April Media (until 2009, Anti-CNN[1]) is a website established by Rao Jin, who was a 23-year-old Chinese student at the time, in response to what he identified as "the lies and distortions of facts from the Western media" concerning the 2008 Tibetan unrest and the People's Republic of China's national unity. The site states its purpose as "collect, classify, and exhibit the misbehavior of Western media".[2] According to the website, the former name "Anti-CNN" did not exclusively indicate its objection to the American company CNN, but also to many other Western media sources, including the BBC, Der Spiegel, la Repubblica, n-tv, Bild, Fox News and RTL. The website states, "We are not against the western media, but against the lies and fabricated stories in the media. We are not against the western people, but against the prejudice from the western society."
April Media (under the then-name Anti-CNN) has claimed that Western media has frequently implied that it has been the Chinese police, and not rioters, who have killed people. Description of events during the 2008 Tibet incident were positioned alongside phrases such as 'Chinese crackdown', giving a false impression that the Chinese authorities, not the rioters, were the cause of the injuries and killings. According to Rao Jin, CNN and BBC only reported selectively, and grossly misrepresented the incident.[3]
Rao was invited to attend an interview show by the China Central Television in the program of Oriental Horizon (东方时空). The title of the show was "Warning to CNN: why the Chinese Internet folks got angry" (正告CNN：中国网民为何愤怒). During the interview, Rao said that he had established the site "to expose the facts, to make the facts publicized to as many people as possible". The site now claims about 500,000 visits per day, 60% of which are from China.[4]
A report in The Washington Post detailing Chinese reactions to Western coverage quoted Rao as saying that more than 1,000 people have e-mailed him, volunteering to spot distorted reports in Western media. A Chinese analyst said that protests may only push Chinese government to adopt a more hard-line position. The report ended with a comment from Michael Pettis, a professor of management, which said "as China becomes a world power, there is going to be a lot more scrutiny and criticism. Just as Americans have learned to deal with it, the Chinese are going to have to learn to deal with it. My hope is that after the anger there will be some reflection on the complexity of these issues."[5]
Some of the media accused of making distorted reports have given replies. CNN made a formal response to the charges of the cropping of cover pictures and mismatching captions, but asserted that the selection of material was "appropriate for the editorial context, and will not cause any confusion".[6] Der Spiegel mentioned the site in an editorial, where it referred to the argument over the credibility of Western media on this particular issue with the headline "the war over words". Der Spiegel however refused to respond to the charges made, implying that the site is part of "Chinese propaganda". They also blamed the Chinese government's media control policy, saying that it forces the media to turn to "hard to confirm" evidence and "increases the risk of making mistakes and errors", which in turn "makes it easier for the Chinese authorities to accuse them".[7]
This site first received global attention in the PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson Qin Gang's regular press conference on 27 March 2008 when he was asked to comment on the website. One journalist put forward a question whether the Chinese government had financed or supported the Anti-CNN website. Qin Gang's response was that "It is the irresponsible and unethical reports that infuriated our people to voice voluntarily their condemnation and criticism."[8]
Access to the site was reportedly blocked within the United Nations.[9]
Name changeedit
In 2009 Anti-CNN changed its name and has expanded into English under the name April Media.[1]
^ abRebecca MacKinnon (31 January 2012). Consent of the Networked: The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom. Basic Books. pp. 45–46. ISBN978-0-465-02442-1. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^(in Chinese) 網民自發反擊外媒瞎報拉薩事件 March 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine www.takungpao.com 26 March 2008
^Jill Drew, "Protests May Only Harden Chinese Line", The Washington Post, March 24, 2008. (p. A09)
^CNN statement on Tibet coverage CNN.com, 28 March 2008
^A War of Words over Tibet www.spiegel.de, 1 April 2008
^Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Regular Press Conference on March 27, 2008 www.fmprc.gov.cn, 27 March 2008
^"Inner City Press: Investigative Reporting from the United Nations". www.innercitypress.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
External linksedit
Sihai, Lei, , 国际在线-世界新闻报, April 2. 2008, Accessed April 8, 2008
"Protests May Only Harden Chinese Line.", The Washington Post, March 24, 2008.
, 中国经济网, March 31, 2008. Accessed April 8, 2008
Fang, Huang, "美华人华侨致CNN公开信'Don't be like CNN'" , Sohu.com, April 8, 2008. Accessed April 8, 2008
Xinhua News Agency (China)
World Tribune (United States)
Special Broadcasting Service (Australia)
FM spokesman: "Anti-CNN" website reflects Chinese people's condemnation Embassy of the PRC in the United States
China: one country against the west ZEIT online
December 18, 2023
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April Media until 2009 Anti CNN 1 is a website established by Rao Jin who was a 23 year old Chinese student at the time in response to what he identified as the lies and distortions of facts from the Western media concerning the 2008 Tibetan unrest and the People s Republic of China s national unity The site states its purpose as collect classify and exhibit the misbehavior of Western media 2 According to the website the former name Anti CNN did not exclusively indicate its objection to the American company CNN but also to many other Western media sources including the BBC Der Spiegel la Repubblica n tv Bild Fox News and RTL The website states We are not against the western media but against the lies and fabricated stories in the media We are not against the western people but against the prejudice from the western society Contents 1 Claims and responses 2 Name change 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksClaims and responses editApril Media under the then name Anti CNN has claimed that Western media has frequently implied that it has been the Chinese police and not rioters who have killed people Description of events during the 2008 Tibet incident were positioned alongside phrases such as Chinese crackdown giving a false impression that the Chinese authorities not the rioters were the cause of the injuries and killings According to Rao Jin CNN and BBC only reported selectively and grossly misrepresented the incident 3 Rao was invited to attend an interview show by the China Central Television in the program of Oriental Horizon 东方时空 The title of the show was Warning to CNN why the Chinese Internet folks got angry 正告CNN 中国网民为何愤怒 During the interview Rao said that he had established the site to expose the facts to make the facts publicized to as many people as possible The site now claims about 500 000 visits per day 60 of which are from China 4 A report in The Washington Post detailing Chinese reactions to Western coverage quoted Rao as saying that more than 1 000 people have e mailed him volunteering to spot distorted reports in Western media A Chinese analyst said that protests may only push Chinese government to adopt a more hard line position The report ended with a comment from Michael Pettis a professor of management which said as China becomes a world power there is going to be a lot more scrutiny and criticism Just as Americans have learned to deal with it the Chinese are going to have to learn to deal with it My hope is that after the anger there will be some reflection on the complexity of these issues 5 Some of the media accused of making distorted reports have given replies CNN made a formal response to the charges of the cropping of cover pictures and mismatching captions but asserted that the selection of material was appropriate for the editorial context and will not cause any confusion 6 Der Spiegel mentioned the site in an editorial where it referred to the argument over the credibility of Western media on this particular issue with the headline the war over words Der Spiegel however refused to respond to the charges made implying that the site is part of Chinese propaganda They also blamed the Chinese government s media control policy saying that it forces the media to turn to hard to confirm evidence and increases the risk of making mistakes and errors which in turn makes it easier for the Chinese authorities to accuse them 7 This site first received global attention in the PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson Qin Gang s regular press conference on 27 March 2008 when he was asked to comment on the website One journalist put forward a question whether the Chinese government had financed or supported the Anti CNN website Qin Gang s response was that It is the irresponsible and unethical reports that infuriated our people to voice voluntarily their condemnation and criticism 8 Access to the site was reportedly blocked within the United Nations 9 Name change editIn 2009 Anti CNN changed its name and has expanded into English under the name April Media 1 See also editChinese nationalism Media bias CNN controversies Fenqing Anti Western sentiment in ChinaReferences edit a b Rebecca MacKinnon 31 January 2012 Consent of the Networked The Worldwide Struggle For Internet Freedom Basic Books pp 45 46 ISBN 978 0 465 02442 1 Retrieved 15 March 2012 in Chinese 網民自發反擊外媒瞎報拉薩事件 Archived March 29 2008 at the Wayback Machine www takungpao com 26 March 2008 SBS Dateline 6 Aug 2008 1 video link in Chinese 东方时空 正告CNN 网民为什么愤怒 Oriental Horizon Warning to CNN Why Chinese netizens are angry news xinhuanet com 1 April 2008 Jill Drew Protests May Only Harden Chinese Line The Washington Post March 24 2008 p A09 CNN statement on Tibet coverage CNN com 28 March 2008 A War of Words over Tibet www spiegel de 1 April 2008 Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang s Regular Press Conference on March 27 2008 www fmprc gov cn 27 March 2008 Inner City Press Investigative Reporting from the United Nations www innercitypress com Retrieved 15 December 2022 External links editSihai Lei 西方媒体向中国民意低头 国际在线 世界新闻报 April 2 2008 Accessed April 8 2008 Protests May Only Harden Chinese Line The Washington Post March 24 2008 中国学生创建反CNN网站 做人不能太CNN成流行语 中国经济网 March 31 2008 Accessed April 8 2008 Fang Huang 美华人华侨致CNN公开信 Don t be like CNN Sohu com April 8 2008 Accessed April 8 2008 FM spokesman Anti CNN website reflects Chinese people s condemnation Xinhua News Agency China Report China seen sponsoring anti CNN website World Tribune United States Chinese students launch anti CNN website Special Broadcasting Service Australia FM spokesman Anti CNN website reflects Chinese people s condemnation Embassy of the PRC in the United States China one country against the west ZEIT online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title April Media amp oldid 1179477585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
