{"id":167746,"date":"2014-01-15T08:48:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-15T16:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=167746"},"modified":"2016-01-08T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T18:12:20","slug":"propaganda-training-chinese-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2014\/01\/propaganda-training-chinese-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Propaganda Training for Chinese Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"
While foreign journalists have recently faced visa delays and denials<\/a> in China, their Chinese counterparts must now go through extensive training and take a revised examination with a focus on the \u201cMarxist view of journalism\u201d in order to renew their press credentials<\/a>. One reporter posted to Weibo a PowerPoint slide from a recent training session:<\/p>\n @Coley\u6d4b\u8bd5\u7248<\/a>: From journalism training. For real.<\/p>\n \u65b0\u95fb\u57f9\u8bad\u4e2d\uff0c\u771f\u76f8\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n 1. News focuses on information, propaganda on format.<\/p>\n \u7b2c\u4e00\uff0c\u65b0\u95fb\u91cd\u4fe1\u606f\uff0c\u5ba3\u4f20\u91cd\u5f62\u5f0f\u3002<\/p>\n 2. News focuses on originality, propaganda on repetition.<\/p>\n \u7b2c\u4e8c\uff0c\u65b0\u95fb\u91cd\u65b0\u5f02\uff0c\u5ba3\u4f20\u91cd\u91cd\u590d\u3002<\/p>\n 3. News focuses on fact, propaganda on opinion.<\/p>\n \u7b2c\u4e09\uff0c\u65b0\u95fb\u91cd\u4e8b\u5b9e\uff0c\u5ba3\u4f20\u91cd\u89c2\u70b9\u3002<\/p>\n 4. News focuses on the timely, propaganda on timing.<\/p>\n \u7b2c\u56db\uff0c\u65b0\u95fb\u91cd\u65f6\u6548\uff0c\u5ba3\u4f20\u91cd\u65f6\u673a\u3002<\/p>\n 5. News focuses on communication, propaganda on manipulation.<\/p>\n \u7b2c\u4e94\uff0c\u65b0\u95fb\u91cd\u6c9f\u901a\uff0c\u5ba3\u4f20\u91cd\u64cd\u7eb5\u3002<\/p>\n 6. News focuses on balance, propaganda on spin.<\/p>\n \u7b2c\u516d\uff0c\u65b0\u95fb\u91cd\u5e73\u8861\uff0c\u5ba3\u4f20\u91cd\u503e\u659c\u3002<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The slide is not a reminder to stick to the news. The study guide for the new exam explains, \u201cUnlike Western countries, the most important function of news media in our country is to be the ears, eyes, throat and tongue for the Party and the people.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n On that note, journalists have also been circulating \u201cfree tips\u201d (\u798f\u5229\u8d34<\/a>) for the exam online:<\/p>\n Journalists across the country are renewing their press credentials. Among the far-flung victims are a few master students who have figured out the mystical<\/a> pattern [of the exam], shared here for the benefit of all. Multiple choice: If there\u2019s an answer that\u2019s the Party, choose the Party; if not, choose the people. Check all that apply: Choose both the Party and the people; remember that the Party hasn\u2019t done propaganda. Essay question: The Party is right, the people are only right when they are with the Party.<\/p>\n \u5168\u56fd\u65b0\u95fb\u8bb0\u8005\u91cd\u65b0\u8003\u8bc1\u4e0a\u5c97\uff0c\u904d\u91ce\u54c0\u9e3f\u4e2d\uff0c\u5b66\u9738\u6478\u7d22\u51fa\u795e\u89c4\u5f8b\uff0c\u8f6c\u53d1\u76ca\u8857\u574a\uff1a\u5355\u9009\u9898\uff1a\u6709\u515a\u9009\u515a\uff0c\u6ca1\u515a\u9009\u4eba\u6c11\u3002\u591a\u9009\u9898\uff1a\u515a\u548c\u4eba\u6c11\u4e00\u8d77\u9009\uff0c\u8bb0\u4f4f\u515a\u6ca1\u6709\u641e\u5ba3\u4f20\u3002\u5224\u65ad\u9898\uff1a\u515a\u662f\u5bf9\u7684\uff0c\u4eba\u6c11\u8981\u548c\u515a\u4e00\u8d77\u624d\u5bf9\u3002<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Via CDT Chinese<\/a>. Translation by Mengyu Dong<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While foreign journalists have recently faced visa delays and denials in China, their Chinese counterparts must now go through extensive training and take a revised examination with a focus on the \u201cMarxist view of journalism\u201d in order to renew their press credentials. One reporter posted to Weibo a PowerPoint slide from a recent training session: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":991,"featured_media":167747,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[99,7,14749,14744,14745,14746,100,5,4202],"tags":[53,15456,1023,6118,330,242,273,690,14820],"class_list":["post-167746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cdt-highlights","category-information-revolution","category-ld","category-level-2-article","category-level-3-article","category-level-4-article","category-politics","category-society","category-translation","tag-censorship","tag-directives-from-the-ministry-of-truth","tag-journalism","tag-marxist-journalism","tag-media-censorship","tag-media-conditions","tag-press-freedom","tag-propaganda","tag-weibo","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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