This was no ordinary case. Once several media outlets reported on it, the entire Federation soon knew about it.
So far, the Federation's mainstream news still operated through buying and selling.
Put simply, there were organizations in the Federation that specialized in selling news releases to news agencies. Whenever local news outlets needed them, they would purchase stories for publication.
At present, the world had yet to enter the information age. Combined with constraints such as labor costs, this meant that not every news outlet had reporters stationed across the country or even around the world.
It was even more impossible for every newspaper to establish a bureau in every city!
In some small cities with populations of only tens or hundreds of thousands, all the events that happened over the course of an entire day might not even be enough to fill a newspaper.
So, in order to gain subscribers, satisfy their customers' desire to read, and help everyone learn more about the Federation, these newspapers needed to buy news releases from other regions.
News releases generally weren't very expensive: a few dollars, dozens, or hundreds. Apart from special news that could cost tens of millions, the prices were actually not that high.
Different regions had different prices, and several companies in the Federation were engaged in this business.
It might seem insignificant, but it was truly profitable! Besides that, there were also free submissions. For example, the case involving Duke's grandson was being provided directly to media outlets across the country by Pioneer magazine.
Although the article was free, it had news value, was a hot topic for public discussion, and did not take an excessively biased position.
It was soon reported nationwide.
Once anything became the subject of heated discussion, it was difficult to suppress, even under