In China，it’s difficult to talk about “News Freedom”.
Uncategorized“Freedom of the press refers to the right of the media and citizens to interview, write, report, release and accept news, establish media, publish and distribute media products through the Constitution or relevant laws and regulations.”
I want to talk about it through an example.
Recently, the epidemic situation in Shanghai was very serious, and the government’s decision-making was not efficient and effective. The lockdown plan and the lack of supplies made people’s life very bad.
At the same time, social media has become difficult to publish, such as the video《Voice of April》, which was taken down.Most of the news is positive, and it makes people uncomfortable — especially those who are struggling and suffering from pain. Journalists are only allowed to report what is allowed and only have freedom of the press by definition.
The government of Shanghai was losing credibility and falling into the Tacitus trap:People have lost confidence in government.
It has to be admitted that journalism and communication have largely served war and government work since their birth.
However, with the development of network media, the power of communication is gradually devolved, and it is difficult for the power center to achieve unity through one voice.