On the first day that the new official took office, the "Evening News" caused quite a stir in New York City.
There are rumors in the news industry that new editor Sean Dickinson kicked out old editor Steve Ryan as soon as he arrived at the newspaper.
This move was almost unanimously criticized by senior industry players.
Several editorial writers sadly wrote thousands of articles analyzing this incident, and finally came to the conclusion that some young people have "moral decline."
Although they have never met Mr. Dickinson, they all unanimously affirm that this young man from Leon does not know how to respect his elders and is an ignorant and fearless tyrant. He almost only has to wear the crown of "the shame of the newspaper industry" on Sean. on the head...
However, just as the cold current and the warm current are intertwined and incompatible, there are completely different voices in the newspaper industry.
Young reporters and editors have long heard about Editor Ryan's arrogance and rigidity, and the story in their eyes is completely different:
The enterprising Mr. Dickinson brought a new style of reform to the outdated "Evening Post".
He had the courage to stand firm and refused to give in to the intimidation of the old editor. In the end, he represented the new force of the newspaper, hit the nail on the head, and kicked out the self-proclaimed king of the editor-in-chief.
On one side are "disrespecting elders" and on the other side are "warriors slaying dragons". Completely opposite stories are circulating in the industry.
However, this is only part of the Wanbao controversy.
What also caused an uproar was Sean's handwritten letter in the issue of the Evening News announcing the suspension of publication.
Many people in the industry have already noticed Sean Dickinson's writing and are convinced that this young foreign reporter has extraordinary writing abilities.
This letter, which occupied half of the front page of the New Testament Evening News that day, once again confirmed this point.
Sean wrote his thoughts and next plans with sincere words and sincere words for all readers of the Evening News and all walks of life in the New Testament society.
First of all, he expressed his affirmation and gratitude to the two generations of Mr. Bennett for founding this newspaper, and emphasized that he will definitely inherit the unique temperament and fine traditions of the "Evening Post".
Secondly, he also saw the problems existing in this newspaper that has been in business for more than half a century.
He will do his best to change the existing shortcomings and present a new look and atmosphere.
In order to highlight this "new", he decided to change the name of the newspaper, and the new name will be announced after seven days of suspension.
In order to be closer to the consumption habits of all citizens, the price of the new "Evening News" will be reduced to two cents, and those long-term readers who have subscribed will directly extend their subscription period according to the price.
In addition, Sean predicted that Steve Ryan's resignation might have a certain impact, so he directly explained the incident in the letter, explaining that the resignation of Editor-in-Chief Ryan was due to the two people's "disagreement in newspaper running concepts." , and the resignation was carried out in a peaceful and friendly atmosphere...
At the end of the letter, Sean directly proposed that his newspaper recruit new editor-in-chief from the whole society.
A newspaper company's "self-renovation" is on the page. People in this era are always curious about new things and very supportive of the power of progress. Therefore, the readership group has certain expectations for the revision of the "Evening News".
And those colleagues who were critical of him seemed to have found a breakthrough point again, and started criticizing Sean from another angle.
Writers from the "non-penny press" camp blasted Sean, who had lowered his status, as a "spineless traitor."
Writers in the "Penny Newspaper" camp believe that Sean's shock therapy is naive and risky, and that the new newspaper that will come out will definitely be nondescript.
Others analyzed that Sean's behavior of recruiting editor-in-chief in a handwritten letter showed that he was at the end of his rope...
And Sean saw all of this.
One day has passed since he took office as president. On the first day of the employees' holiday, Sean was drinking coffee and reading the newspaper in his independent reporter's office in the West Street Building...
After reading the comments that criticized him, a smile appeared on his lips.
Olivia Fengchi was obviously a little unhappy because she read a lot of mean words against Sean. The short-haired girl looked up and saw the scolded person smiling, so she asked in confusion: "Why are you laughing?"
"I didn't expect that it turned out to be a mistake." Sean seemed to be reminiscing about a joke that only he could understand.
Moonlight, who came to her office to kill time, took the newspaper off her face. When she heard Sean's remarks, she stood up with interest: "What happened?"
"First..." Sean pointed to the "New Testament Evening News" with his own handwritten letter on the table, "The evening newspaper's previous daily sales were 2,500 copies, which was worse than the advertising flyers on the street.
"I didn't expect such a fuss. I printed two more copies today and almost 7,000 copies were sold..."
Everyone knows that Sean fired his old editor-in-chief, and the process was quite dramatic; they also know that the old newspaper "New Testament Evening News" is going to change its name, but no one knows what the new name will be; and they also know that Sean is being scolded by all newspapers now. Dickinson wrote a letter that was published in the last New Testament Evening News...
As a result, curious people bought the current issue of the newspaper, which seemed to be quite commemorative.
However, Sean knew that this did not reflect the long-term sales of this newspaper. At best, it was just a temporary curiosity that pushed the numbers up. The number of loyal subscriptions was still only more than 2,000.
but……
"However, this did have a publicity effect." Sean stood up, stretched his limbs, and expanded his chest. "First, more people know about the name change of the Evening News, which will definitely be beneficial to the revised name. Issue - Everyone wants to know whether this 'cool' Sean Dickinson will work. This will be very beneficial to the sales of the first issue of the revised version.
"Second, because curiosity has driven up daily sales, the news of the recruitment of editor-in-chief has spread more widely. Maybe there will be a response soon..."
Sean suddenly felt that he had understood something. With that sense of chance, he walked to the blinds and looked at the sunny city. He seemed to smell the dust on the street, and his mind became clearer:
"People, like stories, like drama...
"I heard that there was a conflict in the Evening News editorial department. The new young boss fired the old hero. People wanted to know what happened. So, the dulled nerves suddenly became alert. People gathered around and wanted to know. What happened next...
“People want something new.”
Considering that firing Steve Ryan would definitely have a negative impact, Sean did not intend to get rid of the old editor at first.
He did this as a last resort after confirming that the newspaper could not reform if he did not ask Ryan to leave.
However, he did not expect that the negative news would bring him greater attention.
Although judging from the newspapers, Sean's image is already that of a heinous villain and a layman who commits crimes...
But he knew that the public, which had been trained by the "moral warfare" between newspapers in the past, would not easily believe the conclusions of any newspaper.
They will wait to see the next scene, to see what the revised Evening News will look like, to see whether that brave young man is capable...
Unintentionally, Sean gained more attention.
"Is this a good thing?" Moonlight 1902 also walked to the window, and the two old friends looked at each other.
Sean understood what Moonlight meant.
More attention means the public's magnifying glass and even microscope, which are all aimed at the revised "Evening News".
The new president has no choice but to launch a perfect new edition of the Evening News to possibly turn this attention into favor.
Otherwise, there will be even more fierce criticism and the final word in public evaluation.
Is it the rich second generation who acted recklessly and caused the complete decline of a traditional newspaper...
Or the young talent who made the New Testament Evening News reborn from the ashes?
The public is looking forward to the next episode.
Sean's heartbeat was pounding, it felt so familiar.
Seeing the moonlight around him, he remembered that this feeling...
Just like before every adventure.
