"the ancients said: "he who first rises above him shall not be taken by him who is small." for the party's news campaign, this is the big oneMarxist journalismI don't know. The marxist journalism education should be advanced, using marxist journalism as a “setboard” for the party's press opinion work, and leading a wide range of media opinion workers to become agents of the party's policy ideas, record-makers of times, promoters of social progress and watchers of justice. — address by general secretary xi to the party's press opinion workshop, 19 february 2016
We often say that world views, life views, values, and career, money and consumption views... Different positions, perspectives, circumstances, and different views, attitudes and views in one respect, can have a different effect. In the sphere of public information, the perception and evaluation of events and events in the press form a “newspaper” in order of priority and priority。
How important is journalism, like other “views”? General secretary xi summed up the importance of “newsphere as the soul of news and opinion work” and expressed it vividly in the words “there is no ridge to fall and no man to fall” and emphasized “the marxist journalism as a `siding star' of the party's news and opinion work”。
Why is marxist journalism a "setup star" for the party's press opinion work
On the one hand, marxist journalism is a powerful tool for the development of revolutions, construction and reform that can stand the test of time。
In march 1944, comrade mao said: “the newspaper should be taken into his own hands as a weapon for organizing all work, a weapon that reflects the political, military, economic and political, military and economic direction, and a weapon for organizing and educating the masses.” in a new era of reform and opening up, comrade deng xiaoping emphasized that “it is necessary to make our party's newspaper the centre of the idea of national unity”。
Whether in the years of the flames of the revolution, in the years of the build-up, or in the years of radical reform, the focus on using marxist journalism to guide the work of public opinion is a good tradition and an important asset for our party。
On the other hand, marxist journalism was a real need to address the ideological struggle。
Today, the public opinion environment, media patterns and modes of communication have undergone profound changes, influenced by complex international and domestic factors, with growing ideological rivalry, news opinion becoming an important arena for the struggle of all forces and increasingly complex emotions. At the same time, at the national level, as china moves towards a critical phase of development, a period of reform, and a new environment characterized by the ambivalence of the “three-phase” period, the independence, selectivity, variability and differentiation of people's intellectual activities have become more prominent, with marked differences in values and cultural choices. These problems inevitably manifest themselves in the work of press opinion and pose serious challenges to that work。
The solution to these problems requires a fundamental commitment to the fundamental position of marxism, bearing in mind that marxist journalism is a “dominant pillar”, and the constant consolidation of marxism's guiding position in the work of public opinion and of the common ideological basis for the unity of all the country's people。
It is because of its importance that we make clear the two issues of what “suspensively stands for” and what “consciously resists”。
What kind of journalism do we have to stick to
General secretary xi gave the answer — using marxist journalism as a “settling point” for the party's press opinion work, to direct a wide range of media opinion workers to be agents of the party's policy ideas, record-makers of the times, promoters of social progress and watchers of justice。
A few days ago we saw the question of our netizens on the internet: “the country is developing and society is advancing, but why is it that many media prefer to ignore the good things in life and to make the stories of low-intensity and vulgar?” and the netizens said, "now, there's a lot of news in the tweets, there's a microphone for everyone. Some media, either in the interest of individuals, small groups or in the interests of the audience, are keen to dig up poignant or negative news, deliberately creating a hot spot for public opinion and spreading irresponsible rumours.”
These discussions also gave rise to reflection: how should we stick to marxist journalism
It is essential to adhere firmly to the principle of partyism. Ideology is invisible, but the media and positions that carry it and spread it are tangible. Party propaganda, party ideology and party media are important aspects of press opinion work that uphold party leadership. The principle of partyism must not only be said, but also put forth in a reasonable manner, not to hide and to twist. In the face of the temptation of “disturbing and glamorous eyes”, the political will to “still fly through the clouds” is maintained. In socialist china, led by the communist party of china, partyism and popularity are uniform and unified. The arguments of “are you speaking for the party or for the people”, “are you on the side of the party or the crowd”, are confusing, theoretically wrong and harmful in practice. The public opinion work is about keeping people in mind, reaching out to the masses, serving them, standing up in the eyes of the masses and looking at problems, depicting life in the language of the masses, writing news on the ground and on the hearts of the people, which is also a fundamental requirement of the principle of partyism。
It is also important to firmly adhere to the right direction of opinion. When public opinion is right, it brings people together, gathers strength and promotes development; when public opinion is wrong, it shakes people's minds, disintegrates them and jeopardizes the cause of the parties and the people. What is the most important, fundamental orientation? The aim is to ensure that all efforts are directed in the right direction, that they are conducive to upholding the leadership of the communist party of china and the socialist system of our country, that they promote reform and development, that they contribute to strengthening the unity of the nation's peoples and that they contribute to maintaining social harmony and stability. "speaker, truncator." while reporting on news events at home and abroad, it is important to convey the right positions, views, attitudes and lead people to distinguish between right and wrong, between good and bad, between good and evil, between beauty and beauty, and to inspire people to move up to the spirit of good。
At the same time, it is important to remain firmly committed to positive propaganda. Unity and stability, with a strong and positive message, are the basic guidelines that must guide the party's work in the press. The emphasis is on the fact that the positive and negative aspects of our society are the mainstream and the negative and the negative are the tributaries; at the same time, we are engaged in a great struggle with many new historical features, challenges and difficulties that have never been encountered before, and it is necessary to galvanize the strong forces of the whole of our society that are united in the struggle to overcome the difficulties and to mobilize the motivation, initiative and creativity of all sides. Only in this way can the party's press opinion work play its part。
It cannot be overlooked that objective truth is a basic requirement. The truth is, it's the source of the news, it's the life of the news. To be realistic is to be both the essence of marxism and the soul of marxist journalism. NewsRealityIt's not gonna be easy, otherwise the most real part will be unreal. To insist on marxist journalism is to describe facts on the basis of facts, not only accurate reporting of individual facts, but also macro-level grasping and reflecting the full picture of events or things。
What kind of newsstand should we consciously resist
For a long time, various ideas had been opposed to marxist journalism, which was a misperception of western journalism. General secretary xi stressed the need to understand the essence of the so-called “freedom of the press” in the west and to consciously resist the influence of misperceptions such as western journalism。
Some have been promoting western journalism, branding the western media as the “fourth power” of the “social media” “the crownless king” and advocating the abstract and absolute “freedom of the press”. In the name of “freedom of the press”, a few have singled out important political principles and openly criticized the leadership of the communist party of china and our socialist system. Some, regardless of the minimum of merit, are contented with cursing the mainstream, anti-mainstream addictions, strange stories, lies: some mainstream western media, claiming to be “neutral and objective”, are distorting their reports without real live interviews or reliable material to support them ..
In fact, they are well aware of the ideological nature of news opinion, and even more so of its sophisticated intruding. One of the most important tools of international anti-china westernization and the division of china is ideological infiltration, the disruption of people's minds and the breakdown of the common ideology of the struggle for unity between the parties and the people. The western media have been at the forefront of ideological infiltration, from the dramatic change in sudong to the repeated incitement to plan a “colour revolution” and create a democratic catastrophe, to the vigorous efforts to discredit, demonize and demonize china, and to spare no effort in attacking the leadership of the chinese communist party and our socialist system. The disintegration of a state, a regime, often begins in the realm of ideas, and political instability and regime change may occur overnight, but the evolution of ideas is a long-term process. The lines of thought have been breached, and the other lines are difficult to hold。
The party's press opinion work is an important part of the party's work. General secretary xi stressed that “the proper conduct of the party's public opinion concerns the flag and the road, the implementation of the party's theoretical and routing policy, the successful promotion of the party and the nation's causes, the cohesion and commitment of the entire party's people and the future of the party and the nation”. From this high level of awareness and well-informed party opinion, we have to work on “the integrity of the king” and “the resilience of the east, east and south”。
(presentator: tsuo-tai, practice magazine)
