Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 342

The editor-in-chief of The Free Press, Brent Butler, is a standard Briton. Before coming to Johannesburg, Brant Butler worked for the Daily Chronicle in the UK.

After the Boer War, Brant Butler came to Johannesburg, imitating the "Daily Chronicle", and founded a newspaper called "The Johannesburger" in Johannesburg.

The situation in Johannesburg is completely different from that in the UK, because most of the people in Johannesburg are Chinese, their spoken English is not proficient enough, and few people can understand the newspaper, so the "Johannesburger" founded by Brant Butler cannot be sold at all. Going out, after only publishing five issues, it ended hastily, and then Brent Butler was spotted by Owen and became the editor-in-chief of "Freedom Press".

In all fairness, as the editor-in-chief, Brant Butler's work is qualified, regardless of the business situation. Under his leadership, the sales of "The Liberty" have been rising steadily, and it has gradually become the largest newspaper in the Transvaal. newspapers, and even the Liberty Press is read in Cape Town.

Of course, like all media practitioners of this era, Brant Butler was also a staunch supporter of liberalism, so when William Temple handed that article to Brent Butler, Brant T. Butler hardly hesitated to publish the article in the newspaper of the Liberty.

From the perspective of the "Free Press", Brant Butler has indeed succeeded.

William Temple's article successfully attracted the attention of the whole society, and the law enforcement standards of the police station became the focus of heated discussions in the whole society. After William Temple's article was published, some people naturally stood up and published articles in newspapers to defend the police station , Brant Butler welcomes this level of communication, so he does not refuse all submissions. William Temple published a series of articles in the "Free Press" to continue to attack the level of law enforcement in the police department. What was originally just a debate in newspapers has become a hot topic among the people. In the process, the influence of "Liberty Press" has risen to a new height, and sales have been increasing. Everything looks good.

What Brant Butler didn't expect was that as the heat increased, the debate on the strength of the police department's law enforcement gradually began to discuss whether there was discrimination against whites in Johannesburg. This tendency finally made Brant Butler Le was terrified.

Everyone knows that the chief of the Johannesburg Police Department is Baron Nyasaland, who is in the sky. He has a close relationship with Owen, the leader of the Liberal Party. Baron Walter was like a brother, and in Johannesburg, the police station was a topic of discussion now, and that was something Brant Butler didn't want to see.

The newspaper office of "Free Press" is located in a two-story building next to the headquarters of the Liberal Party. The building is the office of the editors of the newspaper office. In the yard behind the building, there are printing presses, warehouses, and dormitories for printing workers. Brent Butler's The office is in the leftmost room on the second floor.

In the past, when Brant Butler came to the office, he would always take a look at the pots of thistles and narcissus on the balcony of the office before watering and loosening the soil. In the past two days, Brent Butler The care of the thistles and daffodils had obviously been relaxed, and the leaves of the daffodils were a little wilted, but Brant Butler didn't notice.

"Editor-in-Chief, this is an article just sent by someone from Mr. Temple, and I hope it will be published in tomorrow's newspaper." As soon as Brant Butler arrived at the office, Derek, the editor, rushed to find Brent with a manuscript. Grant Butler.

To Rock, a member of the Education Committee is nothing, but to the editor of "Free Press", a member of the Education Committee is still very important. There is no press committee in Johannesburg, and everything related to culture Strictly speaking, institutions are subordinate to the Board of Education, so William Temple's article can be published in the "Free Press" verbatim.

Of course, the situation at the Free Press is different from other newspapers because of its relationship with the Liberal Party. If Brant Butler does not allow William Temple's articles to appear in the Free Press, William Temple There is no way to get "Freedom Press".

"Is it still a review of the police department? Put it here, we can no longer publish similar articles, the situation is out of control now, we can no longer participate in it and contribute to the flames." Brant Butler is still very clear-headed, ordinary people may I don't know that Ad called Rock to Pretoria and scolded him, Brant Butler must know.

In fact, after Owen reminded Roque, there were no articles related to the law enforcement standards of the police station in the "Free Press". Owen did not understand the newspaper deeply enough. As a media practitioner, Brant Butler , Of course, I also know the truth about the so-called "freedom of speech".

"No, this is not an article commenting on the strength of the police department's law enforcement, but an article about public schools." Derek had obviously read the article, and his brows frowned a little.

"Bigveda Public School? I think our Mr. Temple is going crazy!" After Brent Butler heard that the article sent by William Temple was related to Bigvestia College, he was not even in the mood to read the article .

"It's not Bigwig, it's a public school." Derek frowned. His children are in public schools. Of course, he knows the disadvantages of public schools, but this problem obviously cannot be solved by one or two articles.

After the Boer War, the British government began to promote British education in the Transvaal and Orange, where it was strongly resisted by the Boers.

In Johannesburg, British education has not been resisted because of Bigwig, but the vast majority of Johannesburgers are not interested in schools other than Bigwig, so this is the biggest dilemma for the education industry in Johannesburg.

Douglas is the chairman of the Education Committee, but William Temple is the specific person in charge of the public schools, so Brant Butler can understand why William Temple targeted the public schools, and the influence of Bigwig Public School The power is too great. The Governor's Office and the city government have allocated special funds to Bigwig Public School many times, which has seriously affected the development of Johannesburg's public schools. This is what William Temple is really worried about.

Sure enough, it seems that William Temple did not mention Bigwig School at all in the article, but only introduced the status quo of public schools and expressed some concerns about the future of public education, but between the lines, there is no insinuation that it is because of The existence of Wei Public School affects the development of public schools.

"This guy is crazy, he wants us to bury him with him—" Brant Butler tore up the article in his hand, and then threw it into the trash can beside the table.

Derek finally breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately, Brent Butler didn't go crazy with William Temple.

"Adjust the content of the newspaper. In recent newspapers, there should be no more government-related articles. More gossip about local nobles, or reports on the reconstruction of Orange. In short, we need to get rid of the suspicion now." Lant Butler adjusted in time, and all news related to Rock could not appear in the newspaper.

"Mr. Matilda asked you to meet him in an hour—" Derek continued to report, and the "Mr. Matilda" here refers to Owen, not Philip.

"Well, I knew—" Brant Butler murmured, suddenly feeling very bad in his heart.

Go downstairs and turn left for 100 meters, which is the headquarters of the Liberal Party.

Brant Butler suddenly felt that he was in a daze. The headquarters of the Liberal Party is so close to the "Liberty Press". the courage to have William Temple's article published in the paper?

In Owen's office, Brant Butler accidentally saw Rock in military uniform.

"Good morning, my lord." Brant Butler offered to greet Rock.

"It's not good at all, editor-in-chief, you've caused me a lot of trouble—" Rock's expression showed no joy or anger, and he was evaluating the value of Brant Butler in his heart.

Yes, it is value.

Although Roque suggested that Irving replace Brant Butler, Irving still trusts Brant Butler's ability. So Irving called Brant Butler directly, hoping that Rock would give Brant Butler a chance.

In Johannesburg, no one is more suitable to be the editor-in-chief of the "Free Press" than Brant Butler. After all, this is not London, and it is not easy to find a qualified newspaper director.

Rock doesn't think so. As the party newspaper of the Liberal Party, "Freedom Press" has its own particularity. It doesn't need to struggle to survive like other newspapers. What Rock needs is not a capable editor-in-chief, but an obedient, Even if the editor-in-chief is not so capable

Mainly obedient.

"I'm very sorry, my lord. I didn't realize that it would cause such a big trouble. It was my mistake. I am willing to bear all the consequences caused by it." Brant Butler's attitude was quite sincere.

"Take it? Can you bear it?" Rock was really unceremonious, and Brant Butler was taken aback.

"Just now William Temple sent another article introducing public schools, and this time I made no mistake." Brent Butler tried his best to perform, even though it seemed too late.

"Hehe——our commissioner finally knows how to do something—" Rock snorted, and William Temple was dead.

(End of this chapter)