Experts elaborate deep-rooted reasons for
distorted reports
As a matter of fact, deep-rooted reasons such as the
ideology are behind the news reports covered with "colored spectacles" by some
western media.
CCTV: It is the common rules of news authenticity and
objectivity in the media world. But we are very sorry to see that there were
many fake news reports during the previous coverage on China's issues by the
western media expect for the Lhasa riots. So can you tell us what is behind this
circumstances?
Yu Guoming: It is because the western media has
always been adopting the western value as core to observe and understand the
world. So it is understandable that there are different reporting angles and
logic between some developing countries and countries with different ideologies.
To some extent, however, such a double standard that targets at developing
countries and socialism countries has remained unchanged in western media. Take
the example of the recent riots in France. Since France is one of their western
allies, the US used the word "rioters" to refer to the ordinary people joining
the riots while keeping tolerant and positive to the measures taken by the
French government. However, their referring, logic and inclination were totally
different from those they used in the French riots when covering the Lhasa riots
in China despite such transparent crimes as hurting ordinary people¡¯s lives and
attacking shops and government organs committed by the Lhasa rioters.
CCTV: What kind of mood should the Chinese government
and people take to deal with the fake and distorted news report by western
media?
Yu Guoming: I think the Chinese government and people
should keep a rational mind as we are face up with the distorted and fake
reports. I mean only emotional reactions, such as, accusing them of defaming and
spreading rumors is far from enough. Especially in the area of international
media, we have to face the existence of the established western media rules, its
proportion in the world media area and its value composition. As a result, as I
believe, to break the news hegemony of the western media, we should adopt a
variety of measures.
Firstly, we must have our own voice, and make our
voice louder with the strengthening economic and political power of our nation.
Secondly, various social forces should be mobilized
to adopt the channel of "people's diplomacy¡±. The reason is that the mass media
is more than the news reports by news agencies and also includes exchanges
between peoples, scholars and among all walks of life. As a matter of fact, this
kind of "people's diplomacy" is playing a more and more important role both in
terms of the pressure and influence it exerts on world issues. Sometimes,
"people¡¯s diplomacy" makes greater effects than government diplomacy does.
Yin Yungong: We also have to adopt the up-to-date
technology of communication such as the Internet and possibly the cell phone.
Like many Chinese people, some overseas student in Canada and Germany expressed
their satisfaction through SMS to the unfair treatment to China. We should use
these technologies to show a real China to the world.
Perhaps a commentary from European Times March 21
best elaborates the fake news reports by some western media on the Lhasa riots:
"As what they (western media) did to exaggerate the so-called 'China Threat',
'Chinese espionage' and Chinese toys consisting of lead, the Lhasa riots reports
also showed up the double standard persistently adopted by the western media
when dealing with China's issues.
A commentary polished on the same day on Lianhe
Zaobao of Singapore said the Tibet independence clique had already exposed their
motive to the world despite the excusing and even justifying words from some
western media.
Finally, let's end today's program with a quotation
from anti-CNN.com: "We are not aiming at the media itself, but the fake news
reports by some western media; we are not aiming at the western people, but
bias."
(Source: chinadaily.com.cn)
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