Only at second glance falls on it. The presenter on the screen is not a man, but only the digital Image of a well-known Newscaster. Proud of the state-run news Agency, Xinhua, has led to the halting speech at the end of computer animation in November, as a new member of your editorial team. A Journalist who is not committed to the editorial independence, but as a doll prescribed texts reads: The Agency shows itself, where China’s media has developed landscape in the past few years.
journalists should “ally themselves closely with the thoughts, policies and actions of the party”, calls for President Xi Jinping. For that he has brought since he took office in 2013, media on its line, the pressure on editors increased, and journalists and bloggers arrested. During a visit to the Prime Minister in 2016, the country’s main media houses, CCTV, “People’s Daily” and “Xinhua” applauded him to the editors, when he ran as an inspection through the gears. The World Press Freedom Index for freedom of the press, the country is in the international comparison on Patz 176 of 180 countries. The Club for foreign correspondents in China (FCCC) does not find the Situation “not as bad as in the past 20 years”.
The control over the domestic media is not enough, but a long time ago. His political Agenda and the media enforce understanding, expanding Beijing systematically its influence in foreign editorial offices, invested in publishing and increases the pressure on media houses and journalists who do not want to follow the course. The Monday released report by reporters without borders suggests. The organization speaks of a extent of the Chinese influence, “means a concrete danger” for democracies around the world. “If the democracies do not fight back, Beijing will impose upon you its Propaganda,” warns Christophe Deloire of reporters without borders.
objective: a new media world order
Own stations abroad, the country has seen in decades. Finally, it has increased its Investment significantly; 1.3 billion euros flow per year in the international networks. The China Global Television Network (CGTN) operates six channels in English, French, Arabic, Russian and Chinese. The programmes are broadcast in over 140 countries. The radio station China Radio International (CRI) broadcasts in 65 languages in more than 70 countries. The Reuters news Agency that he is supposed to be in at least 33 stations in 14 countries, is the largest shareholder. The English-language state newspaper China Daily has 150 million readers. The news Agency Xinhua, published in 19 languages, has 56 million Followers on Facebook.
The official goals, which are dedicated to the channels: “tell the dissemination of the theories, directions, principles and policies of the party” as well as “the China Story”. Li Congjun, former head of the Xinhua and current member of the Central Committee, called for the creation of a new “global media world order” already in 2013 as an important goal for the party: “If we don’t manage to dominate the new media, others, and ourselves the opportunity to dominate the public opinion.”
finds the country congresses on established Media such as the World News Media Congress only a little hearing, it has established its own media forums to his idea of freedom of the press to enforce. Since 2009, it hosted the World Media Summit, which will be financed by the state Agency Xinhua. In 2012, the second Meeting in Russia held in 2016 in Qatar. Two States are in terms of press freedom on the rear seats. Since 2016 the country is annually organized by the BRICS Media Summit. At the events on topics such as the “Western media hegemony” and “positive reporting” will be discussed. The guidelines of the KP is that it is the task of journalists to keep the “Positive principle”. That is, “to maintain a Balance between praise and the pointing out of problems”.
Who is not cooperating, will be purchased
Several thousand foreign journalists, Beijing has flew in the past years, for courses to China. There, you will not only learn the propaganda tools of the KP (“the task of a journalist is the protection of the safety of a society” and “the active Apply of positive information about the reforms in his own country”), but also the right of the “language elements” for international controversial projects such as the Silk road Initiative. The Xinhua, CGTN and CRI have established the “Belt and Road News Alliance”. 72 media from 42 countries of the organization. Journalists from Zambia, which took place in December in Beijing to such a part of the program concluded that, in the terminal, China’s Constitution, to secure to its citizens freedom of expression and freedom of information. Zambia’s media landscape to take the country as a model.
As in many democratic countries, the expansion of China’s more critical is seen, puts Beijing on a different strategy: Anyone not cooperating will be purchased. According to Bloomberg, China is supposed to have alone invests three billion euros in order to get shares of media houses. A tendency which is also confirmed by the Berlin Merics Institute in the past year, in a study of the Chinese influence in Europe. What can mean such investments, the case of Azad Essa, a columnist for the South African Independent Online. As he reported last year about the persecution of the Muslim minorities in China, he lost a few hours later, his Job. Behind the media house two Chinese investors. Including a development Fund for Africa.
observers speak of the “invisible Hand of Beijing”, which will put in more and more Parts of the world, his Power in the interest of the country. Of fired journalists to the pressure on investors. The owner of the Vision China Times reported as early as 2017, Chinese officials advertising customers of the newspaper would be threatened. You should not stop to support the newspaper with Ads, you would have to expect in China, with consequences for the own business.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 25.03.2019, 13:49 Uhr
