In an effort to combat serious violations such as extortion in the name of “discovery” by genuine and false journalists, the government has been able to take action against the governmentDepartment of public information and publications:: joint circular issued by the office of the national task force on “smuggling against africa” and the central disciplinary commission's general directorate of press and publications, which decided to conduct a three-month nationwide campaign against “press blackmail” and the management of paid news from 15 may to 15 augustSpecific actionsI don't know。
According to the information received, the campaign was carried out by social organizations or persons acting under the guise of news agencies or journalists for so-called press interviews and by using “interviews” to extort money, by journalists for profit, by receiving “red bags” from companies and public relations companies, by newspaper publishers and their staff for advertising in the form of press reports, by engaging in paid journalism, etc。
The circular requires that the publisher of the press resolutely remove the author of the misbehaviour, strengthen the institution-building and workforce management, and promptly check whether the author and the author have asked for money from the interview, the subject of the interview, the subject of the interview, the subject of the interview, the subject of the interview, the subject of the interview, the issue of the fee, the issue of securities, whether the author has been interviewed, the subject of the interview, the subject of the report or the public relations company; whether the journalist has set up or participated in the cultural dissemination, advertising, public relations, the organization of a part-time payment in the cultural communication category, the advertising category, the public relations category or the social intermediary organization; whether there is a problem of advertising in the form of a press report; whether there is a problem of charging the interview, the subject of the interview for publishing of positive news or the non-disclosure of negative news; whether there is a problem of unseparated news reporting and business activity, and whether there is complete separation between the author and the operator, the business and the department; and whether the author is involved in advertising, distribution, etc。
The circular requires law enforcement authorities at all levels to set up telephone hotlines, actively receive reports from the public and keep the information of the source strictly confidential, in the case of coal, medical care, food, etc., and in areas with high incidences of accidents, such as suburban cities, towns and villages, and to publicize the main features of press violations, preventive methods and methods of verifying the identity of journalists, including through the press, radio, television, networks and brochures。
In cases of serious violations of the law by journalists, such as “press blackmail”, paid press, and “remuneration”, the competent authorities hold the chief and head of the press and publications office accountable; they hold the chief of the press and publications office accountable for acts that are prejudicial to the interests of the state, the public interest or have a negative impact on society。
According to the circular, the press and publishing authorities at all levels will intensify their efforts to investigate violations committed by journalists, including cases involving false newspapers, false journalists and false journalists' stations, which will be opened by the “smuggles against africa” department. The oversight body is responsible for correspondence and case coordination. Law enforcement authorities at all levels will establish a list of priority cases and seriously investigate and deal with typical cases, classified according to the nature of the specific act. In the case of false documents, press interviews must be carried out in accordance with the law, processed and recorded; in the case of violations committed by information producers found to have resulted in serious consequences, administrative penalties must be imposed in accordance with the law, and the office of the press and publications must promptly report to the public prosecutor's office, in accordance with the act on the registration of misconduct in the field of public information; criminal responsibility must be brought before the judicial authorities for alleged offences。
