Chapter 396: Chapter 150: So, Is It That Hard to Admit a Mistake?
Chapter 396: Chapter 150: So, Is It That Hard to Admit a Mistake?
In Yue Wenying’s memory, it was really rare for media to be sued, especially the official media like theirs, which carried a very different significance.
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Before the internet era had developed, reporters from official media, armed with a press pass and a camera, were welcomed everywhere they went.
Although print media are generally in decline and internet self-media is on the rise, official media still lead the entire public opinion, which is certain, beyond doubt.
Therefore, few people dare to directly sue the media; at most, after filing a complaint and getting the article deleted, they would already consider it a success.
“Director, what exactly are they trying to do?” Yue Wenying asked again.
The director across shook his head, “If I knew that, it would be easy to handle.
Forget it, go contact the other party first, this Phoenix Company, and see what they really want.”
“I told you, when reporting you must conduct a thorough investigation.
You didn’t investigate anything, you just reported based on the comments online.”
“Okay, now just handle the matter properly, got it?”
He still had to explain to the higher-ups, to explain why their subsequent review hadn’t spotted any problems…
Yue Wenying lowered her head and said nothing.
When she reported initially, she indeed hadn’t thought too much, instinctively assuming that firing a pregnant woman was certainly a violation by the company.
After all, that’s common knowledge; employers can’t dismiss workers within the first three months of pregnancy.
No denying, when she saw the news online she sympathized with the pregnant woman, believing that the company must be severely punished, which is why she didn’t investigate and directly wrote that report.
The result was that the matter unexpectedly took a turn; the dismissal of the pregnant woman turned out to be legal.
Journalists are human too; they have their biases, or rather, anyone who works with textual output does, and those biases subconsciously reflect in their writing.
She had done this kind of reporting numerous times before; after all, on the internet, as long as you close the comments, if I don’t see them, then it’s as if nothing has happened.
No one would fuss over it, and naturally, there wouldn’t be any big problems.
Who would have thought that this time someone would dare to directly sue such an organization, where did they get such guts.
Forget it, better to contact them first.
The director didn’t say it afterwards, but his meaning was very clear: to settle the matter before it blew up.
Suppressing it, that was something the journalists were most familiar with.
Having just taken a photo of the complaint, Yue Wenying returned to her office and began to make a phone call, she needed to contact the legal representative of Phoenix Company, who seemed to be called Peng Wanrong.
After several rings, the call connected, and Yue Wenying began, “Hello, is this Peng Wanrong, President of Phoenix Technology?”
A woman’s voice came from the phone, “I’m Peng Wanrong, may I ask who you are…”
“President Peng, hello, I’m Yue Wenying, an editor from **** Newspaper.
Is it that you’ve sued our newspaper?
I just wanted to ask you about it…”
“I’m sorry, I’m not handling these matters right now.
If you have something, please contact my lawyer; I’ve entrusted him with full authority.
Thank you, I have other matters to attend to.”
After saying this, the line filled with beeps.
Yue Wenying looked bewildered; for a company boss to just hang up on her like that?
She had already made it very clear who she was, yet the other party seemed utterly unconcerned with these details.
And to be directed to their lawyer, but that lawyer was Tang Fangjing.
Though she had never dealt with him, she had heard of him before, especially now, it seemed he was involved in some major lawsuit again.
In the past, she wouldn’t have thought Tang Fangjing could do much, but now she had to discuss with him, and it felt very uncomfortable.
After hesitating, she still dialed the agent’s phone number.
Meanwhile, Old Tang was busy in the Capital, dealing with a large-scale lawsuit.
Some companies opted for a settlement, like DouShou, which was clearly experienced.
Some companies chose to fight head-on.
With so much account information, if it was released without a court ruling, the impact would be too great.
Although we often say a settlement agreement and a court ruling have the same legal effect, if we really talk about it, a court ruling is certainly a bit stronger.
For instance, dealing with governmental agencies, the simplest one: if the Civil Affairs Bureau makes a mistake in your marriage registration, you think they’ll just change it?
No matter how many times you ask, they won’t correct it for you because it’s cumbersome to amend, and within the system, nobody wants to take the responsibility.
So, what must you do?
You have to sue, go through the process, and with the ruling in hand, only then will they address it.
It was the same as last time; despite batching the trials, all the litigation materials still had to be reviewed, a staggering amount of work.
The judges at the Sea District Court had darker circles under their eyes from this period.
Some even started losing their hair from staying up too late.
Just after Old Tang had stepped out of the Sea District Court, his phone rang, and upon checking he saw it was an unfamiliar number.
“Hello, Tang Fangjing from Tengda Law Firm.”
“Lawyer Tang, hello, I’m Yue Wenying, an editor at ** Newspaper.
I tried contacting President Peng of Phoenix Technology before, and she told me to find her lawyer…”
Before Yue Wenying could finish, Old Tang cut in, “I understand what you mean.
Are you looking to negotiate with us?”