Brooklyn could tell that the plaintiffs' attorneys were taking the final battle very seriously, and he was prepared for it.

The plaintiff's lawyer's summary statement ends here, all in refuting Peake's arguments. Judging from his constantly changing information, all of Pique's moves were expected by him.

That's not good news for that. However, the plaintiff's lawyer has only refuted the arguments and not summarized his own side.

Judging by the jury's performance, the passionate and slightly mocking tone of the plaintiff's lawyer was clearly more popular.

has been pushed to the edge of the cliff by the plaintiff's lawyer. And the plaintiff's lawyer's statement is not over.

"News is no different from entertainment these days. Regardless of content. The plaintiff's lawyer put down the materials in his hand, picked up another stack, took a deep breath, calmed down, and said

"It's really just a company that needs to make a profit. of reports are also accountable to their boards. ”

"In order to make a profit, in the beginning, the content of the news program was like a wall, they needed to take market share, and they saw a business opportunity here, so they leaned towards the people, and they made a lot of noise about what was bad for Cedric, and they attacked everything about Cedric."

But in fact, during this period, the public was not one-sided in terms of Cedric's performance. A and *** and Good Morning New York have all published reports on this matter, and we can hear many different voices in the reports. ”

"Not everyone is bashing Cedric, there is a fair share of people supporting him."

"The reason why these supportive voices are selectively ignored is that they are not strong enough and there are more people who criticize Cedric. Reporting only news that slams Sedrake can gain more support and a higher share of the market. ”

"The fact is also that during that time, the ratings of the programs that were selectively reported were significantly higher than those that were impartially reported."

"I made a lot of money because of this, and the stock went up all the way."

"There are many more similar examples. Last February, a deadly toxin called ricin was discovered in the mailroom of the Senate Majority Leader, but the headlines were photos of Blake Leverley gone. ”

"A week ago, when we lost the war in the Middle East, the news in New York was full of Powerball jackpot winners and not a word about the war loss."

"That's business, that's broadcasters, that's infotainment."

"The principle of infotainment is

"Give people what they want". ”

"Infotainment gives the media ample excuse to be selective."

"We should think about it, is there a difference between selective reporting and false reporting?"

"Selective reporting is equated with false reporting when the news that is unfavorable to Sedric is widely reported, stirs up public opinion, and exacerbates contradictions, making Cedric feel as if the whole world is working against him, and everyone thinks he is doing something wrong."

"It's true that there was no production or fabrication of news in the Cedric case, but when they selectively ignored the voices that supported Cedrek and ignored fair and fair reporting, there was no difference between selective reporting and false reporting."

"Now the other side is still trying to use the law of rights as an excuse to avoid taking the responsibility that it should bear." The plaintiff's lawyer paused for a moment and continued

"A recent poll showed that 70 percent of people believe the government should censor newspapers before publishing them."

"Under the wonderful demonstration of the other party, the law of rights has reached the point of danger."

"Now, I'm trying to use the Law of Rights as an excuse to not be responsible for Sedrake's suicide—"

"We do have a problem." The plaintiff's lawyer spoke in a low tone, as if he had been passionate before.

He finally spread his hands and returned to his seat, silently sorting out the papers that were scattered all over the table.

After the plaintiff's lawyer sat down, Peake raised his hand to signal that he needed something to add. After receiving permission, Peake stood up and appeared before the jury.

"There have been mistakes, and this is something that no one can control." Pique will

"Production news" is described as a mistake.

"With tens of thousands of employees, we can't guarantee that every employee won't violate their responsibilities as a media person for other things, but we have a management system in place to try to avoid similar things through the company's system."

"Every time something goes wrong, immediate action is taken to minimize the impact. This is reflected in the internal management system that we have previously provided. The management system is adjusted every year according to the situation, and its purpose is to prevent such incidents from happening as much as possible. ”

"It's true that it's a broadcast media company, and the company needs to make a profit, which is not wrong, but the contribution made over the past 20 years cannot be erased just because the company is profitable."

"If the company is not profitable, how can it stay afloat? Do you donate through crowdfunding? ”

"We are very sorry about Cedric's death, but in the relevant reports, we did not deliberately turn a blind eye to the facts, and reported selectively, so that we could guide public opinion. This is the right slander. ”

"This happened because the focus of the coverage was on Robert Bales's performance at trial, and no other opinions were gathered."

"We handed over all the master tapes of the Sedrek interview to the court, and the reporter interviewed dozens of people at random, and found no other reports."

"Because we didn't interview another voice, it would be extremely unfair to arbitrarily conclude that we deliberately ignore another voice and report selectively."

"Do you want to ask journalists to interview all seven billion people in the world?" After Peake finished speaking, the plaintiff's lawyer immediately stood up and responded.

"If there were only a few or even a dozen people who agreed with Sedrek's approach, we wouldn't ask the media to do a fair job of reporting it, but this is not an isolated case."

"Previously submitted

Tens of thousands of people have left messages on the website "Bless Cedric" praying for Sedrek, and there are still people speaking out for Sedrek online after submitting seven responses to newspapers that agreed with Sedric's report. ”

"Why can they hear and not hear?"

"The master tape submitted to the court has a large area of video erased due to technical reasons, and it is impossible to confirm the reason for the erasure of the master tape.

"If the negative assessment of Cedrek can be explained by the fact that no other voice was heard, what about the privacy report on Cedric's family?"

"Is it because the ears are too sensitive?"

"Revealing the privacy of the family of a person who is already involved in the controversy, you guys, I can't understand it."

"If you just want to report on Cedric's performance in Robert Bales, as they say, why is his family in the news?"

"Leaving other people's privacy public without their permission, but with just one sentence

"The development of the times" to explain. ”

"Why didn't Cedric's family's private information appear in public before the reporting was taken on Cedric's family?"

"Think about it, guys, if one day the information of your family is put on the evening news in such a grand way, and it is widely advertised to the world—"

"I can't imagine how I'd live if that day really existed." After the plaintiff's lawyer finished speaking, Peake wanted to say more, but was stopped by Brooklyn.

"This is a summary statement, not a debate arena." Brooklyn tapped the gavel

"If you don't feel like you're playing well, you can wait until the trial is over to make an appointment for a debate tournament." The two lawyers stopped arguing, but Brooklyn did not immediately announce the jury representatives and lead the jury out of the bench.

He asked slowly, flipping through the clutter of papers on his desk

"Now the court has several issues that need to be clarified to the parties."

"The plaintiff's claim is that the defendant should publicly apologize for the false reporting that led to Cedric's suicide, and there is nothing else, right?"

"Yes, Your Excellency." The plaintiff's lawyer got up and responded. Brooklyn asked again as he marked a few important points on the indictment with a pen

"Is it true that the defense believes that he was not at fault in Cedric's suicide and does not need to bear any responsibility?"

"Yes, Your Excellency." Peake replied. Brooklyn put on his pen cap, looked around the jury bench, and finally selected Juror No. 25, next to the original Juror No. 1, as the jury representative, and announced the adjournment.

Brooklyn then led the jury into the room. After taking his seats in stages, Brooklyn took the agreement handed by Bob, reiterated his request, and waited for all the jurors to answer before putting down the agreement and entering the guidance stage.

Cedric's jury was carefully selected by Brooklyn, and there was no unfamiliarity with the judge's guidance of the jury, which greatly reduced the cost of communication between the two parties, eliminating the rusty greeting stage and getting straight to the point.

The first to ask questions was Juror No. 3.

"Judge Brooklyn, what the plaintiff is suing

"The use of the news report was not the report that caused Cedric's suicide", and according to the circumstances of the trial, there was no misrepresentation in the news report. ”

But the plaintiff proposed

"Selective ignorance of another voice is tantamount to false reporting", how can we judge? "Juror No. 3 is perceptive.

Brooklyn gave him a prolific look. One of the two questions that Brooklyn wanted the prosecution and defense to ask in the final stages of the trial was to confirm the matter.

The indictment reads:

"False reports", both sides at the trial stage

The definition of "false reporting" was debated until the end, and even at the stage of summarizing and stating, he still did not give up.

What exactly is misreporting? Thinking that you just didn't hear another voice is not a false report.

The plaintiff argued that selective reporting was tantamount to false reporting.

"To be clear, this is about reporting on the suicide that led to Cedric, not about identifying the content of the story." Brooklyn muttered for a moment before speaking

"The jury's focus should be on the relevance of the story to Cedric's suicide." Brooklyn considered this issue before the trial.

If the plaintiff in this article is suing as follows:

"The report of Cedric is not true", is the question raised by Juror 3 that should be the focus of study.

But the fact is that the plaintiff is suing as follows:

"The use of news reports is not the report that triggered Cedric's suicide", the focus is on the strength of the connection between the news report and Cedric's suicide, and the authenticity of the content of the news report.

Juror No. 25 timidly raised his hand.

"Your Excellency, Cedric's psychiatrist did not disclose the content of Cedric's treatment, how can we judge the connection between the two?" Juror No. 25 just looked a little shy, but he still had a good eye.

Although Cedric committed suicide, it can be determined that the cause of Cedric's suicide was excessive psychological pressure.

Where does psychological stress come from? The plaintiffs believe that the criticism of Cedric, the reports against Cedric, and the harassment of Cedric's family after the leak of the privacy caused by the report, made Sedric have suicidal thoughts.

But what is the weight of this factor? Is there still the impact of previous counseling?

How much did Robert Bales affect him? These are all unknowns. If the psychiatrist made his or her treatment records public, everything would be clear.

"It's up to you to judge." Brooklyn flipped through his notes and said without looking up

"We can't give a definite criterion for the strength of the correlation between the report and Seydrake's suicide."

"If you are found responsible for Cedric's death, it could have serious consequences." Juror 7 said suddenly.

Brooklyn glanced at him and said

"The jury, in its deliberations, is not responsible for factors other than the stake itself."

"Can you suggest an amount of compensation or an amount of compensation?" Another juror asked.

"Yes." Brooklyn jaw.

"By what?" The juror asked. This question stopped Brooklyn. He thought for a moment, then called Bob to pick up a few files, all of which were personal complaints against the media for invasion of privacy.

Brooklyn pulled out the verdicts and handed them over to the jurors to circulate.

"Take these pieces as a standard." After circulating it, Brooklyn said.

"In what form is a public apology?" A juror asked again.

"I suggest news programs, official websites, newspapers, interviews, etc." Brooklyn responded

"But that's my job after you have a collegiate result. Of course, you can also make suggestions on this. The court will take this into consideration. Judging from the questions raised by the jury in the guidance, things did not come as a surprise to Brooklyn, and most people leaned in favor of the plaintiff.

The question of the 25th and the next two jurors is even directly considering what will happen after the verdict is lost.

A few more questions were answered, and the jury fell silent. Brooklyn waited for a moment, confirmed that the jury was okay, and then got up to announce the end of the instruction.

Watching the jury enter the collegial room one after another, Brooklyn stood quietly at the door of the collegial room, watching as the four bailiffs at the door closed the door and turned to leave.