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Why Gao Qinrong Could Not Get Vindicated Over Eight Years

Southern Metropolis Daily calls for a domestic "partnership" between government and media

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How the media reported on graft in the early days of China?

The Gao Qinrong Interview in Southern Metropolis Daily

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Journey from Media Chiefs to Provincial Party Secretaries

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Sunday, 14. January 2007, 05:55:16

Journalism, Media Control, Party Politics

The Associated Press
International Herald Tribune
January 12, 2007

SHANGHAI, China: Amid official silence over the graft case against Shanghai's disgraced Communist Party chief, unlicensed tomes are stepping into the void with what they claim is the inside scoop on his downfall.

Sold by sidewalk vendors or under-the-counter at legitimate bookstores, the paperbacks, with lurid, glossy covers and eye-catching titles like, "Chen Liangyu, His Tragic Fate From Beginning to End," appear hastily assembled. Their titillating details are mostly unsourced and unverifiable.

China's secretive leadership bans public dissent and censors most sensitive political news, keeping the public largely in the dark over what's really going on in the highest echelons of power.

Sunday, 14. January 2007, 01:11:20

Human Rights, Media Control, Injustice, Gao Qinrong

By Xu Ying
yWeekend (Original Chinese article)
January 4, 2007

(Translation by ESWN)

Later December last year, Gao Qinrong forwarded his appeal materials to the National People's Congress. He said that the materials will be forwarded to the Supreme Court and his appeal will have bright prospects. Gao Qinrong was involved in the report on the Shanxi Fake Irrigation Project and was named a hero reporter for exposing fakery. Later, he was sentenced to 13 years in prison (12 years time served) for "pimping, embezzlement and fraud." After deducting time for good behavior he actually served eight years.

Saturday, 13. January 2007, 23:57:04

Public Media, Media Control, China Watch

Posted by David Bandurski
China Media Project, HKU
Jan 5, 2007

January 5 – Carrying its recent tradition of outspoken editorial writing into 2007, Southern Metropolis Daily today offered backhanded praise for the State Council's "constructive" relationship with foreign media and said the same relationship should apply to domestic media. [PDF: Today's A2 editorial page in Southern Metropolis Daily].

Friday, 12. January 2007, 21:22:31

Media Control, Human Rights, ABSURDIST

By Edward Cody
The Washington Post
January 8, 2007

PENGSHUI, China -- All his life, Qin Zhongfei has been an ardent reader, a lover of literature and an amateur poet. But the drama he lived in this little mountain town, Qin said, has taught him that putting his thoughts into verse can be dangerous in China.

"I used to write poetry all the time, but I haven't written any lately," he said with a wan smile, repeatedly wringing his hands and wiping his high forehead during a recent interview. "This was a huge disaster."

Monday, 18. December 2006, 19:47:55

ABSURDIST, Activism, Human Rights, Journalism ...

By Wang Renlong
Correspondent, China Week
China Daily
2006-12-18

(This translation posted by CD appeared firstly at Danwei.)

Gao Qinrong, a party member and former Shanxi Youth Daily journalist, was the first to expose the fraud committed by Yuncheng District on a fake irrigation project in May, 1998.

The Gao Qinrong Interview in Southern Metropolis Daily

In October, 1999, he was sentenced to 12 years on charges of "accepting bribes, pimping, and swindling." On 7 December, 2006, Gao Qinrong was finally set free at the end of his sentence.

Monday, 18. December 2006, 19:36:26

ABSURDIST, Activism, Human Rights, Injustice ...

By Jiang Yingshuang
Correspondent, Southern Metropolis Daily
China Daily
2006-12-18

(This translation posted by CD appeared firstly at EastSouthWestNorth.)

Gao Qinrong, born January 19, 1955, Chinese Communist Party member, former reporter at the Shanxi Youth Daily and then transferred to the Shanxi bureau of Xinhua's magazine.

In May 1998, he was the first to expose the fake irrigation project in the Yuncheng area. On December 4 of the same year, he was detained and then formally arrested on December 26.

Friday, 1. December 2006, 21:16:41

Journalism, Media Control

Xinhua News Agency December 1, 2006

In a decree signed by Premier Wen Jiabao, China on Friday issued a set of regulations on reporting activities in China by foreign journalists during the Beijing Olympic Games and the preparatory period. The following are the full text of the regulations:

Friday, 1. December 2006, 21:10:55

Media Control, ABSURDIST, Party Politics

Translated by Li Shen
China.org.cn
Nov 30, 2006

In the recent re-elections of leaderships in Communist Party of China (CPC)'s provincial committees, many former chiefs in publicity department or media organs were elected as the new secretaries, an article from Hong Kong-based-Takungpao observed.

CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee Secretary, Zhang Baoshun once worked as deputy director of Xinhua News Agency, while Bai Keming who served as president of the People's Daily, is now Secretary of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee. Furthermore, the secretary of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee Li Yuanchao was formerly vice minister of the State Council Information Office and the secretary of the CPC Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regional Committee Liu Qibao was once deputy editor-in-chief of People's Daily.

To see so many former media chiefs heading local Party committees is rare in Chinese affairs. However, their professional skills will be helpful after assuming office.

Xu Guangchuan, former vice minister of the Publicity Department of the CCCPC (Central Committee of the CPC) and director-general of the State Administration of Radio Film and Television, launched an image-promoting project shortly after becoming Secretary of CPC Henan Provincial Committee. He invited domestic and overseas media to visit Henan time and again to help to disperse the province's negative stereotype. Meanwhile, people can see advertising posts for Henan in the subway systems in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other major cities.

Another example is Shi Zongyuan, now secretary of CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee. Shi was former director of the General Administration of Press and Publication. Guizhou is among the poorest provinces in the country, with its per capita GDP ranking bottom on domestic ranking. Upon taking the new post in the province, Shi has ordered to hold several promotion activities nationwide to let more people to know the region while paying attention to its economic development.

The newspaper pointed out that these former publicity chiefs are switching their attention to a wider range of issues while taking the post of provincial head. Economic development is the first thing in their mind and the prime task they have to face and fulfill. Therefore, while their background gives them some advantages in the PR field, they are facing challenges in managing these large provinces, which are well known for big population and economic headaches.

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Tuesday, 31. October 2006, 20:16:46

Journalism, Media Control

By Li Datong
Project Syndicate
July 2006

[ Li Datong is a senior editor with China Youth Daily and former editor-in-chief of the Bing Dian Weekly, the post from which he was removed during the Bing Dian Incident.]

A remarkable incident has emboldened Chinese journalists. Earlier this year, the government suspended publication of the newspaper Bing Dian Weekly , provoking unprecedented open protest, which received extensive media coverage worldwide. Even more surprisingly, the government, under the pressure of public opinion, has allowed Bing Dian to resume publication. The editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief were sacked, but the open questioning of the legitimacy of the government’s authority to regulate journalism is bound to have a profound impact.

Tuesday, 31. October 2006, 19:24:14

Journalism, Media Control

By Jonathan Zittrain
Project Syndicate
September 2006

[Jonathan Zittrain is Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at Oxford University, and a Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, where he co-founded its Berkman Center for Internet and Society.]

Most Western journalists fight back when governments threaten their ability to gather the information they need. Some have gone to jail to protect the identities of anonymous sources and whistleblowers, or have sued governments that deny them access to crucial documents. Alas, many journalists seem far more willing to fight over their right to gather news than to battle for their right to publish and broadcast the results of their reporting freely. Indeed, Western journalists and news organizations seem to accept as a fact of life censorship within countries that routinely control the media.

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