Chapter 703 703 Prestige Steps
As one of the newspapers with the greatest influence in American public opinion, the New York Times' focus is obviously more in line with the orientation of ordinary people. They reported on this incident as "rebellious scum or personality hero."
"Hugo Lancaster refused the reporter's interview righteously in the hospital, and even used sharp words to have a fierce conflict with the reporter, which triggered this offensive and defensive battle between the media and Lancaster. So is he a rebellious scum or a personality hero? This question obviously has different answers in different media and different audiences."
From the beginning of the volume, we can see that the "New York Times" intends to conduct a comprehensive analysis this time, and the facts are the same. They used a whole page to create a special topic and analyzed and reported the entire incident. Such treatment is definitely the first time in Hugo's acting career, and it can also be seen that the "New York Times"'s firm determination to maintain Hugo.
"Recalling Lancaster's behavior before 1992, there were moments of eye-catching, such as the down-to-earth and outstanding talent before the Death Poetry Society, such as the bachelor's degree in classical literature at Yale University; there were also moments of regret, such as the hospitalization of racing in a car accident, alcoholism, and drug abuse, especially in 1991, when everyone witnessed Lancaster's fall, just like River Phoenix and James Dean leaving, making people almost think that another genius was about to fall quickly like a meteor.
This is also the reason why people lack confidence in Lancaster to this day.
However, looking back at Lancaster's behavior in the past two years, it is full of moments of firm belief. The film industry has been rising steadily, away from the poison of poisonous drugs and alcohol, leading the band to the death to be glorious. Justice, gentleness, sunshine, gentleman's words and deeds... All of this is undoubtedly a huge change, and we have witnessed Lancaster's journey towards glory with our own eyes.
But Lancaster always has his own personality and interprets it with a negative point of view, which is rebellious; but when interpreting it with a positive point of view, it is self-persistence. This is the true appearance of Lancaster. It has principles, does not compromise easily, is young and imposing, but is not aggressive, is not sharp, or is not irritable.
From the thunder blow of the 'Witch Judgment' in the Michael Jackson incident to the continuous positive energy in the music of glory to death; from the performances that fought hard on the Schindler's list to the persistence of the Grammy Awards ceremony, Hugo's personality seems to be rebellious in the mainstream perspective, but it seems to be the truth in the long river of history.
This time, Lancaster was injured and entered the hospital for examination. He did not lose control because of the reporter's damage to his own **. You should know that he had just experienced an out-of-control explosion and still did not completely eliminate his life danger. However, he was furious because the hustle and bustle of the reporters might cause harassment of the patients, and even fought against all the reporters.
What can the news media do in the face of Lancaster like this? Slander him, smear him, divert the focus, and transfer anger... This is undoubtedly another shameful moment for the news media. It may not be as bad as the witch trial, but it is even more terrifying than the witch trial, because the media is losing their principles step by step. They have lost their principles for the sake of their interests, which is in sharp contrast to Lancaster's usual persistence.
Whether Lancaster is a rebellious scum or a personality hero, everyone should have their own answer. It is not to listen to the media's words casually, but to make correct judgments with their own eyes!"
Although the New York Times did not give a direct answer in the report, there is no doubt that they are pushing Hugo's popularity to a whole new level in this way.
Since the public has always lacked confidence in Hugo, every time negative news appears, people will have hints of "resurrecting the old ways"; then the "New York Times" will be eradicated at one time this time, which will make people truly realize the changes in Hugo in the past two years. More importantly, Hugo is now an important influence on the entire society as a public opinion leader.
The New York Times argument has huge arguments to support, especially since the end of last year, every confrontation between Hugo and reporters has been so clear that everyone sees it, so it is not so difficult for the public to make a choice.
Of course, maybe this hospital incident is not straightforward and powerful enough, and there is no way to get it done in one step, but the New York Times has laid the groundwork. As long as there is another catalyst, Hugo's public image will be truly reversed, and a bright future can be expected.
The Los Angeles Times and the New York Times are worthy of being one of the most influential media in the United States. Both sides have similar ideas. The New York Times' idea actually started before the Los Angeles Times. The article Nicholas McClass's article on whether the box office of "life and death" can exceed $100 million is a signal, which means that the Los Angeles Times is also working hard to reverse Hugo's negative image in the public and in the hearts of the media.
Quantitative change causes qualitative change. Hugo's accumulation in the past two years has already had enough weight. Now the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times are further promoting quantitative change, hoping that when the catalyst arrives, it can complete the qualitative change in one breath.
This time, the Los Angeles Times' attention perspective did not stand at the height of the New York Times. They focused on the Grammys and reported on this point.
"Glory to death missed the only chance in my life, the only chance to win the Grammy Newcomer of the Year, but this is not a regret of glory to death, but a regret of Grammy, just like Grammy missed Nirvana, this time Grammy missed glory to death. Obviously, Grammy is foolishly missing the whole process of rock and roll.
Standing at the height of history, this will inevitably become the most fatal flaw in the long history of Grammys: When people recall the classic era when rock revived in the 1990s, people will suddenly find that there is no Grammy in the trend of full revival of rock. This is her loss for Grammys, who claims to be the most authoritative music awards ceremony in the world.
There is no need to regret it when glory is to die, nor do they regret it. When they refuse to attend the award ceremony, the 36th Grammy has nothing to do with them. Nomination or not, or whether they win the award or not. This is never on the itinerary list of glory to die.
So, Hugo Lancaster would not lose his pace because of a small Newcomer of the Year award, and he would not even be furious because of an explosion, but he would shout loudly because of the noise of the reporters. This is the real Lancaster: he hates reporters.
This is not a very difficult topic. Thinking back on how the reporter treated Hugo, you can know that these treatments were all taken by the reporter. Not to mention the far-reaching incident, just talking about this incident, when the reporters lost their composure because of their rush to interview Hugo, they chose to shift the blame to Hugo, and did not even mention why Hugo entered the hospital, nor how much noise they made in the hospital, nor did they mention Hugo's concession and tolerance, but only mentioned Hugo's bad temper.
Facing such a reporter, it is difficult for Hugo to smile. From this point of view, Hugo does have a bad temper.
When everyone was questioning Hugo's temper, no one noticed that Hugo was injured and admitted to the hospital for the film's desperate performance; when everyone was discussing Hugo was heartbroken and sad about missing the Grammy, no one noticed that Hugo was devoted to the film's performance, hoping to contribute a more exciting work; when everyone was discussing how bad and undeserved Hugo's new work was, no one noticed how much effort Hugo put into the movie, and the entire crew was working hard to shoot a work.
Even if "Speed of Life and Death" is a bad movie, we should pay tribute to the hard-working crew. This is their hard work. Even if we curse it, hate it, and despise it, we cannot ignore it. This is not only the attention that the film industry needs to receive, but also the attention that every job in society should receive.
What's more, no one can predict the quality of the finished product of "life and death speed" because we are not producers, directors, and actors. We can only wait and wait until the movie is released before making a judgment. As for the box office of the movie, it will be handed over to the North American market to hand over the answer."
The report on the Los Angeles Times is still written by Nicholas. It can be seen that his usual style, unique perspective and then see the big ones from a small perspective. He interprets the entire hospital incident from a completely new perspective, and then directly refutes the absurd remarks of the "Chicago Tribune" and then contempts the "New York Post" and the "National Inquirer".
From this point of view, the Los Angeles Times is indeed higher-end than the US Weekly. Of course, Nicholas is also better than James Rutt.
In addition, the Los Angeles Times also interviewed Joseph. Under the dual role, Nicholas's report also exerted unimaginable power.
First there was "Us Weekly", then there was "New York Times" and "Los Angeles Times". There was a huge difference in media power balance. This incident quickly decided to win and lose. The dirty water of the "New York Post" still failed to achieve its goal. Instead, it made Hugo's reputation rise again this time, and the "New York Post", which was seriously injured and unhealed due to the "Witch Trial", was hit again, which was obviously not good news for them.
Chapter completed!