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时间：2024-08-03 04:46
By Wang Jianxun, Associate Professor in China University of Political Science and Law
The fertile soils into which the terror planted in the news industry are not changed together with Qiu Ziming’s freedom amid uproar.
Despite the dramatic closure of the case, concerns over journalists’ freedom and rights are mounting, catching eyes from the public, especially in the media industry.
Described as a temporary victory for journalism in a certain sense by the public, Mr. Qiu’s freedom also marks a step of growing up for the media industry, the so-called “the fourth estate.”
Since the disclosure of the news on sina twitter on 28 July, it appears in all kinds of media, discussed and commented by the public, including Mr. Qiu’s employer the Economic Observer, who issued a statement on its website, saying the newspaper is “committed to using all legal means to defend the legitimate rights of the media and journalists to conduct interviews and engage in reporting, in order to jointly maintain the healthy supervision of the public sphere.”
Under the pressure of public outcry, local police rescinded the detention order on July 29 and made an apology to Mr. Qiu the next day.
It is gratifying to note that amid the uproars, China’s journalism is gaining strength and becoming a growing force that cannot be neglected. However, it is still stunted compared with the strong and independent media force in the west, which is called “the fourth estate” on par with churchman, nobleman and civilian. Lack of independence and power that may compete with other powers, the journalism sometimes is nothing but a target for mockery.
However, the case startles us in some way, bringing with glimmers of hope that China’s journalism is on its way to combination and growing into one of the important forces in China.
It is certain that as an individual case, it cannot be overrated. In fact, troubles for China’s media are far more than that. Amongst them, a major threat comes from government authorities. China’s Constitution stipulates in article 35 that the freedom of speech and the liberty of the press are fundamental rights of citizens, which, however, can hardly be realized in practice.
One of the reasons is that the enforcement of laws depends on co-operations from legal departments, administrative department and judicial departments, without any of whom, the Constitution is a dead letter. Specifically, when making laws, legal authorities should obey the principles of the Constitute while administrative departments should strictly follow legal procedures without distortion or violence abuse. When it comes to handling cases, an independent and just judicial system should be guaranteed.
Of the “troika” system, the role of juridical departments is of great importance to protect citizens’ essential rights and freedom because of its functions to contain legal and administrative departments.
In other words, freedom and rights can never be left entirely, as long as an independent and just juridical system is functioning.
Meanwhile, the powers from administrative departments are the most destructive and threatening to freedom and rights. Imagine, when a police authority is “captured” by money, anyone like Mr. Qiu will be caught under a paper of warrant. Anything would happen to Mr.Qiu without the exposure and support from media.
China’s quo status for news media’s reporting rights are far beyond satisfaction, despite the comedic ending for Mr.Qiu. For safeguarding citizens’ rights of free expression and publication, an independent and impartial legal system is vital.
What we should do is to shape such a system with combined efforts from every circle of the society. That’s the only way leading to citizens’ freedom of speech and liberty of the publication.
The history of press freedom from western counties under the rule of law provides us examples to follow. In 1735, John Peter Zenger, editor and chief writer of the New-York Weekly Journal was brought to trial on August 4 for publishing articles criticizing local government. The twelve colonial jurors found Peter Zenger not guilty at last despite obstructions from the colonial governor, signaling the power of an independent juridical system.
Of course, professional ethics and knowledge are also vital to the expansion of the “fourth estate.” As a discloser of fact and a supervisor of authorities, journalist should stand his or her ground and stay away from transactions for illegal or immoral benefits.
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时间：2024-08-03 04:52
