Excerpts from expert speeches at the the Supreme People’s Court Media Experts’ Symposium
On January 25th, the Supreme People’s Court held a forum for media experts. At the forum, more than 20 media experts, including NPC deputies He Dongping and Xu Rujun, and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference members Ekbel Mi Jiti and Zhou Xisheng, made positive suggestions and suggestions on further strengthening the news propaganda and public opinion guidance of the people’s courts and promoting the benign interaction between the judiciary and the media, and put forward pertinent opinions. The speech is summarized as follows:
He Dongping, deputy to the National People’s Congress and editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily.
Nowadays, social media occupies people’s leisure space and selectively sets topics, which has become a crucial guide. We should introduce role models that can attract audiences and guide people’s behavior. To implement the top-level agenda setting, it is not enough to follow up the advanced people’s media, and it is not enough to tell stories. To pay attention to the existing platform, I noticed that the Supreme Law and CCTV jointly held the "My Favorite Good Judge" recommendation activity in 2017. In addition, the People’s Court Newspaper has also launched the top ten highlights of the people’s courts for many years, and courts at all levels are also pushing their own advanced models. In terms of character communication, the topic setting should be more conscious.
Xu Rujun, deputy to the National People’s Congress and president of Economic Daily.
First, we should keep up with the requirements of the times and continue to support the news media in publicizing and reporting the rule of law according to different characteristics. Second, continue to focus on fairness, justice and openness, and tell the story of the rule of law well. The story is the most attractive and touching. We should administer justice fairly, strictly enforce the law, express the judicial practice of the party and the government in loving the people and being close to the people through every judicial case, and publicize it vividly through the media. Third, we should continue to strengthen communication with NPC deputies and all walks of life, improve the external supervision mechanism, and listen to people’s opinions and suggestions on judicial work.
Member Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of China Writers Publishing Group, Aikebaier Mi Jiti
First, it is very good to grasp the nodes in 2018, such as promoting the benign interaction between the judiciary and the media in the new era of comprehensively governing the country according to law. It is a node to be grasped to strengthen the propaganda of the Constitution and make it the bottom line of every citizen, especially every member of the ruling party. Second, it used to be called "cracking down on gangs", but now it is called "cracking down on gangs". This is a good propaganda node. There are many cases in the process of "cracking down on gangs", so we should publicize them well. Third, there are ways to solve the problem of implementation, and we should increase publicity on how to implement these typical "Lao Lai".
Zhou Xisheng, member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and president of China Search Information Technology Company.
The Supreme Court has done so much work, how to let more people know is very important, and it is necessary to strengthen judicial propaganda with richer practice and more innovative and diverse means. The new measures and new features of governing the country according to law, and how to better interpret the Supreme Law and spread it internationally need new ways. I study English myself and have worked in the United States for a long time. Now I am willing to do these things. In addition, you can do more public opinion collection. In terms of public opinion collection, we are also willing to provide services from the mobile Internet to the PC Internet. There is no problem of charging. We are professional in this matter and a lot of information can be provided.
Zhang Guoqing, a researcher at China Academy of Social Sciences.
A few suggestions: First, the Supreme Law should give appropriate, powerful and timely attention to major online public opinion events and guide the social atmosphere by legal means. Second, we should give a more timely and accurate response to the public’s concerns, especially those related to public order, good customs and social security. Third, use the Internet to spread the law on the Internet and tell a good story about China’s Internet. Fourthly, the management of official websites, Weibo websites and WeChat WeChat official account. Can there be a special staff to maintain interaction with the experts and scholars present here, so that experts and scholars can make long-term contributions to the public opinion and legal construction of the Supreme Court?
Cheng Manli, Dean of Peking University National Institute of Strategic Communication.
In the era of new media and social media, everyone is a communicator, which will lead to the consequences of rumors and gossip flying all over the sky. It is very difficult to reverse it. It is necessary to actively release information, block the spread channels of rumors, and actively respond to interact with media netizens. We should be alert enough to the tendency of public opinion and take the initiative to respond, otherwise the cumulative impact of this negative effect will be bad. The media has the function of supervising the administration of justice, provided that the media fully understand the judicial procedure, how the judicial organs determine the facts, which laws are applicable, and what procedures are used to conduct trials. In this respect, the judiciary needs to do popular science.
Wu Haipeng, deputy editor-in-chief of Phoenix.com.
After entering a new era, we have many new demands for law enforcement, legislation and judicial interpretation. Combined with the documents issued by the Central Political and Legal Committee, I have two suggestions to do a good job in "eliminating evils": First, with investigative reporters who can write, do a lot of digging on typical cases, write one or two editions, and write clearly the nature and context of this case, including which laws were violated and how to punish them. Second, for example, in the trial, the media can try to follow the live broadcast.
Dong Guanpeng, Dean of Institute of Media and Public Affairs, Communication University of China
Four persistences and four breakthroughs, this is my suggestion. The first one is to insist on all-staff project, all-staff battle, and everyone has passed the media barrier. The second is to insist on all-media communication. The third is to insist on real-time interaction all year round. Fourth, insist that content is king. Four breakthroughs: first, the breakthrough of phenomenal audio and video works. Second, the breakthrough in the ways, methods and ways of innovative communication of people ruled by law. Third, the breakthrough in upgrading the new media platform of mobile internet. Fourth, major public policy issues, breakthroughs in public participation and contribution.
Professor Wang Jun, School of Journalism and Communication, Communication University of China
First, we have all popularized the law in the Seventh Five-Year Plan, and the time sequence and key points of popularizing the law have been established over the years. Realistically, how is our law supreme? How to be deeply rooted in people’s hearts? We have a lot of homework to do. Secondly, the protection of human rights, especially the protection of vulnerable groups, those who lack the right to speak in society (including ordinary judges), how to protect their human rights. The third is due process. Our procedure is transparent and visible. Justice is not only the content justice, but also the entity justice. We also have the procedural justice, which we can see. I hope the Information Bureau can make further progress.
Professor Liu Bin of China University of Political Science and Law
The work of the people’s courts is centered on trial. For the trial of major issues and cases with high social concern or high sensitivity, it is suggested that the Information Bureau and the General Media Office make a publicity plan in advance, and invite some experts to guide public opinion and prepare for the negative public opinion. It is suggested to innovate the form of propaganda work in people’s courts. In addition to the audio, video, storytelling, endorsement and other forms just mentioned, the recent selection activities carried out by the people’s courts are very good forms. It is suggested that the Information Bureau and the General Media Agency should give full play to the role of existing media experts.
Wei Wuhui, Senior Engineer, School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiaotong University.
The Supreme Law is a very authoritative institution, and it is easy to form a statement that makes people feel that it is a final decision. This is also a very sensitive authority, so it is very important to strengthen issue management and public opinion environment detection. This is a very professional practice in public relations, and it is necessary to make more use of relevant media and industry experts to explain it.
CCTV News Anchor Hai Xia
The Supreme Law has publicized many cases with social influence and high public concern through the news media, which has won full recognition from all sides. This shows that the Supreme Law should not only let the people get the final result of judicial justice, but also pay special attention to let the people see the realization process of judicial justice. This is not only a manifestation of the openness, self-confidence and conscious acceptance of supervision of the Supreme Law, but also the result of actively promoting and guiding the dissemination of judicial information. I hope that in 2018, the Supreme Court will continue to deepen and adhere to these measures. In terms of innovation of means of judicial information dissemination, I hope to have more abundant practice and more diverse forms.
Zhu huaxin, editor-in-chief of Online Public Opinion magazine, is in charge of People’s Daily.
This year is 40 years of reform and opening up, and governing the country according to law is an important part of the great achievements of the 40 years of reform and opening up. In terms of judicial openness, the Supreme Law has done a very good job and can do more publicity. In addition, the emotion and law of judicial cases in the past year has always been a difficult problem for the media and netizens. In this respect, the court handled it well, got a balance between emotion and law, and finally found the greatest common denominator.
Yang Zhanghuai, Deputy General Manager of Phoenix News
The Supreme People’s Court and people’s courts at all levels are responding to the public opinion of hot events more and more quickly, the response methods are more and more grounded, and the response content is more and more emboldened. It is necessary to make timely responses to hot events and timely preparations for hot events. Now some social software, such as small videos, can be used for live broadcast. We have live broadcast to catch Lao Lai and live broadcast our daily work, which is very good for breaking people’s mystery. Big data analysis can release data closely related to the people.
Tan Jun, Legal General Manager of Baidu Company
I would like to make some suggestions on the propaganda work of new media. First, grasp talents. General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out that talents are the foundation of innovation, and the driving force of innovation is actually the driving force of talents. Second, grounding gas. I understand the meaning, that is, focus on the typical case. Third, build ecology. In fact, the magic weapon to win in the era of mobile Internet is to establish our own ecosystem, and court propaganda is no exception. Publicity is not only the publicity of the court’s own website and two micro-ends, but also the construction of an ecosystem in which traditional media, online media, super APP, legal experts and online V coexist and grow together.
Who is the dean and professor of the School of Design and Art of Hunan University?
I came here to see a lot of information things, which I have seen doing very well in state organs.
From the design point of view, the most important thing is what kind of requirements our users have for the law. In fact, the highest standard is how ordinary people can get the legal knowledge and legal-related assistance they need, which requires us to design from the user’s point of view. Because what we design is not what we want to spread, what is more important is what the people want to see and what they hope to achieve.
Xi Danni, Chief Reporter of Social News Department of CCTV News Center
We did the first live broadcast of CCTV trial, which received enthusiastic attention from the central government and society. I hope to choose some socially influential cases for us to do. In the past five years, the people’s courts have really made justice visible and tangible. I think the informatization of the Supreme Law has been done very well, and it is really tangible and visible justice. To tell a good judicial story, we can change the angle, and we can organize reporters to collect opinions below, tell a good judicial story and bring people with things.
Zhang Changhao, General Manager of Sina Judicial Channel
First of all, I would like to talk about two feelings: First, the dissemination of some judicial information, such as the recent judicial interpretation of the determination of the joint debt of husband and wife issued by the Supreme Law and the case that Zhengzhou Intermediate People’s Court changed its judgment to discourage smoking in the second instance. From the perspective of information dissemination, courts at all levels are more confident and more professional. Second, there are many excellent judges, which deserve our special attention. Talk about three suggestions: First, it is suggested to plan and design a national judicial brand image from the Supreme Law. Second, from the perspective of the public, increase our information dissemination on the two main lines of fair justice and justice for the people. Thirdly, we can actually try to publicize the current judicial situation in China through international comparison.
Liu Qianwen, Editorial Board of Tencent News
Since 2016, Tencent has had a lot of cooperation with the court, including catching the live broadcast of "Lao Lai". We can continue to expand the strength of experts, do public opinion maintenance together, and do more things in dispelling rumors. We are now making a rumor tool for the real platform, which can complete the purification by ourselves or help the platform to purify. Regarding artificial intelligence, Tencent AI Lab has made many attempts. We hope that with our strength, we can do a better job in smart courts, grasping "Lao Lai" and promoting fairness, openness and justice.
Xu Wen, deputy editor-in-chief of Sohu.com.
Internet hotspots should be used to popularize the law. For example, a golden retriever dog bit people the other day, and the police went out to kill the dog. After this incident came out, it formed a curse on the Internet for a period of time. What is more serious is that this policeman was searched by human flesh, and his personal information was made public, which affected his personal life. In fact, there are many points in this incident that can be popularized. The Internet is developing rapidly and is also very popular. Everyone is very concerned about hot spots, and netizens also need authoritative institutions to answer questions. The effect of popularizing laws combined with cases is definitely the best.
Gao Wen, editor-in-chief of Netease Media
In 2017, up to now, with the support of the Supreme Law, we have cooperated with local courts in 11 provinces across the country to do more than 100 live broadcasts of "Lao Lai", and we are constantly innovating the record of Netease live broadcasts in the openness of government affairs. The comments and comments of netizens have responded particularly well. We admire the openness of the Supreme Court in this area. There are many risks in the live broadcast of the execution of "Lao Lai". As a new media report, we dare to do so, which shows that the Supreme Court and the court system are very confident in the execution ability and the professionalism of the executives.
Lin li, Senior Director of Headline Public Affairs Cooperation today.
Have some ideas and suggestions. First, I hope that the live broadcast and exposure of "Lao Lai" can be normalized and scaled up, and I hope to establish cooperation with more courts. Second, there are some specific plans and ideas. Combined with the project exposed by "Lao Lai", I want to be the exposure platform for "Lao Lai" unpaid migrant workers before the Spring Festival. It is a matter of great concern for migrant workers to be owed wages. Before the Spring Festival, we can combine this hot spot to do public welfare activities to recover "Lao Lai". In addition, what is generated behind our report is big data. During the annual cooperation between the two sessions, the reports of the two sessions are reported, and the analysis and statistics of the crowd can also be used as a reference for the Supreme Law.
All the photos in this group were taken by Sun Ruofeng.