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Written by: Zhong Yan
2021-01-26 16:57
Last update date: 2021-01-26 16:57
During the lockdown of the "restricted area" in Jordan, many media were staying for interviews.
The report included that the food package distributed by the government contained canned food, but the hotel did not provide a canning knife, which made it impossible to eat.
Afterwards, the establishment groups rallied, alleging that the canned food had a "pull ring", and directed the relevant reports on Radio Hong Kong, which alleged that it was "maliciously misleading."
However, the government's official social page "Tamar Terrace" published an article early in the morning, acknowledging that although about 80% of canned foods have a "pull ring" design, about 20% of cans must be opened with a canning knife and other tools.
The Hong Kong Journalists Association expressed concern about the incident, criticizing some people for using content disputes, attacking the media for irresponsible behavior and disregarding facts, and calling on relevant persons to stop discrediting immediately.
The Journalist Association reiterated that "journalists loyally perform their fourth mandate, and any malicious accusations are by no means acceptable to a civilized society."
RTHK pointed out in its report that “the supplied material bags included 5 packs of instant noodles, 1 bag of macaroni, 4 cans of canned food and 1 box of corn kernels. The hotel did not provide canning knives and cooking tools.” Many people immediately issued a document stating that the cans distributed by the government were "all cans", accusing the Hong Kong and Taiwan reports of misrepresentation.
However, the government later stated on the Facebook "Tamar Terrace" page that about 8% of them were made into cans, but 20% did not have a "pull ring" design.
The Journalist Association pointed out that there have been a large number of criticisms against Hong Kong and Taiwan reports recently, accusing Hong Kong and Taiwan of "intentionally criticizing the government for distributing materials that are not thoughtful", "abusing of power", "reporting professionalism", "political smear", and even calling for "rectification." Hong Kong and Taiwan".
The Journalist Association questioned that some people used this to attack the credibility of the media. "The most worrying thing is that some people use the content of the report as a "ammunition" to attack the credibility of the media and journalism professionally to confuse the public."
(Facebook picture of the Association)
The Association also stated that any malicious accusation that an uncivilized society can accept, and malicious attacks and smears against the media, and attempts to silence the media, will cause violations of freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and must be stopped immediately.
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" was also issued with cans without the "pull ring" design during the interview in the closed zone that day. Residents in the district had said that they had no cooking tools to consume government-distributed materials when interviewed after the closure.
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