Chapter Seventy-One: Clearing the Source 1

"I brought a few newspapers, as well as a few magazines from our Hezhou City, how about you take a look?" Qi Tianxiang put the newspapers and magazines in his hand on the conference table, looked at the big and small heads of the city's news units in front of him seriously, and said earnestly: "Let's take a look first!" I'll talk about it after reading it. ”

As soon as Qi Tianxiang's words fell, many hands stretched out, and quickly distributed the newspapers and magazines in front of him, and quickly passed them on, looking at them very seriously and carefully, trying to see something in these familiar newspaper pages, and acquaintances were also talking to each other, asking or discussing something in a low voice. Because everyone knows that the city's news and propaganda work symposium and the meeting attended by the secretary of the municipal party committee in person, these things were definitely not taken out at the beginning, nor will they be arbitrary.

Qi Tianxiang looked at everyone calmly, patiently waiting for everyone to read the newspapers and magazines, waiting for the final result with interest, as if he already knew what kind of scene was about to appear, that is, doubt, puzzlement or looking at each other, and there might even be a scene of cold silence and embarrassment. It wasn't until everyone put down what they were holding and looked at themselves in unison that they said slowly, "Can anyone tell me what you saw?" ”

As he spoke, he looked at the newspaper president gently and asked, "President Zhang, what do you see?" Looking at President Zhang's embarrassed expression, he turned to the editor-in-chief of the magazine and asked, "Editor-in-chief Liu, can you tell me something?" And Director Lu, Editor-in-Chief Ding, Director Fang, what do you see? ”

"Can anyone tell me what's wrong with these newspapers and magazines? Or is there something inappropriate? Qi Tianxiang saw the uneasy and incomprehensible expressions on the faces of the heads of several newspapers, magazines, television and radio media just named, that is, nervous and cramped eyes, and couldn't help but feel a wave of anger in his heart, but he strongly suppressed it to prevent it from exploding, his eyes scanned the venue sternly, and raised his voice and asked seriously: "Isn't there anyone who wants to say something?" ”

"Secretary Qi, I review, if there is a problem with the editing and distribution of the newspaper, it is the responsibility of me, the president." Under Qi Tianxiang's stern gaze, President Zhang hurriedly stood up and said in a smug voice, ambiguously vague: "As the first responsible person of the newspaper, I assume leadership responsibility and request the organization to punish me." ”

"Review, what are you reviewing? What kind of responsibility should you take responsibility? Liang Bingyu reprimanded President Zhang unceremoniously, with a stern and harsh look on his face, "I didn't even understand what the problem was, so I asked the organization to deal with it, what to deal with?" Listen carefully to Secretary Qi's speech. ”

Qi Tianxiang looked at President Zhang's face with a red and white and embarrassed expression, and there was no happiness in his heart, but he felt even more annoyed. Although there is an element of surprise in such an expression, it is largely made for yourself. As the number one leader of a department, especially the news media in the political and business circles, it is conceivable that he will be authoritative and spirited, even domineering, after returning to his own one-third of an acre, and any sympathy for them has no meaning. They are more like chameleons, and the grievances they have received here will be left untouched when they return to their own units, and even doubled down on their own department directors or other subordinates. This is a drawback brought about by the management method, and the person in charge of a media, in addition to accepting the macro guidance of the Propaganda Department, basically has unfettered power, and moreover, he obtains income from both financial and operational lines, and his actual benefits are also incalculable.

Thinking of this, Qi Tianxiang forcibly calmed his emotions, motioned to take back the newspapers and magazines, looked at the pile of things in front of him with complicated eyes, and said slowly in a calm tone as much as possible: "So many things are suddenly placed in front of everyone, it is really difficult to see anything quickly, in addition to the habit of turning a blind eye, there is also a habitual indifference, after seeing too many of these things, doing these jobs for a long time, what can be keen, what can be sensitive, or more serious, who still cares about the content after a daily edition?" That's the case with newspapers, but what about television? What about broadcasting? What about magazines? ”

"Since you can't see anything, I'm going to tell you what I see?" Qi Tianxiang slowly looked around at the people in the conference room, spread out the newspapers and magazines on the conference table, slowly flipped to the corresponding positions, and pointed and said: "This is our city newspaper, the newspaper of the municipal party committee, the importance does not need me to emphasize, what is the position of the first edition, and what is the significance, everyone knows better than me." This is three days in a row, and I didn't choose it deliberately, I just took the last three days casually. Let's look at the front page of the newspaper, the position of the newspaper's eye, one day is 'Fang Chen wants to make trouble, calling on the citizens to come to Hezhou Square in three days to watch', and the other day is 'Fang Chen refuses any mediation and coordination, just to make trouble, please continue to pay attention to the citizens', today is even more dazzling, 'Fang Chen not only wants to make trouble, but also wants to fight to the end bloody everywhere, and the citizens who are not afraid of things please uphold justice'. For three days in a row, the large font size in bold and double quotation marks were added, and everyone knew that this was an advertisement, an alternative promotion of the company's products, and it could be laughed off. But I was shocked to see it, and I was in a cold sweat, this is the language that appeared on the party newspaper in Hezhou City, and it is the position of the party newspaper, for the print media based on text dissemination, so with obvious political incitement, but also with a full violent and bloody text appeared, what does it mean? And what is it like to convey to the public? ”

"Let's look at the last page of the same newspaper, half of the page is an advertisement for this famous herbal tea, there is nothing wrong with this, advertising communication is a major source of income for media operations, there is nothing to blame, but is there really no problem?" Qi Tianxiang stared at President Zhang with stern eyes, then slowly glanced at everyone, pointed to a line of inconspicuous small words on the newspaper advertisement, and said: "People with lofty ideals who don't like to eat one-sided barbecue must drink a can of herbal tea to get rid of filth." Do you still need me to say this? Not long ago, the Internet slandered the heroes and ridiculed the heroes of the so-called 'one-sided barbecue is not necessarily cooked, it must not be delicious, and it is full of filth', who is the initiator of such slander, abuse, and ridicule? What kind of statements did this company make that followed the hype, and what did we media leaders do? What measures were taken. ”

As he spoke, Qi Tianxiang flipped to the local page of the newspaper, pointed to a picture news, tried his best to restrain the anger in his heart, and read the text in a low voice: "The primary school in Liugou Mountain District of Heyang County is far away from the mountains, and the children are not afraid of hardships and wading into the water to go to school, their spirit is commendable, and their behavior is worrying. Children should be more careful, the party and the government will definitely pave the way for you to build bridges. There are pictures and truths, and our local party committees and governments are watching the children wading through the water to go to school in the bitterly cold autumn season, what are our local leaders doing? Isn't it too cold-blooded and cold-hearted? Publishing such picture news in a dignified party newspaper, even though the text commentary is full of concern, what kind of associations will readers have, and what kind of impact will it have? I am not against freedom of the press, let alone the publication of negative and revealing news, but it must be true, accurate, and more importantly, well-founded. If I were to say that this was a piece of fake news, would you believe it? ”

Although Qi Tianxiang's words were low, the stern words, the angry look, especially the last sentence, immediately seemed like a bomb thrown into the conference room, causing a huge uproar and uproar, and the discussion and incomprehension filled everyone's faces, but more were incomprehensible. President Zhang's face was instantly covered with a layer of dead gray, his hands on the conference table kept trembling, and he looked at Qi Tianxiang with a dull look like a cry for help, trying to find the answer on Qi Tianxiang's face. Qi Tianxiang glanced at President Zhang coldly, and continued to suppress his anger and said:

"The news came out yesterday, this morning I received a call from Feng Juncai, secretary of the Heyang County Party Committee, seeing such news, they arranged for someone to investigate yesterday to understand, there is no such place name as Liugou in the whole Heyang County, and there is no such place, in order to understand the truth more accurately, the county and Liugou and other words of the mountain villages and schools have been investigated, but there is no result, the phone call to the newspaper news department to implement, was told that I do not know the specific situation. This was the first suspicion they raised, and the address was not verified. The second suspicion is the time, the children in the picture are wearing short sleeves, and the children still wear short sleeves to school in the late autumn season, which does not match the time. The third doubt is the location, after magnification and technical processing, the green plant above the picture is bamboo, which is a tree species that is impossible in the mountains of the northern region. According to the technical comparison of the public security bureaus at the county and city levels, it was finally found that the source of this photo was a photo of a primary school in a mountain village in Hunan, which was made by PS. What is the problem that such a photo from a few years ago actually appeared in the newspaper in the form of the signature of this reporter's reporter? Qi Tianxiang glared at President Zhang, whose face was like ashes, and asked coldly, "Can you give me an explanation?" Who arranged the layout? What do you want to illustrate? ”

"You don't have to explain anything, you don't have to explain anything?" Qi Tianxiang looked at President Zhang's expression of wanting to justify, and said coldly: "The truth of these things will be revealed, whether it is technical reasons or political intentions, it will soon come to light." However, I can tell you very clearly that this public figure who has had constant negative reactions, many complaints and controversies, and so far the party committee and editorial board of your newspaper have no opinions on how to deal with it, and the so-called senior media person has been detained by the Internet Police Detachment of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. ”

"What other politician runs a newspaper? Normal people will use their brains to run a newspaper, and they will have some political sensitivities, and the newspaper will publish such inflammatory and politically sensitive texts, whether it is ignored or grandstanding, such inflammatory and destructive advertising, does Fang Chen's headquarters know? Agree with such a way of publicity? In addition to economic interests, have you considered the spread and influence of the party newspaper? Liang Bingyu's mean words were not polite at all, and he said like a cannon: "Fake news, fake advertising, obscure and offensive advertising, is this an advertisement?" This is a political attack, a premeditated fanning of the flames, and we have no vigilance against these unscrupulous businessmen? ”

"And our magazine, which is really capable, has published an article in four consecutive issues, four articles and one content, but changed the names of four well-known financial experts in China, but it is one thing, the so-called financial thinking and innovation, and each issue has an editor's note, the rhetoric is conclusive, and it is highly respected. Is this advertising, or propaganda. Liang Bingyu's gaze turned to Editor-in-Chief Liu, and asked sharply: "This so-called financial innovation, a pyramid-shaped wealth creation organization, is itself a deformation of pyramid schemes, not only do you not resist, but instead add the editor's note to promote it, is this the view of these four experts themselves?" An outright fake economic article has actually appeared on the important page of the party journal in a grand manner, and you don't notice it at all, have you not found it, or are you simply turning a blind eye and pretending to be confused? ”

"What about newspapers and magazines, but what about radio and television?" Liang Bingyu's eyes turned to the two directors of the radio station and the TV station, and said with a cold smile: "In the program of the radio station, in addition to selling medicine, it is also selling health care products, not advertising, but an upright program, with broadcast time, experts and audience interaction, and broadcast hosts, everything is so formal, for fear that the audience will not believe it." Nutritional products, health care products, health care equipment, medicines, these products that need to be strictly approved by the relevant state departments before they can be advertised, after the so-called experts, professors, and old Chinese medicine doctors are packaged, in the form of lectures occupy a large part of the time of TV channels, and after exposure and crackdown on false advertising, they are also broadcast on the TV screen step by step. The unscrupulous businesses jointly cracked down on by the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Food and Drug Administration, as well as the abduction and abduction in the name of lectures in hotels and hotels, can continue openly and openly on the TV station, and there is no restriction. But do you believe these things? Do you listen to such a program? Do you see? You don't believe in the content you don't believe, don't listen to, and don't watch, why do you occupy the broadcast time for a long time and fool the people? ”

"Secretary Qi, Minister Liang's criticism is very correct and timely, and it has stabbed the problems of emphasizing economic benefits and neglecting political and ideological propaganda and sensitive consciousness in several of our media, and we must learn a lesson, and after we go back, we will seriously rectify and reform, eliminate the bad habits of news practitioners, correct our thinking, and conscientiously cooperate with the work of the propaganda center of the municipal party committee." President Zhang was ashamed and eager to find a crack to get into, so it was easy to wait for Liang Bingyu's speech to intermittent, and hurriedly said: "Please believe that the municipal party committee and our media will be able to seriously and thoroughly self-examine and self-correct, come up with a detailed rectification plan as soon as possible, and report it to the municipal party committee and the propaganda department for review." ”

"It's late, I just thought of self-examination and self-correction, don't you think it's too late?" Liang Bingyu mercilessly interrupted President Zhang's defense, and said sternly: "Secretary Qi has been waiting for your self-examination and self-correction since the last city-wide news and propaganda work symposium, and has been waiting for you to be able to make some real promotions for the discussion of social customs. In particular, party newspapers and periodicals should have a spiritual outlook and exemplary role. For nearly half a year, Secretary Qi has been patiently waiting, including your actions to rectify the team of reporters, purify the public opinion environment, and self-discipline of behavioral practitioners, but I know that I haven't seen it so far. Secretary Qi has been urging me to be patient, because you are the mouthpiece of the municipal party committee and government, respect your professional laws, believe in your professional ethics, and protect your self-esteem and face, but have you done it? Not only has nothing changed, but it has gone further and further. ”

"Now that you think about self-examination and self-correction, do you think this is still necessary?" Liang Bingyuyuan stood up with his eyes glared, as if reprimanding, and as if announced: "From now on, your main task is to assist the investigation team in the investigation, and other handling decisions will be made after the results of the investigation are out." ”

As he spoke, Liang Bingyu added in an accentuated tone: "The investigation team is jointly composed of the General Office of the Municipal Party Committee, the Organization Department, the Propaganda Department, the Discipline Inspection Commission, the Political and Legal Committee, as well as the municipal government's auditing, taxation, industry and commerce departments. ”

"I fully agree with Minister Liang's speech, and I also said what I want to say, we are a team, we are a team that adheres to the correct guidance of public opinion, insists on guiding people with noble ideals and beliefs, promotes socialist values, outlook on life and morality with positive examples, gathers social energy with positive news reports, and establishes a beautiful and happy social environment. After all, you are engaged in a noble cause, a community whose soul and deeds should be equally noble. Qi Tianxiang followed Liang Bingyu's words and said earnestly: "Now I am still full of confidence and hope in your group, because a group that is fully trusted by the party and the government will not and should not collapse as a whole." ”

"How to do news propaganda and how to serve economic construction is your job, and it has its own laws and characteristics, and I will not make an evaluation, but as an adult and a father, I would like to discuss with you the issue of social atmosphere." Qi Tianxiang looked around at the people in the conference room, and said in a gentle tone: "There is no common standard for what a society should be, but a stable, harmonious and happy society must be a social form in which people live in harmony with others, help each other, be orderly, moral, people are full of spirit and firm beliefs, because such a social form can give everyone stability, and give everyone a calm and safe living and working environment." Each of us has our own template for a better society, but none of the templates in our hearts are to pour into each other, guard against each other, be selfish, indifferent, the elderly dare not help, and the children have no sense of security in school, who wants to live in such a society? When we educate our children, we also teach them to do good deeds, be good people, and treat others with kindness and sincerity, but this kind of teaching is not reflected in our work and behavior. ”

Speaking of this, Qi Tianxiang stopped, as if he couldn't say any more, looked at everyone present with his eyes around, and finally stopped on President Zhang's face, and said sincerely: "You are an old newsman, you have been in the industry for nearly 40 years, starting from a trainee reporter, going deep into the grassroots front line of industry, mining and rural areas, how many real and touching news have been written, and how many vivid ordinary workers have been shaped!" Are the real deeds fake? Are the social relations and interactions between people at that time the same as they are now? Is this a normal social reality today? Are you satisfied with yourself? Ever wondered how to change it? And confidence and enthusiasm? Where is the good reporter who has firm beliefs, full of energy, enthusiasm and hard work? Has society changed, or have we changed ourselves? ”

"Secretary Qi, don't say it." President Zhang stood up slowly, looked at Qi Tianxiang with shame on his face, and said sadly: "For so many years, I have received a lot of criticism, but I have heard less criticism from your heart and soul, whether it is a superior leader or a colleague in the unit, few people will speak so unemotionally, and they are also a little fluttering, forgetting their responsibilities, and ignoring their responsibilities, and they also think that they are about to stand up, and they have the idea of getting by." I can't escape the blame for such a serious problem in the newspaper, and now it's useless for me to say anything, if I can still be given a chance to change, I will definitely show the vigor of my youth, regain my vigor, and do what I should do, because I am a ** member. ”

"Well said, this is the spiritual quality that a person with a capital letter should have." Qi Tianxiang stood up excitedly, raised his voice and said: "** member, this is the most heart-wrenching words I have heard, this is another identity of most of us here, and it is our political identity that is different from that of ordinary people. Not everyone can become a party member, and not everyone is qualified to become a party member, only people with noble ideological quality, a high degree of consciousness and consciousness, and the courage to dedicate and sacrifice are qualified to become party members, because this is a political group composed of pure people with ideals, beliefs and beliefs, and it is worthy of the vanguard of this era. ”

"I hope everyone will not forget that I am a ** member, and do not tarnish this glorious title." Qi Tianxiang looked at everyone in the conference room seriously and sincerely, and in the warm applause, a sacred enthusiasm rose in his heart.

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