American Entertainment 1982

"So, now you tell me that if Mr. President wants to know the latest news, he must contact the USS Kennedy through the Pentagon Navy Department. Now, any ordinary person in the United States can gain more than Mr. President as long as he turns on the TV." News?" White House press secretary and spokesman Marlin Fitzwater rarely put on a stern look on his chubby face, staring at White House press relations assistant James Salina in a low and serious voice and asked:

"Although there are still two weeks, I will accompany Mr. President to leave the White House, but before that day officially comes, I promise to drive you out in a mess! Because you are messing me up now!"

"The incident happened suddenly, Marin, the Associated Press got the news from the Pentagon, and the news came out immediately. Normally, the Associated Press should be the fastest news organization on earth." Responsible for helping the White House James, a press relations assistant who collects global news inquiries, said bitterly: "I promise to contact you without any delay."

"The president and I both saw the Associated Press newsletter, and there was only one dry sentence. You let me be the spokesperson, with that dry sentence, to deal with the reporters outside who seemed to be in a tantrum because of the newsletter. You? I know without trying that my old bones will never be able to withstand their ravages!" Marin ignored Larry's excuse and said aggressively:

"Besides, that's not the point. It's actually enough to hold an impromptu briefing, but that's in the case of maintaining speed first, but what about now?"

As he spoke, he grabbed the remote and turned up the volume on the TV.

VOX news channel, at the moment the host is discussing this emergency with reporters on the USS Kennedy aircraft carrier and a North African research expert from a think tank.

"Obviously, this time the Associated Press is not the first time! If I use a quick news to deal with those reporters who are in heat, everyone will know that the White House is not even as fast as a private TV network!" Marin complained angrily road.

Dealing with sharp-tongued reporters is not an easy task. Even though he has dealt with journalists all his life, and he has been a journalist for many years, he is still often left speechless by those colleagues.

Larry defended next to him: "I know it, it's just the luck of this VOX News, their reporter got permission from the Department of the Navy to shoot news materials recording the life of the US Navy during the cruise of the USS Kennedy, just happened to encounter this time Military conflict, that's why we got the opportunity to make the world premiere."

"I don't care if it's lucky or not. What about the PlanB we used to deal with this situation? Call the VOX reporter in the White House and ask him to give me some more detailed details. I will give VOX a few more chances to ask questions, in short, I can’t let those reporters who have more information than me by watching VOX’s news live broadcast besieged to death on stage!”

"VOX... has no White House reporters, and we haven't issued licenses to their reporters, so...the regular Plan B plan cannot be established." James lowered his head in despair: "It is a newly established news network, requesting to send The reporter's application to the White House is still under review..."

Marin laughed angrily at the answer given by James: "This news network announced the news faster than the Associated Press, and then it is not qualified to enter the White House? Do you want it to step on the White House to become famous? Its The boss is as damn Canadian as you? Canadians humiliated the White House and now you want VOX to do it again?"

"Mr. Fitzwater?" A middle-aged woman dressed as a secretary hurried over and handed a stack of documents to Marin: "Kenneth in the office asked me to send it over. He thinks you will be briefing the White House later. The press conference should come in handy."

While opening the file, Marin asked: "If it is a conventional file, I don't think it will be used much. This is a temporary military operation. The Pentagon did not expect that Gaddafi would send fighter jets into the air to intercept us." reconnaissance plane."

"This is not a regular document, but just sent. An intern who was a summer intern at the White House, Charles Salmon, was sent by his mentor to send this information from VOX News. The details of the incident and some figures related to the details have been called to the Pentagon Department of the Navy, and the other party confirmed that it is true. He said that VOX does not have a reporter in the White House, so he can only submit the information himself, hoping to help the White House.” The female secretary said. Marin said.

Marin immediately raised his head, stared at the other party in shock and asked, "How did his mentor get it?"

"The expert who is preparing to comment on VOX at this time is his mentor." The female secretary tipped her head towards the TV.

"Who called this kid to come to the White House for an internship? Be sure to thank him for me! Kelly!" Marin breathed a sigh of relief, carefully put away the documents, and walked quickly towards his office, ready to let the editor Based on these materials, quickly draft your own speech.

Seeing James standing there with a gray face, he growled in a low voice: "Are you fucking staying here to mourn for Gaddafi? Give me the fastest time to pass VOX's application! The other side released the goodwill , don’t be stingy in giving rewards!”

Before James could take a step, the host on the TV had already cut off the connection and announced to the camera:

"We have invited a guest, Doctor of International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, professor of Yale University, vice chairman of the board of directors of the Philadelphia Institute of Foreign Policy, and international relations expert Professor Adrian Hellen, and asked him to give us the latest update after the connection is over. analysis of the situation."

Hearing the name, Marin turned his head and glanced at the TV screen with a relaxed face, saying: "Adrian, this old guy, is really cunning, he seized a good opportunity, I guess, among the advisers of the new president, he can already advance Lock a position."

At the same time, the tension in his heart has dissipated a lot. He knows the guests who are guests on VOX at the moment and has met many times. Adrian Hearon is a member of the old think tank of the Republican conservatives and the new assistant to the president for national security affairs. A strong contender, one of Vice President George Bush's staff, should not deliberately grandstanding, say something that discredits the government and embarrasses the president.

But before he could finish his breath, the host said with joy on his face: "I just received news that the local reporter colleagues hired by VOX in North Africa are risking being arrested by the Libyan government for espionage. The studio sent a phone connection, and he should be able to bring more accurate news to us who are following this conflict."

Marin simply sat down on the seat and stared at the screen intently.

Seeing Marin's actions, the female secretary reminded: "Marin, it's time for you to prepare for the briefing."

Marin sighed: "Prepare a ghost, go after watching the news, anyway, those reporters must stay in the conference room and do the same thing as me, VOX, not only good luck, good luck will not be able to do it temporarily Find a local employee to help send back an update."

"How is Libya now, Hughes?" the host asked.

There was no picture of Libya, only the voice of the reporter rang on the phone: "Hello, Merriman, I am now in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. Just now, Gaddafi delivered a speech to the nation, saying that the Americans invaded Libya for no reason. airspace and shot down two unarmed reconnaissance aircraft in Libya."

"Kelly! Go tell Mr. President and his chief of staff that Gaddafi is lying!" Marin jumped up from his seat with a flexible movement that did not conform to his figure, and walked towards the outside quickly: "He lied, We won! Last time I knew of a reporter from an American news agency taking the risk of reporting, it was an Associated Press reporter who infiltrated the Soviet Union! Thanks VOX!"

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At 2.24pm, Wolf's eyes were fixed on the TV screen. On the anchor station in front of the screen, the host was still in a relationship with a North African research expert at the Center for Peace Studies, a Washington think tank, and a VOX reporter on the USS Kennedy. Switch connections.

Next to Wolfe, the stylist is helping Adrian Hillen, a senior adviser on international security issues at the Center for Peace Studies and the vice chairman of the board of directors of the Foreign Policy Institute who came from Philadelphia, quickly apply camera makeup to ensure that the other party waits. The next image looks more vivid when he appears as a guest in the studio.

Adrian Shearon, as a member of the conservative think tank of the American Republican Party and a strong contender for the post of National Security Affairs Assistant to the incoming new American President Bush, he can come to the hall, and Charles Salmon, a student Face is obviously not enough.

The main reason why the other party was able to appear in the studio at the headquarters of VOX News Network in Washington was that at 11.43 noon, the world's largest news agency, the Associated Press, called and asked to become a corporate subscriber of VOX so that they could use VOX News Network's sudden news. Distribute press materials.

The Associated Press subscribes to VOX, which does not bring much income to VOX. As a news media company, the subscription fee is 30,000 yuan per week, which seems to be much higher than the monthly price of 20 cents for ordinary people, but the high payment In return, the Associated Press has the right to quote the news text and pictures released by VOX News Network this week in its own news.

Shocked Wolfe, the reason why experts like Adrian can come forward is not because VOX earns a weekly subscription fee of 30,000 yuan from the Associated Press, but because VOX News Network is the first Associated Press in the United States. A cable television network subscribed in the name of a business.

Yes, before VOX, the three major American TV networks, the FOX TV network, and even the unsustainable CNN News Network and the hundreds of American TV stations that were about to lose their funds never happened. Money comes out to subscribe to their business.

The Associated Press can be regarded as a consortium of all well-known newspapers and radio stations in the United States. From the day it was established, those newspaper publishers who formed a group united to monopolize the news, and then sold it as exclusive news to newspapers that did not join the Associated Press. , and later with the emergence of radio stations, the tycoons of the radio industry were also absorbed in and gradually grew stronger. Today, nearly 200 reporter stations have been opened in more than 70 countries, providing detailed information for nearly 1,000 large newspapers and periodicals around the world. For news articles and news, according to the weekly subscription fee of 30,000, 1,000 copies are 30 million subscription fees.

Such a behemoth who has made money by monopolizing exclusive news since 1846 has become a corporate subscriber of VOX News Network!

This is tantamount to publicly admitting that there is a problem of slow timeliness in their own news, and they need to rely on paying subscription fees to obtain the right to use and repost VOX news!

With the subscriptions of the Associated Press and the guest comments from experts on international issues, Wolfe felt that there was no pressure to increase the number of subscribers to over 10 million this time. He even couldn't help but wish that Libya would declare war on the United States immediately, so that the USS Kennedy More journalists will be able to exclusively bring back more news.

Although the VOX news network has just started airing, the subscription is a bit horrible, but the hardware is extremely superior. It has rented three satellite lines to ensure that subscribers around the world can watch it in time. Previously, I mostly wrote articles for the Associated Press, publishing the world’s international situation in major newspapers and periodicals, but the text is not as vivid and convincing as video images, so I learned that VOX asked experts from the Peace Research Center to make comments over the phone At that time, Adrian - Hillen immediately realized that this was an opportunity to show his ability and eloquence to those who followed the situation in Libya all over the world.

Immediately decided to attend the show to make a speech without agreeing on the appearance fee.

"It's time for you to change to a more professional host." He sat calmly on the makeup chair, staring at the TV screen, letting the stylist do it for him, and said to Wolf Tucker next to him : "The editor also needs to change some, and the questions asked are like children's play games."

Merriman-Thomas, a young VOX news anchor, has not realized that he was suggested to be dismissed by the upcoming guests, and is preparing to welcome the guests as requested by the director: "OK, thank our reporters, now, let's go back to the studio, In response to today's breaking news in the Mediterranean, we have invited Professor Adrian Hellen, PhD in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies in Philadelphia, and an expert in international relations, to give us a detailed introduction on why This conflict, and possibly a new overseas war, awaits the United States."

Adrian, with silver and white hair, walked into the studio and sat in the guest seat. When he saw the camera pointing at him, he didn't say a word of greeting. He looked at the camera calmly and said:

"As for the illegal invasion of the country's territorial waters and airspace by U.S. fighter jets mentioned by Libya, I would like to explain that, in fact, the U.S. government has never recognized the Gulf of Sidra as Libya's territorial waters. The normal flight was intercepted by two Libyan fighter jets, and after showing hostility, it was a counterattack as a last resort."

The young host was so shocked by Adrian's words that he almost froze on the spot!

Now the U.S. government has not made any relevant speeches other than announcing that it has shot down two MiG-23 fighter jets trying to attack its own reconnaissance plane. As a result, the professor in front of him directly gave an attitude to the global audience before the government?

Fortunately, the director immediately gave a reminder. The host was just about to follow the prompt on the teleprompter and start asking related questions. The director was overjoyed, and immediately gave the host the latest news through the microphone.

Just when Adrian was thinking that the host had forgotten his words, the host suddenly said with a smile on his face: "This is the VOX news studio. We just received news that the local reporter colleagues hired by VOX in North Africa are risking being caught. The Libyan government sent a telephone connection to the studio because of the risk of being arrested for espionage, and he should be able to bring more accurate news to us who are concerned about this conflict."

Wolf can't wait to rush out of the headquarters excitedly, stand on the street and roar!

If, at present, the newspapers in the world rely on the Associated Press to supply news articles, then in the future, all TV stations in the world will choose VOX to supply the latest graphic news!

"Wolf, call him after Tommy asks you to do something." The secretary came over and said to Wolfe, who had been suppressed for too long and couldn't hide his excitement.

Wolfe took the mobile phone from his secretary and asked his secretary, "Tommy? What happened? Isn't he in Los Angeles to accompany his girlfriend?"

The secretary shook his head, expressing that he was not clear, just smiled and said, "Tommy said he wanted to ask you, are you ready to suffocate your dreams again?"

"Again?" Wolfe froze for a moment.