Chinese scribes told to improve awareness
January 13th, 2012 - 5:12 am ICT by IANSBeijing, Jan 13 (IANS) Chinese journalists should write more meaningful stories that show people’s genuine concerns and have the greatest relevance to their lives, a top official said Thursday.
Liu Yunshan, head of the publicity department of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks at a journalists’ forum here, Xinhua reported.
The meeting was to deliberate on a campaign designed to improve journalists’ working styles and get more grassroots voices heard through news reporting.
The campaign was launched in August last year.
In a written instruction to the forum, senior member of the Central Committee Li Changchun said journalists should gain more “first-hand experience” and write more meaningful stories that show people’s genuine concerns and have the greatest relevance to their lives.
He said the campaign should be carried out on a long-term basis.
Officials and journalists from the country’s major news organisations participated.
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