Chapter 5 third quarter

The press room was instantly filled with reporters. Asahi, Mainichi, Yomiuri, Tokyo, Sankei, Toyo, the local D Daily, the County Times, D TV, FM County Citizens Radio... and everyone's face is full of murderousness.It seems that the magic power to face the reporter disappeared, so there are still people staring at Mikami openly.Most of them are reporters in their twenties. The kind of youthful and frivolous that can show their emotions naked without regard to face is especially hateful at this time.The reporters of the joint correspondence and newsletters entered the publicity room a step slower than the others.Although half of the body was squeezed into the corridor, the NHK reporter also stretched his neck behind the human wall.The thirteen media outlets that joined the D County Police Reporter Club were all present.

"Let's get started!" A voice full of accusations came from the group of reporters, and the two Toyo Shimbun reporters standing in the front approached Mikami.At times like this, the newspaper office that the club is serving as secretary for this month will preside over the meeting. "Broadcaster, first of all, please explain the matter of leaving the meeting yesterday." Teshima, who was wearing a casual jacket, fired the first shot. "Deputy team leader of Dongyang Shimbun, graduated from H University, 26 years old, with unknown ideological background, serious work, has competent reporter syndrome."This is what Mikami wrote in his notepad.

"Section Chief Suwa has already explained about the critical illness of a relative. But you can't abandon the halfway meeting just because of this, and just run away without saying a word! And you won't be able to contact me after that, you know Didn't take the press club seriously..." "Sorry." Mikami interrupted him.He didn't want to think of the reason for leaving the meeting, nor did he want to be pressed about it. Teshima glanced at Akikawa beside him, while Akikawa himself folded his arms and put on a serious expression. "The leader of Dongyang News, graduated from K University, 29 years old, left-leaning, stalker, the big brother of the reporter club."This man has always left the job of biting people to his subordinates, while he himself puts on a high air.

"Is this what you mean by apologizing?" "yes." Teshima took another look at Akikawa's face, then turned to face the other reporters, asking for their opinions: "Everyone..." That's the end of this matter, let's get to the point—Under such wordless urging, Teshima nodded, and spread out the photocopied paper in his hand on Mikami's desk. "Regarding a Serious Car Accident in Oito City" Mikami didn't need to look closely to know that it was the photocopy of the statement posted to the reporter yesterday.A housewife who was driving without looking at the road hit an old man, causing severe contusions all over her body.The incident itself was an ordinary traffic accident, but the fire was hidden in the content of the statement.

"Then I'll ask you again, why didn't you release the name of the perpetrator's housewife? You should announce her real name!" Mikami folded his fingers and met Teshima's sharp gaze fearlessly. "As I explained yesterday, the housewife is eight months pregnant. She was already at a loss after bumping into someone. If she sees her name appearing in the newspaper again, I don't know what will happen because of the blow." That’s why it’s published anonymously.” "This is not an explanation at all! The address is only 'in Oito City', and the house numbers are all kept secret. It is impossible to confirm whether there is such a person just like the 32-year-old housewife A."

"Because it is a real person, the impact on the fetus must be considered. What's wrong with that?" This rhetorical question seemed arrogant to the reporters' ears, and there was a commotion in the press room, and Teshima's face was even more sullen. "Why do the police have to consider so much? It's too considerate." "Because the housewife was not arrested, it was the old man who crossed the road without a zebra crossing on his own, and was drunk." "But the housewife didn't pay attention to look ahead, did she? This is a car accident that hit someone and seriously injured! That old man named Ming Chuan has not regained consciousness until now."

Mikami looked at Akikawa out of the corner of his eye, what is he going to do with Teshima? "Reporter, please answer. In terms of the seriousness of the result, this matter cannot be ignored. Of course, the housewife must be held accountable." Mikami turned his gaze to Teshima who was biting him tightly. "So is it necessary to publish her name in the newspaper and let the people have a public trial?" "That's not what I said! I didn't mean that. What I want to say is that it is very strange for the police to conceal her name and address based on their own judgment. Should they write her real name? It is a judgment that we make after evaluating the justice and justice."

"Why can't it be judged by the police?" "Because this will make the causal relationship of the matter ambiguous. If the incident or accident announced by the police has further developments or the content is wrong, without knowing the name and address of the person involved, we will have no way to ask for evidence. Isn’t it amazing? Besides, if the headquarters has always adopted anonymous publications, there is no guarantee that the reports submitted by the jurisdiction will not be concealed. To be more extreme, there is no guarantee that someone will not use the amulet of anonymity to publish distorted announcements, or use To hide some facts that are not good for the police."

"What did you say?" "So the problem is..." Yamashina with long arms and legs popped up from the side. "Temporary acting team leader of the County Times, graduated from F University, 28 years old, the third male secretary of the councilor, talking to people when he sees people, talking nonsense to hell...". "It's hard to avoid covering up like this. It's inevitable that people feel that something is wrong. It will make people think that it's because she is the daughter of a big man that they refuse to release her name; Tolerance or something."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Mikami couldn't help shouting.Yamashina flinched a little, but the publicity room suddenly boiled up. You are talking nonsense!It is because you cover up everything that you make people suspicious!Have previous pregnant women enjoyed anonymity?no?Then speak clearly and clearly! San Shang let them scold them as much as they liked, because as long as they opened their mouths, it would definitely not be a good word. "I said Mr. Mikami..." Akikawa finally opened his mouth.His posture of loosening his arms in a slow manner is full of the desire for self-expression of "the finale is about to be staged".

"Actually, it's because the police are worried that if something happens to the pregnant woman or the fetus because the name is made public, the police who announced the name will be surrounded by public opinion, right?" "No. It's because in some cases, even the perpetrators have the right not to be published in the newspapers." "The right not to be published in the newspapers?" Qiu Chuan sneered. "Aren't you going to discuss the human rights of the perpetrators with me?" "Exactly." There was another commotion in the advertising room. enough!Stop pretending to be arrogant over there!Isn't human rights abuse the police's forte?The word "human rights" from the mouth of the police is really laughable! "Why are you all so excited? Anonymous reporting is the current trend, right? Even newspapers or television often report anonymously recently, don't they? The police only chose to be anonymous when they announced it. Why should you Criticism like this?" That's why I said you why!The police don't have the authority to do that!After working for a long time, you still don't understand what freedom of the press is!The act of publishing anonymously has seriously damaged the citizens' right to know! "Just say your name! Publicity officer. If the pregnant woman's physical condition is really bad, we won't really write about her!" Yamashina stepped in again to be a peacemaker. "Aren't the results all the same? Even if you refuse to release her name, we will still conduct an interview if necessary to find out her name and address. I don't think that pregnant woman should want us to go directly to interview her Bar!" Only reporters who can't even do basic interviews well will say such nonsense.That's why he can't become a master. He has been in the police line for six years, but he still can't even write a decent report. He is like a frog soaked in the warm water of the publicity system. However, in this room, how many people really sneered at Yamashiko's plan from the bottom of their hearts?Everyone was soaked in the same pot of warm water, the only difference was that some people had been soaked below the neck, while others had been soaked to the lower body.On the other hand, the bosses of this group of young people also strictly demanded that they not allow the police to act arbitrarily. No matter which newspaper it is, there are cadres who confronted the police head-on before the publicity system was implemented, and thought they were Japanese samurai cadres.These people can't understand the dependence of front-line reporters on advertisements, and they repeatedly demand that their subordinates must not be tamed by the police.This concept was instilled into the minds of young journalists day and night through on-site editors.Therefore, they cannot back down on this anonymous issue, and the superiors are still waiting for their "results" and will never allow them to return empty-handed. Whether the "journalism practitioners' sense of mission" exists is very doubtful. Perhaps what they want is the fact that the police will surrender and their names will be released. "Broadcaster, just tell the truth!" Seeing that Akikawa resumed the posture of crossing his arms, Teshima immediately asked aggressively, with sweat glistening on his forehead. "Are you willing to publish the name of the housewife?" "I don't want to." Mikami replied without hesitation.Teshima's eyeballs almost fell out. "why?" "Because the housewife seemed to be crying and begging the police of the accident team not to tell the media." "Wait a minute! Why are you calling us villains!" "Because she is so afraid of being published in the newspaper!" "This is simply shifting the focus, it's despicable!" "Whatever you say, the housewife's name will not be made public anyway. This is what the D county police decided to do." The broadcasting room suddenly became quiet.Mikami was mentally prepared to accept the storm after the tranquility, but... "Mr. Mikami, you have changed." Akikawa changed his offensive, put his hands on the desk, and approached Mikami's face seriously. "We used to have high hopes for you! Because you are different from the previous Mr. Funaki. Although you don't know how to act according to our faces, you dare to argue with your superiors. So when you were first transferred here, we really Surprised! But you turned a traitor and became only led by the nose, forcing the policy of the county police to us, why is that?" Mikami remained silent.He stared at the ceiling, not letting the other party notice his wavering. Akikawa went on to say: "The publicity room is the window—is it you who said this? If the publicity officer who is the window is also close to the organization like other police officers, it will be troublesome. If no one is willing to listen to the outside world No matter how long it takes, the police will always be a black box without a window if they have the awareness and objectivity to raise objections to the organization. Does it matter?” "The window is still there, it's just not as big as you think." At that moment, a disappointed expression flashed across Akikawa's face.It wasn't until this moment that he realized that Mikami was speaking the truth, neither sarcastic nor accusatory. Akikawa's eyes suddenly lit up when he looked at Mikami again. "Taking this opportunity, please allow me to ask one more question." "What's up?" "What are your personal thoughts on the issue of anonymity?" "It has nothing to do with individuals or organizations, I have only one answer." "Is that what you really mean?" Mikami was silent again, and so was Akikawa.Both of them tested each other with their eyes.Five seconds...ten seconds...it feels like a long, long time. Akikawa nodded meaningfully. "I understand what you mean." After Akikawa looked at the reporters behind him, he turned to Mikami: "Then, on behalf of the entire press club, I make a request to the D county police, not the broadcasting officer, to announce the real name of this housewife." I've already answered this - Mikami gestured with his eyes. Akikawa nodded again. "That is to say, the county police of D don't trust us at all, and think that as long as the real name is announced, we will definitely report it. Is that correct?" It was the tone of an ultimatum. Akikawa turned his back to Mikami.The other reporters also turned around one by one, and filed out of the advertising room.Things won't end so easily.There was still an air of restlessness floating in the small advertising room.

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