Heads Up Hollywood

With a long history of more than 150 years, The New York Times is currently the third largest newspaper in the United States besides The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.

The regular edition of the newspaper, which publishes one issue each week from Monday to Saturday, has an average daily sales volume of more than 800,000 copies, each priced at $2.

A special edition will be released on Sunday, which will be a summary and summary commentary of the news events of the past week, and also include many columns in cultural fields such as food, travel, art, etc. The sales volume will be higher, exceeding 1.4 million copies. The price will also reach $5.

If it is a special holiday edition or commemorative edition, the price may reach $6!

Huge sales and high prices have contributed to the rising sales of The New York Times.

However, this does not mean that the "New York Times" life is easy.

Last year, the "New York Times" had a reporting scandal. Its famous reporter Jason Blair faked many of his reports in order to generate sales.

Jason Blair was fired immediately, and the executive editor and managing editor of The New York Times both took the blame and resigned.

Arguably, that was the lowest point in the 152-year history of The New York Times.

In order to restore reputation and sales, the boss of The New York Times, Arthur Salzberg Jr., made general content adjustments and began to pay more attention to the entertainment industry with higher traffic.

Then something happened again.

First, because of the Woody Allen incident, he got into trouble with Twain; and because of the "Fahrenheit 9/11" incident, he got into trouble with Disney.

After two consecutive years of accidents, Arthur Salzberg Jr. had to make larger-scale strategic adjustments.

It is far from enough to quickly replace several editors-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chiefs.

It also cannot satisfy the appetite of New Universal, Disney and more supporting media groups.

Out of respect for the Salzberg family, Tang En came to the door in person.

I came to the plain and simple office of Arthur Salzberg Jr., but there are traces of history everywhere.

"Mr. Salzberg, I am in Los Angeles, and I have admired your name for a long time!"

Tang En didn't show off the victor's posture, he was very humble.

Salzberg looks capable and doesn't look old at all, but he can't hide the bitterness between his brows.

Although Tang En gave enough face and came to the door in person, but...as a loser, he couldn't satisfy the other party's appetite if he didn't show enough sincerity and make an apology.

Fortunately, he has made up his mind.

A massive management shakeup at The New York Times is about to take place.

Two years of accidents in a row, if it continues... He will probably ruin his ancestors' foundation!

It has to be adjusted.

Before making adjustments, the first thing to do was to get rid of the trouble of Dunn Walker, and it was best to turn passive into active.

After the simple greetings, Salzberg invited Dunn to visit his office and introduced one old object after another in the office.

Behind every object, there is a history recorded.

To be honest, Tang En was very touched.

From the initial "War of Yellow Journalism" to the later exposure of "Secret Pentagon Documents", "Anti-Vietnam War Clarion", "Watergate Incident"... It makes sense that the New York Times is known as the backbone of American news.

Tang En was very interested in those stories, and after listening to the story explanation for over an hour, he sat down on an antique chair.

The atmosphere in the office is quite pleasant.

Salzberg pointed to the chair and said with a smile: "That was the chair where my grandfather used to work. It was also on that chair that he heard the news that the New York Times had won the case. The Supreme Court ruled that Made the principle of 'true malice'."

This is a news case from half a century ago.

In order to ensure the freedom of the press and the First Amendment of the Constitution, the U.S. Supreme Court made the final ruling that officials or public figures must follow the principle of "true malice" when suing the media for defamation.

In other words, there must be tangible evidence to prove that the media has subjectively and intentionally distorted the facts. If it is a non-subjective report, even if the report is wrong and has caused great adverse social impact, it cannot be held accountable.

Salzberg's intentions in saying this are obvious.

Several reports of the "New York Times" this year...From a legal point of view, he has nothing to lose!

Tang En shook his head. He didn't want to argue because it was meaningless. He came here today to receive "reparations".

"Salzberg, if my observations are correct, in the past few years, the New York Times has been taking the route of civilians in order to expand sales, which must follow the 'sensational news' model of gossip tabloids. This is a loss of dignity for a world-class newspaper."

As an authoritative news report, it is necessary to use objective speech to express the cause and effect of the event, and then let readers analyze the inner meaning of the event.

Instead of instilling a special idea into the reader like teaching.

The New York Times tends to be liberal and has good relations with Democratic politicians.

In fact, starting with President Eisenhower, in every U.S. general election, the supporters of The New York Times have been Democrats. This has caused dissatisfaction among many elite readers.

Salzberg said disapprovingly: "Any media will have a fixed media position. The conservative "Wall Street Journal" and the liberal "New York Times" both have the value of existence, and there are also a group of inherent readership."

Having said that, he waved his hand and said with a sigh: "Forget it, anyway, I won't care about these things in the future."

For two consecutive years, he, the CEO, had an accident in the content report.

Tang En raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean?"

Salzberg said: "I will resign as the CEO and retain the position of president, mainly focusing on publishing this business, content reporting and strategic development... I will not intervene too much in the future."

Tang En's eyes lit up.

I didn't expect him to be quite courageous.

Say resign and resign.

The tendency to be soft is obvious!

"Then... what will the "New York Times" say in the future?" Tang En looked at him excitedly.

Salzberg hesitated for a moment, and said firmly: "The tradition of the New York Times will not change. We are a democratic liberal viewpoint, leaning towards the political nature of the Democratic Party. However, Janet (Janet Robinson) is a feminist activists, her focus on current affairs and society should focus on this aspect."

"Janet? A female CEO?" Tang En blinked, feeling quite excited.

Salzberg nodded and said: "That's right. Aren't you advocating feminism in the entertainment industry? I think this is a good thing, and it can be extended to the entire media industry. The New York Times has always been a pioneer in current affairs, and we will not lag behind. "

This is a pleasant surprise!

The "New York Times" is about to have a feminist female CEO, so in the future...doesn't it mean that New Global and the "New York Times" have a chance to "get along"?

Salzberg... This is a big game of chess!

It must be on purpose.

Through this method, they can make friends with New Global and win over Tang En, so as to have a more solid and reliable backing of the media empire.

This incident has shown that political groups are not reliable.

Although the "New York Times" has a close relationship with many bigwigs of the Democratic Party, when it is directly related to real interests, politicians will not talk about their old feelings.

As long as the Republicans and Democrats reach a private compromise, the "New York Times" will be thrown out without reservation, and alone will bear the pressure of multiple heavyweight media empires such as New Universal, Disney, Warner, and News Corporation.

Under such circumstances, looking for an ally of the media empire's cutting-edge New Global Group is the best choice for the turbulent New York Times!

Such a result, Tang En is naturally happy.

The authority and influence of The New York Times are far beyond the comparison of entertainment media.

This ally... is very reliable!

"Has it been notified?"

The smile on Tang En's face grew more and more.

He approved of the choice Salzberg made.

Those who know current affairs are heroes!

This is a great man who can do great things!

Compared to Quentin Tarantino... well, that guy has spent his entire life in the independent film circle, with such low EQ, offending so many bosses, no matter how good the film is, no matter how talented he is, It is also very difficult to have a chance to win the best director Oscar in this life.

Actually, "Pulp" won the Oscar for best picture that year. It may not mean much, but it seems that there is more reason to beat "Shawshank Redemption" and "Forrest Gump" to win the best director.

The pioneering shooting method of that film is no less than the significance and contribution of "Citizen Kane", "The Godfather" and "Goodfellas" to the film industry.

Maybe... this is the difference between an artist and a businessman.

Salzberg said: "I have already talked with Janet, and I am gradually handing over power. You know, such a big change of power, especially the current situation of the New York Times... Stability should still be the main thing , give her some time to adapt. However, before the end of the year, the handover should be completed."

The corner of Tang En's mouth curled up, and he said with a chuckle: "Stability is the priority? Maybe not? Maybe some more serious measures can be taken to reverse the situation in one fell swoop? If it doesn't break, it won't stand."

"Um?"

A look of suspicion flashed across Salzberg's face.

Tang En smiled, "Can I meet this Janet?"

"She is still familiar with the new job, at this time..."

Salzberg was a little embarrassed.

Tang En said with a smile: "Why, can't all my presents be delivered?"

"Gift?"

"Didn't you say that she is a feminist? In the future, the New York Times will report on feminism?"

"yes."

"Don't you know... I am the biggest feminist? Unfortunately, I also support the largest feminist foundation in the United States--New Global Women's Rights Protection Fund!"

Salzberg looked at Tang En in a daze, and finally understood.

This kid wants to do something big again!

However, Twain's hint of "alliance" still comforted Salzberg.

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