank".

After that, there is an even more important winemaking process, which is the purification process.

The purification procedure takes place in a cylindrical canister that resembles an intermediate-range ballistic missile in a silo.

As the name suggests, the cylindrical cylinder is filled with activated charcoal, made of birch wood, which completes the final filtration process before dispensing.

It is worth mentioning that Albert designed a very peculiar bottle for this vodka, and the spout of the bottle was filled with something rather peculiar like a walking stick.

Li Yaoyang feels that this kind of wine bottle is very similar to what was later called "convenient mouth", and the hotel waiter and the buyer and seller called it a "meter".

However, Albert said that this is a practice from Italy called "Gual Bottle Mouth".

Capping is one of the last processes on the dispensing line, and the bottles are lined up one by one in a "single column", making a crisp clinking sound like that heard on the wine table.

This is followed by drying, bottling, capping, sealing, packing and other processes, and this is the end of the process.

This is the standard production process for classical vodka.

Later best vodka may have had an additional process of repurification with milk.

Some 40-proof vodka is steeped in lemon, black beans and Siberian wild fruits, which requires a few more steps to be brewed.

For example, if you want to add a few small peppers to a bottle, this process cannot be automated.

Vodka is a pure, high-alcohol beverage that uses a variety of grains (potatoes, corn) as raw materials, and uses repeated distillation, refining and filtration methods to remove toxins and other foreign substances contained in alcohol.

Vodka is colorless and odorless, has no obvious properties, but is refreshing.

However, because of the strong and pungent taste, it has no other purpose than mixing it with soft drinks to make it dry and mixing it with spirits to make it stronger.

However, because the wine contains very few impurities, the taste is pure, and it can be mixed with other beverages in any concentration, so it is often used as a base wine for cocktails, and the alcohol content is generally between 40 and 50 degrees.

To produce vodka, Albert experimented with a variety of raw materials, eventually selecting rye, stewing it into a paste, then fermenting and distilling it in a distillery.

Albert also tinkered with a production process called maceration, which consists of a mixture of pure alcohol and macerated fruit, which is then distilled at low temperatures to form an maceration concentrate. The concentrated mixture is mixed with artesian well water from the distillery to achieve bottling and bottling strength.

These flavors are not charcoal-filtered and are filtered through a cellulose granule filter before bottling.

The purpose of this is to ensure that the essential oils with fruity flavors and textures are retained.

Albert's vodka includes a variety of complex aromas such as mango, lemon tea, Bloody Mary, pink grapefruit, black raspberry, orange, citrus and ginger peel.

The taste is rich and delicate, silky smooth, with a subtle hint of vanilla, and it is the best vodka.

Eventually, the vodka, named Oak, was filled like a long, slender, snow-white frosted glass bottle, sealed with a lid, and ready for sale.

The bottle is affixed with a transparent label with a large oak tree looming as a graveyard under the oak tree, but it can also be seen as a stone monument.

If you look closely, you can see that this is exactly the exterior of Atlantic City's entrance to the Graveyard Distillery, but it's been artistically blurred so that it's impossible for an unfamiliar person to know what the view on the label is.

As for the oak tree, it was actually planted at the entrance, it was transplanted, and in order to hide people's eyes, no matter which direction you look at, you can only see the huge canopy of the oak tree, and you can't see the entrance to the winery.

The first batch of 50 cases was delivered directly to the Yukon, where the vodka should go.

As for the price, plus the transportation cost, the price of a single bottle is close to 80 dollars, and this trip is 24,000 dollars.

This is still to test the water, I don't know if it will be sought after, if the sales situation is hot, the price can rise again, and I am sorry for the hard work along the way if I don't earn 100,000 dollars on a trip.

Xiao Qi is responsible for holding the goods, and he can't find a suitable person for the time being, so he can only work hard, and others are not at ease.

After Xiao Qi and the others set off, Albert called Li Yaoyang to the winery and said something:

"I want to go around Europe."

Li Yaoyang was stunned:

"To Europe? Why? ”

"I need some inspiration, my mind is exhausted every day in the winery, I need inspiration to stimulate the birth of new wines."

Still need inspiration for winemaking? Is it bullying him for not understanding?

Li Yaoyang scratched his head:

"It's not impossible, who are you going to take with you? How long? ”

"Myself, for a year, if I leave now, I can come back this time next year."

"A year? In the meantimeβ€”" He was worried that Albert's departure would cause problems with the operation of the winery.

Now is not the next generation, you can work in the cloud, and now if you want to contact individuals, it is no less difficult than ascending to the sky.

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