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Don't profane the wisdom of Internet
By People's Daily |
July 15, 2011, Friday
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THERE are two kinds of opinion platforms in China today: the official and the unofficial ones. The official platform comprises Party- and state-owned media outlets that take it upon themselves to spread Party and government policies and socialist core values.
The unofficial platform comprises blogs, micro-blogs and other Internet forums where ordinary people keep a critical eye on society and the government.
In most cases, the unofficial platform users don't trust the official platforms. Here's why.
First of all, some officials often act slowly and hide truth from the public at the beginning of a breaking event. To make things worse, those officials usually blame the public for believing in "rumors."
Second, during the course of a breaking event, those officials always try to suppress public opinions by blocking information or arresting netizens.
Third, after a breaking event and accompanying chaos are over, those officials seldom reflect on their own mistakes or repair systemic loopholes.
Let's be fair: Internet voices are not all true, but on the whole, many are reasonable comments on social and government problems.
Let's be clear: People have keen eyes. On many hot social issues, Internet opinions strike a chord with the general public, while official media is increasingly marginalized for sticking to ideological sterotypes.
Let's be human: Don't speak like an official, speak like a normal person, and never profane the wisdom on the Internet.
The unofficial platform comprises blogs, micro-blogs and other Internet forums where ordinary people keep a critical eye on society and the government.
In most cases, the unofficial platform users don't trust the official platforms. Here's why.
First of all, some officials often act slowly and hide truth from the public at the beginning of a breaking event. To make things worse, those officials usually blame the public for believing in "rumors."
Second, during the course of a breaking event, those officials always try to suppress public opinions by blocking information or arresting netizens.
Third, after a breaking event and accompanying chaos are over, those officials seldom reflect on their own mistakes or repair systemic loopholes.
Let's be fair: Internet voices are not all true, but on the whole, many are reasonable comments on social and government problems.
Let's be clear: People have keen eyes. On many hot social issues, Internet opinions strike a chord with the general public, while official media is increasingly marginalized for sticking to ideological sterotypes.
Let's be human: Don't speak like an official, speak like a normal person, and never profane the wisdom on the Internet.
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