Cold Water's status now was entirely different from before.
Although the status of media journalists on Happiness Island was high, the "Chief" journalist was even more so the king of journalists.
There was only one "Chief" position. Its biggest difference from other journalists was that only the Chief had the privilege to actively seek interviews with the Tianen Group, the parent company, and was also qualified to interview other headquarters. Moreover, in principle, at least Tianen Group would not avoid a "Chief's" questions. Other headquarters often gave the Chief some face as well.
If other journalists wanted to interview Russell, they had to wait until the "Chief" had finished asking all their questions.
After that, Russell could choose not to accept their interview and leave directly. This was completely allowed and not considered rude in any way.
In other words, the "Chief" was the journalist who had the most contact with the headquarters.