"Is there anything else? About this Mr. Van Anda?"

Dean Baquette knew his idol very well and said without hesitation, "Mr. Van Anda has also learned hieroglyphs and published many reports on major archaeological excavations.

With the help of scientific instruments, he inferred that a so-called Egyptian tomb inscription unearthed in the 1910s was actually a fake, and this fact was later confirmed by ancient Egyptologists.

In addition, Van Anda also refuted the assertion that the Titanic would not sink and prompted his men to rush to the scene to report the shipwreck. This is a global example of pre-release news.

In addition, during World War I, Van Anda even equipped himself with military maps and found clues of combat. He actually foresaw several major battles in the future and assigned his reporters to interview on-site in advance.

The New York Times' news coverage during this period under Mr. Van Anda's leadership was unparalleled in the industry, and it also contributed a lot to the Times' outstanding reputation in the future."

Spielberg nodded and changed the topic, "The New York Times has been established for hundreds of years and has been involved in major historical events many times. Can you give a few examples?"

Dean Barquette spread his hands, "Of course, take the New York Times v. Sullivan as an example. The U.S. Supreme Court's judgment on the case was a milestone in the history of American news. The principle of "actual malice" established by this actually led to almost unrestricted privileges in criticizing national public officials.

In 1960, the New York Times published an advertisement denouncing the suppression of black equal rights movements in several areas in the South and accusing police officers of law enforcement in Montgomery, Alabama.

Montgomery Public Affairs Commissioner Sullivan filed a lawsuit, believing that the advertisement infringed his reputation and demanded a court order to pay him $500,000 in damages.

The Times refused to accept the verdict and appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.

The then Chief Justice Brennan believed that the Alabama Constitution had flaws in protecting freedom of speech, and public officials were criticized for their official conduct. In his defamation lawsuit against criticism, the state court failed to protect the freedom of speech and expression required by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution.

Therefore, the court finally ruled that the evidence provided by the defendant Sullivan in this case was not enough to support a judgment favorable to him in a constitutional sense. This judgment not only saved the New York Times in a timely manner, but also promoted the American press to truly assume the function of supervising and judging officials.

According to the US Constitution, the legislative power of the United States federal government belongs to Congress, the law enforcement power belongs to the administration, and the judicial power belongs to the court. These three are independent of each other.

If zf wants to control news, law enforcement must have laws to follow.

In the past two hundred years of American history, conflicts between the US federal government and the press have continued, but they are always at a disadvantage. The key reason is the existence of the First Amendment of the Constitution.

American journalists are called the uncrowned king because among hundreds of thousands of industries across the United States, the only one that can be protected by the constitution is the unique position of journalism, which has also made journalists the core and central force that restricts and supervises the United States and protects civil rights."

However, Dean Baquette's case did not make Spielberg smile. He turned his head and whispered a few times to the two screenwriters, and smiled apologetically, "Mr. Baquette, you should understand that the plot of the movie requires tension. This case obviously cannot provide the stimulation point needed for the plot promotion. Are there any more impactful cases?"

Dean Baquette, after thinking for a long time, asked uncertainly, "I wonder if you remember the famous Pentagon leak case?"

Spielberg became interested and pushed the black round-frame glasses, "Of course I remember, maybe this is a good subject~"

Dean breathed a sigh of relief, "In 1971, the New York Times received a copy of a secret document of the United States Department of the United States on the history of the Yuenan War, with the full name of "The American Decision-making Process on the Yuenan Issue".

At that time, after careful consideration, the New York Times decided to disclose this "Pentagon Secret Document" to the public, which caused a sensation across the United States for a while.

This report on the Pentagon document put the then "Watergate" Tong in a dilemma.

Therefore, the Watergate General asked the New York Times to stop publishing relevant news in the name of national security.

However, the New York Times cited the First Amendment to the US Constitution, refused to compromise, and went to court with the US, and finally won the case.

The full text of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution cited by the Times is: Congress shall not legislate to establish state religion or prohibit freedom of religion; infringement of freedom of speech or freedom of publication; deprive people of the right to peacefully assemble or petition the government for pleading for justice.

Among them, content that cannot be legislated for infringement of freedom of speech or freedom of publication is also called the ‘freedom of speech clause’ or the ‘freedom of publication clause’.”

While he was talking, the screenwriter immediately retrieved information from the encyclopedia about the "Pentagon leak" case that year: the cause was the expansion of the Vietnam War. When the "Watergate" general Tong campaigned in 1968, he vowed to assure the American people that after he took office, he would shrink the US military power on the battlefield in Yuenan and eventually end this unpopular war.

As a result, after taking office, the General Tong of the Watergate still supported this fruitless war. His colleagues dragged the American sacred face into the bottomless pit, exhausted and unable to extricate themselves.

Because of his willful actions at that time, he continued to have high hopes for his "Yue Nanhua" strategy. In order to consolidate Nguyen Vanshao's position, he must quickly destroy the military assembly site of Beiyue Nan in the so-called neutral countries Cambodia and Laos. For this reason, he ordered a secret bombing in Cambodia and used the means of forging bombing reports to make the Congress know nothing about this matter.

In the "Pentagon Document Incident", the confidential documents of the Chinese Ministry were exposed by the media, and the federal government was discredited.

To this end, ZF tried to prosecute the editors of the news report on charges of "leaking state secrets" in order to save face. However, in the end, the court followed the public opinion and did not take punitive measures against the editors and journalists, but protected their right to freedom of speech.

However, during the data investigation, the screenwriter found that the first newspaper to report on this leak was the Washington Post.

This is a bit embarrassing. For plot considerations, it may be more logical to use the Washington Post as the background.
Chapter completed!