{"id":135885,"date":"2012-05-06T20:33:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T03:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=135885"},"modified":"2012-05-06T22:39:09","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T05:39:09","slug":"weibo-a-newspapers-penance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/05\/weibo-a-newspapers-penance\/","title":{"rendered":"Weibo: A Newspaper\u2019s Penance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At midnight on Saturday May 5, <em>Beijing News<\/em> posted an eerie message on its Weibo page. <a href=\"http:\/\/cmp.hku.hk\/2012\/05\/05\/22552\/\">China Media Project<\/a> translates:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In the still of the deep night, removing that mask of insincerity, we say to our true selves, \u201cI am sorry.\u201d Goodnight.<br \/>\n\u5728\u591c\u6df1\u4eba\u5bc2\u65f6\uff0c\u5378\u4e0b\u8a00\u4e0d\u7531\u8877\u7684\u9762\u5177\uff0c\u5bf9\u771f\u5b9e\u7684\u81ea\u5df1\u8bf4\u58f0\u201c\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\u201d\u3002\u665a\u5b89\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/05\/weibo-a-newspapers-penance\/cdt-%e6%96%b0%e4%ba%ac%e6%8a%a5-%e5%b0%8f%e4%b8%91\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135886\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-135886\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CDT-\u65b0\u4eac\u62a5-\u5c0f\u4e11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CDT-\u65b0\u4eac\u62a5-\u5c0f\u4e11.jpg 440w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/CDT-\u65b0\u4eac\u62a5-\u5c0f\u4e11-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For thousands of commenters, this cryptic post was a catharsis. On Friday, <em>Beijing News<\/em> and three other major Beijing newspapers ran four different <a href=\"http:\/\/cmp.hku.hk\/2012\/05\/04\/22365\/\">editorials<\/a> attacking Gary Locke and the U.S. government for using Chen Guangcheng as a \u201ctool\u201d against China. So many Weibo users lashed out against the <em>Beijing Daily<\/em> editorial that the paper\u2019s name was scrubbed from Weibo search results later that day. It remains blocked as of posting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_135889\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2012\/05\/weibo-a-newspapers-penance\/screen-shot-2012-05-06-at-11-02-16-pm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-135889\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135889\" class=\" wp-image-135889\" src=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-Shot-2012-05-06-at-11.02.16-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-Shot-2012-05-06-at-11.02.16-PM.png 730w, https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Screen-Shot-2012-05-06-at-11.02.16-PM-300x114.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-135889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cAccording to the relevant regulations and policies, search results for \u2018Beijing Daily\u2019 cannot be shown.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After nearly 24 hours online, <em>Beijing News<\/em>\u2019 apology finally <a href=\"http:\/\/research.jmsc.hku.hk\/social\/index.py\/singleSinaWeibo?id=3442113310617680\">disappeared<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are a selection of comments from among 3,407. More comments are available from <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/chinese\/2012\/05\/%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%AC%E6%8A%A5%EF%BC%9A%E5%8D%B8%E4%B8%8B%E8%A8%80%E4%B8%8D%E7%94%B1%E8%A1%B7%E7%9A%84%E9%9D%A2%E5%85%B7-%EF%BC%88%E9%99%84%E7%BD%91%E5%8F%8B%E8%AF%84%E8%AE%BA%EF%BC%89\/\">CDT Chinese<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Translated by <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/china\/deng-bolun\/\">Deng Bolun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>HappyLife: Conscience is undying, it still has breath.<br \/>\n\u565c\u4e00\u4e16\uff1a\u826f\u77e5\u672a\u6cef\uff0c\u4e00\u606f\u72b9\u5b58<\/p>\n<p>XiaoYa0906: Seeing this Weibo late at night make my nose sting with tears. Striving for life squeezed in a crevice is very difficult. It\u2019s fortunate that the conscience is undying. There is still hope.<br \/>\n\u5c0f\u96c50906\uff1a\u6df1\u591c\u770b\u5230\u6b64\u5fae\u535a\uff0c\u4ee4\u4eba\u9f3b\u9178\u3002\u5939\u7f1d\u4e2d\u6c42\u751f\u5b58\uff0c\u6b8a\u4e3a\u4e0d\u6613\u3002\u597d\u5728\u826f\u77e5\u672a\u6cef\uff0c\u5e0c\u671b\u5c1a\u5728<\/p>\n<p>zmat: In the 1980s, when I started working at a big American company, the company required this: when you are introducing the company and its products, you don\u2019t have to say anything, but never can you speak irresponsibly or lie. When you have no choice but to your compare products with those of competitors, you can only point out the special features of our products, but by no means can you attack the competition. And you certainly can\u2019t fabricate or obscure right and wrong.<br \/>\nzmat\uff1a\u516b\u5341\u5e74\u4ee3\uff0c\u5f53\u6211\u52a0\u5165\u7f8e\u56fd\u7684\u5927\u516c\u53f8\u540e\uff0c\u516c\u53f8\u8981\u6c42\u6211\u4eec: \u5728\u4e0e\u7528\u6237\u4ecb\u7ecd\u516c\u53f8\u548c\u4ea7\u54c1\u65f6\uff0c\u4f60\u53ef\u4ee5\u4e0d\u8bf4\uff0c\u4f46\u7edd\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5\u778e\u8bf4\uff0c\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5\u8bf4\u8c0e\u3002\u5f53\u4f60\u4e0d\u5f97\u4e0d\u4e0e\u7ade\u4e89\u5bf9\u624b\u7684\u4ea7\u54c1\u6bd4\u8f83\u65f6\uff0c\u4f60\u53ea\u53ef\u4ee5\u7a81\u51fa\u81ea\u5df1\u4ea7\u54c1\u7684\u7279\u70b9\uff0c\u51b3\u4e0d\u53ef\u4ee5\u653b\u51fb\u5bf9\u624b\uff0c\u66f4\u4e0d\u80fd\u65e0\u4e2d\u751f\u6709\uff0c\u6df7\u6dc6\u662f\u975e\u3002 (37\u5206\u949f\u524d)<\/p>\n<p>freetree2010: In the still of the night, quietly recall your lost purity\u2026 Mourn it without sorrow, rage over it without dispute.<br \/>\nfreetree2010\uff1a\u591c\u6df1\u4eba\u9759\uff0c\u9ed8\u9ed8\u51ed\u540a\u81ea\u5df1\u5931\u53bb\u7684\u6e05\u767d\u3002\u3002\u3002\u54c0\u5176\u4e0d\u5e78\uff0c\u6012\u5176\u4e0d\u4e89\u3002(38\u5206\u949f\u524d)<\/p>\n<p>WatermelonHangingInTheSky: This means something! The <em>Beijing Daily<\/em> would have done this eventually\u2026 At that last moment before death, isn\u2019t this almost like consoling yourself\u2026<br \/>\n\u5929\u7a7a\u4e0d\u843d\u7684\u897f\u74dc\uff1a\u610f\u6709\u6240\u6307\u54e6\uff01\u5317\u4eac\u65e5\u62a5\u65e9\u665a\u4f1a\u53d1\u7684\u2026..\u4eba\u5230\u4e34\u6b7b\u7684\u4e00\u523b\uff0c\u4e5f\u8fd8\u4e0d\u662f\u5dee\u4e0d\u591a\u8fd9\u81ea\u6c42\u5bbd\u6170\u7684\u5ff5\u60f3\u2026 (34\u5206\u949f\u524d)<\/p>\n<p>AncientBenefactor: Reply to rcf123: I said it this morning. The person who wrote this also feels sick.<br \/>\n\u60a0\u60a0\u4ec1\u8005\uff1a\uff1a\u56de\u590d@rcf123:\u65e9\u4e0a\uff0c\u6211\u8bf4\u8fc7\u4e86\uff0c\u5199\u7684\u4eba\u81ea\u5df1\u4e5f\u89c9\u5f97\u6076\u5fc3(35\u5206\u949f\u524d)<\/p>\n<p>BrightMoonDoesNotShineOnMe: It\u2019s hard to take the taste of fooling your conscience as you act like a dog.<br \/>\n\u660e\u6708bu\u7167\u6211\uff1a\u7792\u7740\u826f\u5fc3\u505a\u72d7\u7684\u6ecb\u5473\u4e0d\u597d\u53d7\u5427<\/p>\n<p>LightSleepInFragrance: I saw the editorial in the <em>Beijing Daily<\/em>. Those masses who don\u2019t understand the real face of things hurled insults in their commentary on the editorial, and I knew the author\u2019s evil influence was infinite. Isn\u2019t the journalist\u2019s job and responsibility to make the people understand the truth? How can you deceive the masses? Looking at this Weibo, it seems you still have some conscience.<br \/>\n\u64b7\u82b3\u6d45\u5bd0\uff1a\u6211\u770b\u4e86\u5317\u4eac\u65e5\u62a5\u7684\u793e\u8bba\uff0c\u90a3\u4e9b\u4e0d\u4e86\u89e3\u771f\u76f8\u7684\u6c11\u4f17\u4eca\u65e9\u5728\u793e\u8bba\u91cc\u7684\u7559\u8a00\u8fb1\u9a82\uff0c\u5c31\u77e5\u9053\u64b0\u7b14\u8005\u6d41\u6bd2\u65e0\u7a77\u3002\u8bb0\u8005\u7684\u804c\u4e1a\u804c\u8d23\u4e0d\u662f\u8ba9\u4eba\u4eec\u4e86\u771f\u76f8\u5417?\u600e\u80fd\u8499\u853d\u7fa4\u4f17\uff1f\u6b64\u5fae\u8584\u770b\u51fa\u4f60\u8fd8\u6709\u70b9\u826f\u77e5\u3002(33\u5206\u949f\u524d)<\/p>\n<p>OldSoldierTony: Perhaps only deep into the night can conscience climb from numb flesh. After light breaks, does it continue with that insincere numbness?<br \/>\nTony\u8001\u5175\uff1a\u4e5f\u8bb8\u53ea\u6709\u6df1\u591c\uff0c\u826f\u77e5\u624d\u4f1a\u4ece\u9ebb\u6728\u7684\u8089\u4f53\u4e2d\u722c\u51fa\uff0c\u5929\u4eae\u540e\uff0c\u662f\u5426\u8fd8\u7ee7\u7eed\u7740\u8a00\u4e0d\u7531\u8877\u7684\u9ebb\u6728\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>CaoguoXing: For those who live by the pen, insincerity means a length of shame and hurt.<br \/>\n\u66f9\u56fd\u661f: \u8a00\u4e0d\u7531\u8877\uff0c\u5bf9\u4e8e\u4ee5\u7b14\u4e3a\u4e1a\u7684\u4eba\u6765\u8bf4\uff0c\u662f\u7ef5\u957f\u7684\u803b\u8fb1\u548c\u75db\u82e6\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Listen1999: Suppose it was me. I would compromise just the same. I\u2019m not a revolutionary, and have no innate capacity to represent justice. I\u2019m my parents\u2019 son, a wife\u2019s husband, my children\u2019s father, my friends\u2019 friend. Comparing these to justice, these are trivial responsibilities but still require effort. I admit I\u2019m a coward and a weak-willed man. I understand a million times over that people like me allow them to run wild with arrogance. This suffers me through the slow, long night. Perhaps, just perhaps, one day  I will for a split second become a warrior .<br \/>\nlisten1999\uff1a \u6362\u6210\u6211\uff0c\u6211\u4e5f\u4f1a\u540c\u6837\u7684\u59a5\u534f\u3002\u6211\u4e0d\u662f\u9769\u547d\u5bb6\uff0c\u4e5f\u4e0d\u80fd\u5929\u751f\u4ee3\u8868\u6b63\u4e49\uff0c\u6211\u662f\u7236\u6bcd\u7684\u513f\u5b50\uff0c\u59bb\u5b50\u7684\u4e08\u592b\uff0c\u513f\u5973\u7684\u7238\u7238\uff0c\u670b\u53cb\u7684\u670b\u53cb\uff0c\u8fd9\u4e9b\u548c\u6b63\u4e49\u76f8\u6bd4\u5fae\u4e0d\u8db3\u9053\u7684\u8d23\u4efb\u4f9d\u7136 \u9700\u8981\u627f\u62c5\u3002\u6211\u627f\u8ba4\u81ea\u5df1\u662f\u5b6c\u79cd\u548c\u61e6\u592b\uff0c\u660e\u767d\u5343\u5343\u4e07\u4e07\u8fd9\u6837\u7684\u6211\u8ba9\u4ed6\u4eec\u7316\u7357\u50b2\u6162\uff0c\u8ba9\u81ea\u5df1\u82e6\u6371\u8fd9\u6162\u6162\u957f\u591c\u3002\u4e5f\u8bb8\uff0c\u4ec5\u4ec5\u662f\u4e5f\u8bb8\uff0c\u6709\u4e00\u5929\uff0c\u6211\u4f1a\u6210\u4e3a\u77ac\u95f4\u7684\u52c7\u58eb (29\u5206\u949f\u524d)<\/p>\n<p>ApacolypseSmokeRing: The best way to take care of your body is by being broadminded and openhearted. Excessive insincerity can hurt you. Please believe me, you must believe there are repercussions. Those who put their conscience up for sale will dream of ghosts throughout the night. Those who act against their conscience are more likely to get cancer.<br \/>\n\u672b\u65e5\u70df\u5708\uff1a\u6700\u597d\u7684\u517b\u8eab\u65b9\u5f0f\uff0c\u5766\u8361\u5149\u660e\u6700\u5065\u5eb7\u3002\u8a00\u4e0d\u7531\u8877\u626d\u66f2\u8fc7\u5934\u540e\u4f1a\u5f88\u4f24\u8eab\u3002\u8bf7\u76f8\u4fe1\uff0c\u4e00\u5b9a\u8981\u76f8\u4fe1\u6709\u62a5\u5e94\u3002\u51fa\u5356\u826f\u5fc3\u7684\u4eba\u4f1a\u5f7b\u591c\u68a6\u9b3c\uff0c\u505a\u4e86\u8fdd\u5fc3\u4e8b\u7684\u4eba\u5bb9\u6613\u5f97\u764c\u3002<\/p>\n<p>WinterWizard: Thank you for your penitence.<br \/>\n\u51ac\u5929\u7684\u683c\u683c\u5deb: \u8c22\u8c22\u5fcf\u6094 (38\u5206\u949f\u524d)<\/p>\n<p>NuofeiAndNuoyu: You\u2019ve sinned. I hope you\u2019re saved soon.<br \/>\n\u82e5\u975eand\u82e5\u9c7c\uff1a\u4f5c\u5b7d\u5440\u3002\u613f\u4f60\u65e9\u65e5\u5f97\u6551\u3002(37\u5206\u949f\u524d)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At midnight on Saturday May 5, Beijing News posted an eerie message on its Weibo page. China Media Project translates: In the still of the deep night, removing that mask of insincerity, we say to our true selves, \u201cI am sorry.\u201d Goodnight. \u5728\u591c\u6df1\u4eba\u5bc2\u65f6\uff0c\u5378\u4e0b\u8a00\u4e0d\u7531\u8877\u7684\u9762\u5177\uff0c\u5bf9\u771f\u5b9e\u7684\u81ea\u5df1\u8bf4\u58f0\u201c\u5bf9\u4e0d\u8d77\u201d\u3002\u665a\u5b89\u3002 For thousands of commenters, this cryptic post was a catharsis. 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