"Internet-famous lawyer Su Bai suffers a crushing Waterloo: he won at first instance but lost on appeal. Why?"
"Breaking news, breaking news! Major news in the legal community!"
"Recently, during a trial, popular online lawyer Su Bai challenged claims of voluntary surrender and meritorious service."
"He maliciously demanded the death penalty for the defendant!"
"But on appeal, the High Court recognized the meritorious service. Popular online lawyer Su Bai's conduct needs everyone's judgment!"
"..."
News that Dong Guoguo's case had been changed to a death sentence with reprieve on appeal spread everywhere online.
But that was not the main point.
What was the main point?
The main point was that some media outlets were steering public opinion, publishing news that had nothing whatsoever to do with the case.
Or rather, they knew the truth about the case but chose to conceal it, selecting provocative details to report instead.
They were outright smearing Su Bai and White Jun Law Firm!
These smears were not entirely fabricated. Instead, they exaggerated the facts to steer the public into attacking White Jun Law Firm and Su Bai.
Quite a few media outlets followed suit, publishing negative reports about Su Bai.
They often exaggerated and deliberately used misleading terms.
The rumors grew increasingly outrageous, with enormous numbers of shares and views.
Southern Capital Media.
Inside the editor-in-chief's office.
Wang Xue kept scrolling through industry news. There were many negative reports about Su Bai that day.
They even showed signs of making the trending searches.
Beside her, an assistant spoke to Wang Xue.
"Editor-in-Chief Wang... there's a lot of negative news about Su Bai online right now."
"Southern Capital Media previously published and reported a lot of positive news about him."
"Some videos posted by unscrupulous outlets have even directed traffic to us. A lot