At the judge's order, Xue Jia first glanced at Lin Feng, then took a deep breath and took a step forward.

"My client, Mr. Lin Feng, today sued Tianhai University's "Campus Storm" and Tianhai Radio and Television's "Tianhai Hot News" two columns because they were suspected of publishing an article that defamed my client on the evening of September 20.

At the same time, these two articles quickly spread on the Internet platform and caused extremely bad effects on me, so this has constituted the crime of defamation. The following is the evidence collected by my client!"

After Xue Jia finished speaking, she handed a document to the judge.

This information shows the number of article views and discussion volume of the two columns before their respective articles were deleted.

The evidence was irrefutable, so the judge did not find it suspicious. He immediately said to the two people in the dock, "Zhang Ting from the "Campus Storm" column and Zhou Yong from the "Tianhai Hot News" column, do you have anything to say?"

"Your Honor, I want to say a few words!"

At this time, to everyone's surprise, despite the overwhelming evidence, Zhang Ting's defense lawyer actually wanted to speak.

However, since one party wants to speak, the judge will naturally not stop him.

"Speak simply!"

"Thank you, judge. Although my client is standing in the dock today and has been found guilty, is her crime really that serious? I actually don't agree with that.

First of all, the most important point in the crime of spreading rumors and defamation is whether you have gained any benefits in the process while spreading rumors about the other party.

But my client works part-time at the school's radio and television station, and her monthly salary is fixed, so her motivation for doing so is not actually to make a profit.

Although she did not make any profit from it, she did infringe on Mr. Lin Feng's privacy, so my client is willing to make some financial compensation to her. If she has any other requests, she can raise them."

Although Zhang Ting's lawyer acknowledged her guilt, he defended her throughout the whole process in the hope of mitigating her guilt and, preferably, reaching a reconciliation with Lin Feng.

"I have something to say, too!"

After Zhang Ting's defense lawyer finished speaking, Zhou Yong's defense lawyer immediately spoke.

"Okay, long story short!"

The judge replied.

“Although I am the editor-in-chief of Tianhai Hot News and the TV station has also gained some corresponding benefits from this report, I still want to emphasize that the news broadcast by TV stations anywhere in the world cannot be guaranteed to be 100% true.

It's like when a TV station broadcasts a weather forecast, no one can accurately predict the weather conditions, right? More importantly, I want to emphasize that this is the first time in the history of Tianhai City that an official news media column has been sued.

Therefore, this case is likely to affect the media industry in Tianhai City in the future.

If a slightly biased report can lead to severe punishment, will the journalists in Tianhai City worry about the authenticity of the news they write in the future? After all, if you are not the party involved, there will definitely be slight discrepancies in the report, so please consider this issue seriously, Your Excellency.

The audience immediately became noisy after Zhou Yong's attorney finished his speech.

Almost all major media organizations in Tianhai City sent reporters here today, so Zhou Yong's defense lawyer's words hit them deep in their hearts.

After all, when reporting a piece of news, it is difficult for reporters and editors to understand the whole story at once, and most of the time they make statements based on results.

So in fact, what Zhou Yong’s attorney said is not unreasonable.

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Lin Feng's face.

As expected, it was the official media. From the beginning to the end, they did not admit their guilt like Zhang Ting did. Instead, they wanted to take the lead in using public opinion to put pressure on the court, while also trying to win the favor of the reporters on the scene.

Xue Jia did not expect to encounter stubborn resistance from the opponent in the first trial.

Zhang Ting's side is easy to deal with. Whether they can reconcile is just a matter of words from Lin Feng. As long as he is unwilling to reconcile, Zhang Ting can only plead guilty.

However, Zhou Yong's attitude was very tough and he refused to admit that he was wrong from beginning to end.

After listening to the statements of both parties, the judge spoke again: "Xue Jia, do you have anything else to add?"

“Yes, I want to say something to Zhou Yong’s attorney. Although weather forecasts are biased, they are explained in advance before they are broadcast. At the same time, forecasts are actually a kind of expected report, so this is completely different from the article you wrote.

I have also read your entire report in advance. All the content in the whole article is very pointed, so what you did is completely false reporting!"

Although Xue Jia is a rookie, she can still control such small matters.

Seeing that Xue Jia resisted so strongly, the other defense lawyer couldn't help but frown slightly.

After all, both parties had actually reached a consensus beforehand. But why after the court session, Xue Jia not only had no intention of making a big deal out of a small matter, but instead launched a fierce attack on him?

At the same time, he also knew that his words were indeed somewhat untenable, so when he was attacked by Xue Jiayi, he was unable to make a strong counterattack all of a sudden.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

The judge then turned around and asked.

"I don't have any more!"

Zhou Yong's attorney hesitated for a moment and finally gave up the debate. After all, he didn't know what to say.

"Okay, now please let the parties make their final statements. The defendant will speak first!"

"I express my deepest apologies for the misleading report I wrote at the time, which had a great impact on Lin Feng. At the same time, I sincerely hope that Lin Feng can forgive me for our alumni relationship."

Zhang Ting started begging with tears in her eyes on the spot.

From the beginning to the end, she had been planning to use the sympathy card to try to move Lin Feng.

After all, Lin Feng was just a freshman at Tianhai University, so she and Wu Yong and others firmly believed that under such circumstances, Lin Feng would never kill them all.