China Digital Times (CDT) » Tag: Guangdong Propaganda Department http://chinadigitaltimes.net Watching China Politics from Cyberspace Sat, 18 May 2013 07:36:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Ministry of Truth: Hard-Hit Shantou, Guangdong http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/12/ministry-of-truth-hard-hit-shantou-guangdong/ http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/12/ministry-of-truth-hard-hit-shantou-guangdong/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:42:01 +0000 Anne Henochowicz http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=147962 The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and blo... Read more]]> The following examples of instructions, issued to the media and/or companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese and often refer to those instructions as “Directives from the .” CDT has collected the selections we translate here from a variety of sources and has checked them against official Chinese media reports to confirm their implementation.

An angry employee set fire to a Shantou factory on December 4. 14 people died in the blaze.

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Department: Without exception, do not report or comment on the villager sit-in at the municipal government in Liantang Township, Shantou on the afternoon of December 3. (December 4, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：12月3日上午汕头莲塘镇部分村民到市委门前聚集静坐一事，一律不做报道评论。

: This afternoon (December 4) a fire broke out in a lingerie factory in Xinxixi Village, Zhendian Township, Chaonan District, City. If reporting on this incident, all media are to publish and broadcast according to the wire copy issued by the Municipal Propaganda Department. Do not exaggerate or play up the story. (December 4, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：今天（4日）下午汕头市朝南区陈店镇新溪西村乡一文胸厂发生火灾，造成人员伤亡。各媒体如报道，按汕头市委宣传部发布的通稿刊播，不渲染炒作。

Central Propaganda Department: Regarding the serious aviation accident in the Jinping district of Shantou City on December 4, all media are to report strictly according to wire copy. Do not put this news on the front page and do not lure readers to the story. Do not accompany reports with photos. Do not produce any other form of report or commentary on this. (December 4, 2012)

中宣部：4日汕头市金平区严重飞行事故，各媒体及网站严格按新华社通稿刊播，不上头版导读，不配照片，不做其他任何形式的报道评论。

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wants to avenge her grandfather’s alleged beating.

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Department: Do not reprint, report, or comment on the incident of a ten-year-old girl in challenging the head of the Administration for Industry and Commerce to a fight. (November 27, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：对湖南十岁女孩与工商所长约架一事不转不报不评。

On November 19, 10-year-old Liu Minting was spotted in Lianyuan, Hunan holding a knife in one hand and a sign in the other [zh]. “You hurt my grandpa, I challenge you to a duel,” the sign read. Her grandfather, , was allegedly beaten by the vice-director of the local Administration for Industry and Commerce, , on August 17, 2010. Mr. Liu has not received any compensation for his injuries.

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Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. The original publication date is noted after the directives; the date given may indicate when the directive was leaked, rather than when it was issued. CDT does its utmost to verify dates and wording, but also takes precautions to protect the source.

: The Qingyuan Discipline Inspection Committee has publicly announced they are examining former Yingde vice-mayor and Public Security Bureau director Zheng Beiquan, who is suspected of bending the law for personal gain and serious economic problems. Zheng has recently accepted an investigation by the Party organization. This case may be formally reported. (November 26, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：广东清远市纪委通报，英德市人民政府原副市长、公安局原局长郑北泉，因涉嫌徇私枉法和严重经济问题，被清远市纪委立案检查，目前正在接受组织调查。此案可以正式报道。

Department: All media are not to investigate or report on the November 26 protest in Dongyong Town, Shanwei against the private sale of land. (November 27, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：对26日汕尾东涌镇村民游行抗议村官私卖土地一事，各媒体不采访报道。

Guangdong Propaganda Department: For the time being, all media are to refrain from reporting or commenting on the issues that have recently come up with Guangdong’s electric bicycle annual pass program. (November 27, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：近期对广东省机动车年票制相关问题，各媒体暂不做报道、评论。

Guangdong Propaganda Department: The Sports Administration has recently issued notices about the unexpected emergency situations involving two participants in the Guangzhou Marathon. If reporting on the incidents, all media are to strictly adhere to the information issued by the Sports Administration, and must downplay the news. Do not lure readers to the story or put it on the front page. Do not make replays of the incidents. (November 28, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：广州巿体育局近日将陆续对外通报有关广州马拉松赛两名选手发生意外相关抢救情况，各媒体如作报道，严格按巿体育局发布的内容刋播并淡化处理，不上导读和头版，不做事件回放。

Guangdong Propaganda Department: Adhere to authoritative notices when reporting on the online discussion of the Shenzhen village official with 2 billion yuan in net assets and the case of Vincent Wu and the mafia in . (November 28, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：对网传深圳20亿村官、惠州胡炜升涉黑案的报道按权威发布刊播。

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]]> http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/11/ministry-of-truth-2/feed/ 0 Ministry of Truth: Bankruptcy and More http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/11/ministry-of-truth-bankruptcy-and-more/ http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2012/11/ministry-of-truth-bankruptcy-and-more/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:10:42 +0000 Anne Henochowicz http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=147155 The following examples of censorship instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and blo... Read more]]> The following examples of instructions, issued to the media and/or Internet companies by various central (and sometimes local) government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to those instructions as “Directives from the .” CDT has collected the selections we translate here from a variety of sources and has checked them against official Chinese media reports to confirm their implementation.

Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. The original publication date is noted after the directives; the date given may indicate when the directive was leaked, rather than when it was issued. CDT does its utmost to verify dates and wording, but also takes precautions to protect the source.

Department: All media and websites are not to report or comment for the time being on the bankruptcy of Zhanjiang City’s Jia Yue Group (subsidiaries include Sovereign Hotel in Zhanjiang, Jia Yue Real Estate and others) and related issues. (November 22, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：有关湛江市嘉粤集团有限公司（属下有湛江君豪酒店、嘉粤房地产等产业）破产及相关问题，各媒体及网站暂不报道评论。

: All media are for the time being not to report or comment on the announced financial audit of Haizhou Village in Guzhen, and related issues. If it must be reported, at the appointed time follow the authoritative information issued by the relevant departments in . (November 23, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：对中山市古镇海洲村公布财务审计情况一事及相关问题，各媒体暂不作报道评论，如需报道，届时按中山市有关部门发布的权威消息报道。

Guangdong Propaganda Department: All media are not to report or comment on Chinese Academy of Science Institute for New Techniques in Geology research fellow petitioning for government information to be made public and related issues. (November 23, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：对中科院广州地质新技术研究所研究员邢新初申请政府信息公开一事及相关问题，各媒体不作报道评论。

Guangdong Department of Propaganda: On the afternoon of November 23, while working jointly with the relevant functional departments on Xiatang West Road to deal with the “five vehicles” operating illegally, from the Yuexiu District of Guangzhou were attacked by several men from . Many police and auxiliary police were injured. Related reports must strictly follow copy issued by the Yuexie police and downplay the incident. Do not put this news on the front page or lure readers to it. Do not make any other reports or comments. (November 23, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：11月23日下午, 广州越秀警方会同有关职能部门，在下塘西路对“五类车”非法营运进行整治时，遭遇几名新疆籍男子持械袭击，多名民警和辅警受伤。相关报道严格按越秀警方发布的通稿刋播并淡化处理，不上头版导读，不作其他报道评论。

The “five vehicles” (五类车)–electric bicycles, motorcycles, tricycles, motorized wheelchairs, and restored cars–are prohibited from operating in Guangzhou.

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Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. The original publication date is noted after the directives; the date given may indicate when the directive was leaked, rather than when it was issued. CDT does its utmost to verify dates and wording, but also takes precautions to protect the source.
Guandong Department: The media must not continue to report on being cast as the imaginary enemy at the Air Show. (November 19, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：媒体上不可再出现有关珠海航展模拟把台湾当成假想敌的相关报道。

Guandong Propaganda Department: The County government has again issued public announcements and public participation advertisements for the launch of the environmental impact assessment of the No. 4 Natural Resources and Thermal Power Plant (formerly the Panyu Life Waste Incineration Power Plant). All media are to report in accordance with news wire copy provided by Panyu. To not comment on or hype the story. (November 19, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：番禺区政府再次发布广州市第四资源热力电厂（原番禺生活垃圾焚烧发电厂）进入项目环评第二次公示和公众参与阶段的公告，各媒按番禺区提供的新闻通稿内容报道，不评论，不炒作。

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