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Written by: Peng Zhuowei
2021-05-06 13:05
Last update date: 2021-05-06 13:05
In view of media professional and media supervision issues that have recently aroused social discussion, an online poll conducted by Qingyan Hong Kong in late April showed that 60.9% of the respondents believed that the information content of traditional media (ie, radio and television, radio stations, and newspapers) was increasing. The less credible, and 61.6% of the respondents did not trust the professional ethics of media workers.
Qingyan Hong Kong suggests that the government should establish a registration system for journalists, requiring journalists to register with government departments or statutory agencies. In the process of registration, the applicant’s ability and criminal record should be considered comprehensively, and applicants should be required to sign a professional ethics statement. Ensure that journalists have sufficient ability and integrity.
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From April 27 to May 4, Qingyan Hong Kong released an online questionnaire with the topic "Hong Kong People's Opinions on Hong Kong's Media Ecology" and collected more than 1,808 valid responses.
The survey found that 63.7% of the respondents believe that the quality of Hong Kong’s traditional media is deteriorating, while 52.9% of the respondents believe that the decline in media quality will reduce their viewing of media information.
Regarding media supervision, 61.7% of the interviewees agreed with the establishment of a professional qualification certification system for journalists, 63.1% of the interviewees believed that traditional media were not adequately supervised, and 61.6% of the interviewees agreed to formulate regulations to strengthen supervision and punish bad media. mechanism.
Qingyan Hong Kong suggests that the government should establish a registration system for journalists, requiring journalists to register with government departments or statutory agencies. In the process of registration, the applicant’s ability and criminal record should be considered comprehensively, and applicants should be required to sign a professional ethics statement. Ensure that journalists have sufficient ability and integrity.
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Chen Zhihao, the convener of Youth Research Hong Kong, believes that the results show that the public believes that the current system of monitoring media and journalists has loopholes and agrees to strengthen the supervision of the media, such as establishing more professional journalist certification qualifications, and increasing the coverage of bad media and reporting. Punishment, etc., in order to enhance the credibility and professional image of the media.
Zhou Haoding urges the government to enact a fake news law as soon as possible
Chen Hengpin, a Hong Kong consultant for the Youth Research Institute and a member of the DAB Legislative Council, pointed out that during the legislative turmoil, people claiming to be reporters committed improper or illegal actions at the demonstration site, such as insulting police officers and obstructing police officers’ law enforcement, etc., which caused some citizens to Lost confidence in the media and believes that it is imperative to strengthen the supervision of the media ecology.
Zhou Haoding, another Hong Kong consultant for the Youth Research Institute and a member of the DAB Legislative Council, believes that although freedom of the press is expressly protected by Article 27 of the Basic Law, it cannot be "powered but not responsible". He believes that the SAR government needs to enact a fake news law as soon as possible. For regulation.
Chen Hengpin pointed out that during the legislative turmoil, some people claiming to be reporters committed improper or illegal actions at the demonstration site, such as insulting police officers with words, obstructing police officers' law enforcement, etc., causing some citizens to lose confidence in the media. He believed that strengthening the supervision of the media ecology is Without delay.
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Advocate to amend the newspapers and periodicals registration regulations to establish a statutory body to monitor newspapers
Qingyan Hong Kong suggested that the SAR government should start to study and amend the "Regulations on the Registration of Local Newspapers and Periodicals" and the "Regulations for Newspapers and Periodicals Registration and Distribution" to raise the registration threshold of newspapers and periodicals. If a certain circulation volume must be reached, a certain number of employees must be provided. Only business addresses can be registered to ensure that newspapers and periodicals will not be abused; on the other hand, registered newspapers and periodicals are required to undergo annual inspections to ensure that the registered information is accurate and up-to-date.
Youth Research Hong Kong also suggested that the government should consider setting up a statutory body to include newspapers and periodicals into the complaint and complaint mechanism of the Communications Administration for supervision. The punishment system should also strengthen personal responsibility. In addition to targeting the media itself, it should also penalize the media for making false claims. The reporter himself should be revoked by the government or statutory agency for media and reporters who frequently make false reports.
Chen Zhihao believes that the results show that the public believe that there are loopholes in the current system of monitoring the media and journalists, and they agree to strengthen the supervision of the media.
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