Chapter 33: The little reporter with the wrong style
Winnie Adams is 21 years old and is a newly graduated intern at Harvard University's journalism department.
With her own strength and some unknown power, she easily became an intern reporter for the [Los Angeles Times].
The Los Angeles Times is the largest folio newspaper in the western United States. Its influence and status are second only to the New York Times and the Washington Post, and are known as the third largest newspaper in the United States. It was founded in Los Angeles on December 4, 1881, and has a history of more than 100 years.
Although today is three days to go to work.
But with the beautiful face that everyone loves, a good figure, a kind smile and a friendly attitude.
It quickly gained the love of my colleagues.
She received a task from the editor-in-chief, who was about to send her to Marbury Beach, Los Angeles to interview a politician.
The politician is likely to participate in this year's midterm elections and is a hot political star.
Tasks of this level.
Logically speaking, it is not the turn of a new and young intern reporter like her.
When interviewing such politicians, or such star-level figures, the ones who receive the task are all those mature and steadfast journalists.
Only they have the qualifications and experience to deal with this kind of task well.
It's not her turn anyway.
But it happened that coincidentally, the editor-in-chief called her to go.
With Winnie's confidence, she thought this task was very simple and she could complete it beautifully.
But she doesn't want to go.
The reason why she didn't want to go is because if she went, it would ruin the friendship between her colleagues who had finally gathered together.
Everyone will speculate, doubt, and even alienate her. Why can she, a rookie who has just graduated and left school, receive such a task?
Compared to a task that was actually insignificant to her, she felt that the friendship between her colleagues was more important.
So she was going to go to the editor-in-chief to reject the mission and ask him to send someone else.
The editor-in-chief's office was full of glass. She walked over and knocked on the door.
I found out that in the office, there was another person besides the editor-in-chief.
This other person is an associate editor.
Winnie felt that she might have disturbed the two editors, so she shook her head embarrassedly and prepared to come back later.
But when she saw the editor-in-chief inside waved at her, she had to open the door and walked in.
"Good morning, Mr. Anderson and Mr. Bruce." She greeted with a smile.
"Good morning!"
“good morning!”
Editor-in-chief Anderson responded with a smile: "Is there anything wrong with me, Winnie."
"Uh... Please tell me about his affairs first. Mine is not that important!" Winnie smiled politely.
"Okay." Anderson nodded kindly.
The deputy editor-in-chief Bruce next to him couldn't help but complain: When did the editor-in-chief Anderson, known as the Iron Sandwich, become so kind?
What is this girl’s identity?
"Bruce, I don't agree with what you said, send a reporter to interview an irrelevant press conference!"
"In Silicon Valley, there are more than 1,000 press conferences every year. If we have to send people to such a small press conference."
"Where do we find so many people?"
Turning around, facing another subordinate, Editor Anderson was not so gentle.
Deputy Editor-in-Chief Bruce, who was complaining in his heart, was actually helpless.
If his friend hadn't asked him for help, he wouldn't have been willing to say it.
Because it is close to Silicon Valley, the most famous high-tech new technology entrepreneurial location in the world.
This leads to countless various press conferences in Los Angeles every year.
From giants like Apple and Google to various underground garage startups with only two or three people, they will release several press conferences every year.
As Editor Anderson said.
If you attend every game, [Los Angeles Times] will not be enough to increase the staff ten times.
But since it's a friend's request.
He had to bite the bullet and persuade: "This press conference is about a new environmental technology! I think it is necessary to participate. Now the whole world is discussing environmental protection, which is a hot topic..."
Editor-in-chief Anderson waved his hand to stop him from continuing to speak, and said impatiently: "Environmental Technology Press Conference? Have you forgotten that ICSKS company’s press conference three years ago?"
"Uh... OK." Deputy Editor-in-Chief Bruce said helplessly.
The company three years ago was said to have developed a high-tech that can collect and summarize the exhaust gas of cars and turn it into combustible gases again.
Then the company is preparing to hold a launch.
At that time, Bruce, who had just become the deputy editor, even excitedly came to the stage for an interview.
The results were at the press conference.
It was revealed that the company's so-called new technology was completely a scam.
It seems that this time, he went there because of a friend from Sand Dune Road.
Of course, not the person you are now.
"Okay. Then forget it." Deputy Editor-in-Chief Bruce had no choice but to say.
"Well..." Editor Anderson nodded, "You go out."
Wait until Deputy Editor-in-Chief Bruce left helplessly.
Editor Anderson then said to Winnie gently again:
"Is there anything wrong? Winnie. Does it feel a little tricky? Then I'll let Jenny or Alice accompany you as your deputy."
Jenny and Alice, two senior female journalists at the Los Angeles Times, are Winnie's seniors.
If you follow the normal trajectory, students in the journalism department who have just graduated from university can only become deputy to these two such senior female journalists.
But when she came to her, such an old qualification turned into her assistant.
The two people in this office seemed to think it was natural for such a strange thing.
But Winnie refused.
"Mr. Anderson. I don't want to go to Marbury!"
"ah?"
Editor Anderson was stunned for a moment, his expression changed on his face, and then he smiled: "Okay. How about going to Apple? Cook has a technology salon to be held."
Winnie Adams was speechless.
How is this different from the original task?
They are all tasks that require veteran qualifications and have a deep experience.
She could do it, but like the previous task, it was too swagger.
Helplessly, Winnie suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
I am just a little reporter now.
According to the normal trajectory of a young reporter, I can only go to some of the irrelevant trivialities now.
This is normal.
A trivial matter?
Chapter completed!