American Gossip King

Chapter 124 Hackers

7月13日，国际奥委会在莫斯科举行的第112次全会上投票确定，BJ获得2008年第29届夏季奥运会主办权。

Today is also the day Gasker was discharged from the hospital.

Ian came to pick up Gaskell.

Looking at the expression on his face, Gaskell asked curiously, "You seem quite happy today?"

Ian helped Gaskell downstairs: "I just received some bad news. Inez Denison of the Federal Communications Commission specifically named the Los Angeles Herald and WND for their overly violent and gory reporting, and said they would restrict it... It's aimed at me."

Gaskell frowned: "Is someone messing with you?"

Ian nodded slightly: "Viacom is also in contact with CBS, intending to acquire them. James Paley told Viacom about my intention to invest in CBS, hoping to drive up the price. But Viacom clearly doesn't intend to accept this. They have a good relationship with Inez Dennison, which should be a lesson for me and let CBS know that they don't have the leverage to raise the price."

Ian didn't blame CBS for being disgusting; business competition is normal. However, CBS probably didn't expect that Viacom would choose to suppress Ian instead of raising the price.

Gaskell asked softly, "What do you plan to do?"

Ian smiled grimly: "I promised the White House I would try my best not to do negative reporting on those big shots, but the fight for justice is not an option... Finally, another major political news story."

"I knew it! Why are you suddenly so happy?" Gaskell chuckled as well.

Ian Carl enjoys having rivals.

Every opponent is big news for him.

In a sense, the filth of politicians is just as ubiquitous as the promiscuity of celebrities.

So for Ian, whether politicians have problems has never been the key issue, or even whether he can dig up information about them.

The key lies in the choice of goals.

Federal Communications Commission chief Inez Denison?

Great, you're the one!

Ian's fourth cloning ability has remained unused until now, and this time Ian has finally made his choice: hacking!

Many politicians keep a lot of important information in their email accounts.

The most typical example is the Hillary Clinton scandal, where her aide leaked a large amount of classified information, which became one of the biggest reasons for her election defeat.

Basic hacking skills wouldn't be enough to accomplish this, but Ian discovered that there are ways to bypass the technical barriers.

For example, my hacking skills might not be able to bypass your firewall, but I can manually implant a Trojan horse and then combine it with hacking techniques. The combined use of these abilities can itself overcome technical limitations.

So when Ian learned that the big shot was targeting him, he went to find him immediately.

The rest is simple.

They sneaked in late at night, implanted a program containing a Trojan virus into the target's computer, easily bypassed the firewall, and directly obtained a large amount of information from the target's email.

After doing this, Ian erased all traces and left with ease.

The whole process took only half an night.

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"Extra number! Extra number!"

"Famous journalist Butterfly obtained Inez Dennison's email address and publicly revealed the information."

"Federal Communications Commission Chairman Inez Denison is suspected of accepting bribes from Viacom to give Viacom the green light for its news censorship."

"Viacom is suspected of violating regulations and using its internal information to obtain illegal profits."

"Inez Dennison's extramarital affair has been exposed; she has an illegitimate child who is black."

"Inez Dennison instructed his subordinates to create fake news and deceive the public regarding the China issue."

"Inez Denison used his power to give the green light to at least eleven media outlets."

"Conversations between Inez Denison and Alec Haddak have been exposed, involving multiple scandals."

"Inez Dennison..."

The continuous stream of negative reports instantly put this Federal Communications Commission official in the spotlight.

With shares in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Herald, WND News, and Spark TV, Ian Carr already has a powerful media group, making his voice heard far and wide.

He doesn't even need anyone else; he can spread his words all over America on his own!

Most importantly, every report is supported by evidence.

Inez Dennison became infamous as a result, and countless people angrily denounced her.

Ian did not choose to hide the information from the whistleblower.

He wanted people to know that this was a righteous counterattack from the Los Angeles Herald!

You started this!

In the United States, the media is a very powerful force; those who control the narrative can truly wield immense influence!

In this situation, even the President of the United States could not protect him, so in just two days, Inez Denison resigned.

As for his so-called attempt to regulate the Los Angeles Herald's bloody and violent news production methods, that naturally came to nothing.

The latest novel is first published here!

After all, the Los Angeles Herald isn't the only one reporting on violent news; in fact, no media outlet wants too much control over this aspect.

Ian Carl's counterattack made them realize Ian's ruthlessness and strength.

This guy really knows how to get any big scoop he wants!

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"Yes, Mayor Kuch... Ah, of course I'm free, and I'd love to have dinner with you, but I think we can resolve the issue without dinner. I mean, we're both busy, and we're friends, so we can just talk. Don't worry, I won't record this."

In the office, Ian, holding the phone, crossed his legs and chuckled.

On the other end of the phone, the Mayor of Los Angeles carefully chose his words: "I understand your thinking, Ian. Inez went a bit too far. The media's job is to report the truth, and you didn't do anything wrong. But the problem now is that Butterfly hacked his email, and it's not just about Inez."

Ian raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly, "I don't think you need to worry about that. Mr. Dennison is very careful; his mailbox doesn't contain too many state secrets, after all, that's against the rules. Although he's made many mistakes, he hasn't made this one."

Mayor Kuch breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew, of course, that this didn't mean Inez Denison had no other intelligence, but rather that Ian was implying: we'll only reveal this part.

Mayor Kuch said, "So, this matter ends here?"

Ian laughed and said, "I can't be sure about that. You know I'm planning to acquire CBS, and CBS supports the Democrats, so the problem is, the contradiction will always exist."

Mayor Couch immediately replied, "But there's always a bottom line."

Ian replied, "Of course, Mr. Mayor. I don't like crossing lines unless the other party does it first. I'm willing to give you face; we're friends! Let's leave it at that, but only if Inez Denison doesn't come back to life! A dead man is a dead man; there's no need to get him out of his coffin."

Mayor Couch responded, "Don't worry, he'll just go into business as a consultant, get paid a year, and won't have another chance to rise again. But we still hope that your future news won't focus on the political aspect."

"But sometimes I also need some political news to expand my influence."

"I will tell them to raise the priority of Carr Media reporters at the White House."

Ian smiled: "Thank you so much!"

Excellent. The increased priority of political news further enhances the quality of general political news from Carl Media.

This resource is of immense value; it could even be helpful in negotiations with CBS.

(End of this chapter)