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China plans more watchdogs for journalistic misconduct

Xinhua, September 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

The government has ordered all provincial-level regions to set up "journalistic ethics committee" to catch misconduct like paid journalism, reporting of mistruths and blackmail with the threat of negative stories.

All regions must set up such committees by the end of 2015, according to a statement jointly issued by the publicity department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the All-China Journalists Association on Thursday.

The statement, released after the meeting of the two bodies, said the committees would "strengthen journalistic ethics... ensure media groups fulfill their social responsibilities and the healthy development of the industry."

Nineteen ethics committee have been in trial operation since 2013, handling public complaints, poring over journalist's work and naming and shaming those guilty of misconduct.

They should now expand their targets to cover new media, the statement added. Endi