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Symposium on News Reporting and Public Opinion
Native name 党的新闻舆论工作座谈会
Date19 February 2016 (2016-02-19)
LocationGreat Hall of the People, Beijing. China
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The Symposium on News Reporting and Public Opinion was a meeting on the news and public opinion work of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) convened by CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping on February 19, 2016.

The symposium

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On the morning of February 19, CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping visited the People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television for research.[1][2] On the afternoon of the same day, Xi formally convened and presided over the Symposium on News Reporting and Public Opinion at the Great Hall of the People. Participants included Yang Zhenwu, President of the People's Daily, Cai Mingzhao , President of Xinhua News Agency, Nie Chenxi, President of China Central Television (CCTV), and editor representative Fan Zhengwei, reporter representative Li Keyong, and host representative.[3] Xi made a speech at the meeting, emphasizing that "political direction must be placed first, firmly adhere to the principle of party spirit, firmly adhere to the Marxist view of news, firmly adhere to the correct public opinion orientation, and firmly adhere to positive propaganda as the main focus."[3] "Media sponsored by the Party and the government are the propaganda fronts of the Party and the government, and must be named after the Party."[4][5] In his speech, Xi Jinping put forward 48 requirements such as "clarifying fallacies and distinguishing right from wrong" as well as "politicians running newspapers" and telling China's stories well.[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "习近平密集调研人民日报社、新华社、中央电视台". 中國日報网. 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  2. ^ Phillips, Tom (2016-02-28). "'Love the party, protect the party': How Xi Jinping is bringing China's media to heel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  3. ^ a b 李斌; 霍小光 (2016-02-19). "习近平：党和政府主办的媒体必须姓党". 凤凰网. 新华通讯社. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  4. ^ ""党媒姓党"才能为"中国梦"鼓与呼". 長城网. 2016-02-21. Archived from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  5. ^ Wong, Edward (2016-02-22). "Xi Jinping's News Alert: Chinese Media Must Serve the Party". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  6. ^ 杜尚泽 (2016-02-20). "习近平在党的新闻舆论工作座谈会上强调：坚持正确方向创新方法手段 提高新闻舆论传播力引导力 刘云山出席". 人民日报. Archived from the original on 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  7. ^ 李捷 (2017-02-16). "坚持政治家办报 确保党刊始终姓党". 人民网（求是网）. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
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