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[alt_sirius]

There's been a story today going round the Protectorate that Draco and I killed a family who declined an offer to come work for the government of Albion.

Obviously, it's not true.

I don't want to rebut it directly, of course - I think that would be the wrong response - but if there are other ways to deflect what they're claiming and turn it back against them, we could use some more positive reports. Lee, what about the ladies and gents of the press we have with us now? It's high time we put our own propaganda machine to work.

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[alt_bill]

Mum told me she had an exchange with someone in the journals with someone who said that the situation in New London is getting 'downright desperate.' I sent owls last night to three more of my contacts at WWN and The Prophet who may be rethinking their loyalties. I'll let you know if I hear anything back from them.

[alt_bill]

Right. I've heard back from two. Well, three, but that one was a Howler, so obviously not.

One is Fabius Aubrey, who works as a free lance writer now, but he used to be an investigative reporter at The Prophet. I think he tired of trying to shepherd factual articles past the editorial staff there. His mum's Aquinata Aubrey, who if I remember correctly is on the board of Purest Sparkle, and his cousin is Ganymede Bobolis, who left The Prophet to start Londinarium. There are a number of other publishing connections within his family, I believe. He says he'll work for us if he can do it under a pseudonym, at least at first. His family is large, so I can see the point that there are a lot of hostages for his actions if he wrote under his own byline. On the other hand, that might be an advantage, since members of his family do work in several different publications. If he quietly approaches them one by one, we may get a mass exodus if Fabius convinces them and we time it right. And Fabius can be very convincing. I know his work, and it's solid stuff. He has loads of contacts, and he's a good writer.

The other is Madeleine Ross. When I was in Communications, she was my contact at WWN when we sent press releases out to publications. Very bright. She worked doing fetch-and-carry stuff at WWN, and she told me once that she was totally frustrated that they wouldn't let her take on more prestigious assignments due to her half-blood status. She know every aspect of radio broadcast. Her husband is now a hotel concierge; he lost his previous job as a charms designer for a security firm, again due to his half-blood status. Their daughter Paula is a student at Hogwarts.

[alt_bill]

Anyway, Madeleine and her husband want to come in, and she told me to expect them tomorrow. I believe she might be a good leadership choice for launching another radio station, like the one we have at Aldrich, if we can come up with a good site and enough equipment. I'll put Lee in touch with Fabius. We'll be communicating with him by owl to start.

[alt_bill]

Cross-checking my lists...Merlin, I'm clearly exhausted; I forgot the connection until now. Madeleine is also Artie Ross's mum.

[alt_sirius]

Excellent work on the recruiting front. How soon can they start working hand-in-hand with the others we already have (Saul, Cynthia, Eleanor, Ellen, Jed, etc.) and put together a cohesive platform?

[alt_bill]

Fabius is going to show up at the security checkpoint tomorrow morning, and after he's been cleared, he can meet with whomever we like. Do we want them to convene here, or with Lee in Aldrich? Luckily, since Fabius works free lance, his time is his own to determine, and he won't have a nosy employer wondering why he's popping out of the office.

I think Madeleine will need tomorrow to get her family settled, and then she can meet with the team the day after.