Chapter 647: What level are you at? Are you qualified to talk to me?
"Look at you, is it worth mobilizing so many troops for such a small matter? Now our three ministries are in turmoil!"
This morning, Lin Weimin received a call from the leader of the department and started to complain to him.
When the leader of the public security system whom Hai Yan asked to help went to the propaganda department to complain, he did not forget to mention the role played by Lin Weimin in this matter.
If you are plotting against me, don't blame me for making things difficult for you.
The leader of the propaganda department told this matter to Director Song, who was very depressed.
As a leader, he felt a little embarrassed when his family members were fighting in front of outsiders, so he called Lin Weimin today to have a good talk about this matter.
"Boss, this is not my fault. I called them as soon as I found out about this. Listen to what they said, 'We should have the right to report freely.'
Listen to this, listen to this. If you don’t know, you would think that I have done something that is outrageous to both God and man!
How can we talk with their attitude like this?"
Song Shu said half-truthfully, "It is indeed a bit outrageous."
Then he added: "Then why can't you come to me?"
Lin Weimin looked at Song Shu, said nothing, and chuckled twice.
Looking for you? Isn't that just trying to smooth things over? Won't it just end up with a loss?
Feeling Lin Weimin's naked distrust, Song Shu looked at him with an unfriendly look, this troublemaker!
"Then tell me, what good has this incident done to you? Can it restore your reputation?"
"I didn't ask them to restore my reputation. They couldn't do that either. I just wanted to make them happy."
Song Shu glared at him and said, "I just hope the world won't be in chaos."
"They forced me to do that. I am a good citizen!"
"Yes, yes, I know you have been wronged in this matter. How about this, I will ask them to apologize to you publicly later, how about it?" Song Shu said.
Lin Weimin's face was full of suspicion. When did the leader become so kind?
Song Shu looked at Lin Weimin's shifty eyes and really wanted to dig them out for him.
The two looked at each other for a moment and Lin Weimin said, "Then what should I do?"
Song Shu snorted, "You don't have to do anything. Just stop looking for trouble. Family members fighting among themselves is a joke!"
"I don't want to either! Don't worry, leader. As long as they don't cause trouble for me, I will definitely not cause trouble." Lin Weimin vowed.
He then asked, "So how are you going to deal with the people from Southern Metropolis Weekend this time?"
Song Shu said: "First, suspend publication and rectify the situation to see the effect. Then check the articles in the past two years to see if there are any similar situations as this time. If we find any, we will deal with them as soon as we find them."
"Where are the leaders?"
Song Shu glared at him and said unhappily, "Others haven't confirmed it yet, but Chief Editor Zuo Fang will definitely be dismissed."
Lin Weimin couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. Since the leader said that all cases would be dealt with together, then his own case must be included. Catching the chief writer, responsible editor and chief editor all at once was a relief.
But he smacked his lips and said, "The culprits are still the leaders. Without their tacit approval, the people under them would not dare to be so presumptuous."
After he finished speaking, Song Shu's face darkened. Although he knew that the guy was talking about Southern Metropolis Weekend, Song Shu felt that he was being blamed for no reason.
After seeing Lin Weimin off, Director Song felt exhausted. Each of them was a tough guy to deal with!
Lin Weimin's actions were admittedly a bit reckless, but who can blame him for having suffered injustice and having the energy to seek revenge for himself?
When Song Shu thought about the shitty things that Southern Metropolis Weekend had done, he became furious.
What the hell!
He won't even pick a soft persimmon to squeeze. It seems that his victories in recent years have gone to his head and he thinks that God is the boss and he is second in command!
Lin Weimin returned to Guowen Press from the bureau. Before he even entered the office, someone in the editorial office reminded him, "Editor-in-chief, someone called you just now."
"Who's calling?"
"He said he's the person in charge of Southern Metropolis Weekend. He should call you again later."
"knew."
Lin Weimin returned to the office, and not long after, the phone rang as expected, but Lin Weimin ignored it.
This person is just a mean person.
When you are given face, you don't want it. You have to wait until your face hurts before you know how to speak nicely. You fear power but not virtue.
Besides, what level are you at to talk to me?
It would be better if you guys in your province could do some publicity and come to me!
The phone rang twice, but no one answered. Li Mengyu's heart sank to the bottom.
If the other party really didn't do this, he wouldn't ignore the call.
It is precisely because the other party did it that I chose not to answer the call.
Li Mengyu would not simply think that Lin Weimin did not dare to answer his call. He was clearly expressing his attitude.
I did it, there's no room for negotiation.
Li Mengyu put down the phone, feeling very depressed.
It seems that there is no way to talk to Editor-in-Chief Lin. Let's go to Mr. Lin to find a solution.
As an important component of Guangdong's news community, Southern Metropolis Weekend attracted great attention from the province as soon as the news of its "suspension and rectification" came out. In fact, Li Mengyu did not need to run around, as there were already leaders mediating.
It’s a pity that “Nandu Weekend” is really disappointing.
Originally, two senior officials from the province stepped in to mediate with the ministry, and the situation had been taking a turn for the better. However, problems arose again when the news was traced back.
Many previous reports by Southern Metropolis Weekend were found to be exaggerated and fabricated based on mere inferences from clues. Several other reports were completely fabricated and false news. The nature of these reports was so bad that it was unprecedented in the Chinese journalism community and broke the bottom line of the Chinese news media industry.
The two ministries were extremely furious. The appearance of Southern Metropolis Weekend was like a festering sore, exposing all the dirty tricks beneath the glamorous exterior of China's journalism industry and causing a huge wave in the entire industry.
After the news came out, it caused an uproar not only in the industry but also among the public. Countless people criticized Southern Metropolis Weekend and began to doubt the fairness and authenticity of most media reports, triggering the first crisis of trust in domestic news media among the public.
At this critical moment, the two ministries jointly issued a red document, requiring major domestic news media to conduct self-inspection and self-correction within their units. Once such incidents are discovered, they will be dealt with severely and strictly, and will not be tolerated, to serve as a warning to others.
At the same time, a working group was dispatched to conduct random inspections of key units.
These two heavy blows threw the entire news industry into chaos, but also suppressed the fermentation of public opinion.
The timely action of the two ministries restored some of the people's trust in the news media and won wide acclaim from the people.
Ordinary people applauded, but the news media complained bitterly, calling it a "serious D" in the news media industry, and hated Southern Metropolis Weekend, the newspaper that started this incident.
As for Southern Metropolis Weekend, which was the starting point of this incident, its editorial committee member Li Mengyu, editor-in-chief Zuo Fang and deputy editor-in-chief You Yanling were dismissed on the spot. Nine journalists who participated in writing false news and gave it the green light were fired and expelled from the journalism industry, including the journalist named Zhao Gongli who fabricated the news about Lin Weimin and the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Even the person in charge of the provincial propaganda department, Southern Metropolis Weekend, was implicated and given a severe warning, which basically ruined his future.
After this incident, although Southern Metropolis Weekend managed to keep its publication, it lost more than half of its "elite" staff and its reputation was basically ruined. It has become a target of public condemnation in the eyes of the general public.
If we want to regain the hearts and minds of the people and our reputation, it will take at least ten years of hard work.
Lin Weimin, who was far away in Yanjing, sat back and watched the major changes in the news industry over the past month with cold eyes. Apart from the pleasure of revenge, his heart was calm.
At the same time, I mourn for the many media outlets affected by this incident. It's really not my fault. I just wanted to hit a fly, but who would have thought it turned out to be a tiger.
The reason why Lin Weimin was able to keenly discover the false "Assault on J Case" among the news releases of "Southern Metropolis Weekend" over the years was entirely because he later read an article called "A Comprehensive Collection of False News in the News Industry". The article began with the "Assault on J Case" of "Southern Metropolis Weekend", which left a deep impression on Lin Weimin and he still remembers it to this day.
But Lin Weimin did not expect that the "Nandu Weekend", which had long been notorious in later generations, had become a cesspool at this time.
But it’s also a good thing this way, as it will tear off the halo of this kind of media in front of the public in advance. After learning this lesson, maybe it can be reborn as a conscientious media in the future.
Lin Weimin never intended to criticize Southern Metropolis Weekend in one blow. Although they have reported fake news, they have also reported in-depth and objective good news, and most of them are.
To quote the old saying, "Punish the past to prevent future mistakes and cure the disease to save the patient."
Who can understand that Teacher Lin has good intentions!
The domestic news media industry’s vigorous “false news self-examination and self-correction” campaign is in full swing, but this has nothing to do with Lin Weimin. In addition to his normal work, he is now waiting for an apology from Southern Metropolis Daily.
Anyway, that's what the leader said, and he took it seriously.
However, at this time, Southern Metropolis Weekend is still suspended for rectification, and I am afraid it will not be able to take care of this matter for a while.
That afternoon, Cheng Zaochun came back from a meeting with a gloomy face.
Lin Weimin went to his office and started making sarcastic remarks.
"You can get scolded if you want. You are the leader after all!"
Cheng Zaochun looked depressed. "It turns out that you are not the one being scolded. You don't have to gloat here. Who do you think I was scolded for? Let me tell you, the bosses of the two departments are targeting you now. You kid, just wish you good luck."
Lin Weimin was shocked. "That's not the case, is it?"
Cheng Zaochun snorted coldly. Of course, he was trying to scare Lin Weimin, but his words were not without purpose.
Because Lin Weimin's series of outrageous actions caused public opinion turmoil in the entire news industry and brought great passiveness to the work of the two ministries, it is normal for him to be hated by others.
After hearing what Cheng Zaochun said, Lin Weimin waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. I'm not thinking about getting promoted. Hehe, if you don't have desires, you will be strong!"
Cheng Zaochun teased, "Just be thankful that the leaders are responsible enough not to push you to the front to attract attention. If the media knew that you were the one stirring up trouble behind the scenes, humph..."
When Lin Weimin heard this, he imagined in his mind the national media finding out the whole story and pointing fingers at him and attacking him. He couldn't help but shudder.
Reckless, still reckless!
Fortunately, the leaders are still somewhat responsible. Otherwise, why not bring some gifts to express their apologies?
(End of this chapter)
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