破言論枷鎖 新聞人長平喚覺醒

長期以來，中共中宣部把持輿論，嚴格限制媒體報導，資深傳媒人長平上個月被南方報業除名，近期，他站出來呼籲大陸新聞界，勇於掙脫言論枷鎖，爭取新聞自由。他認為中國的傳媒人已經覺醒。而南方報業就出現了不少大膽敢言的知名新聞人。請看以下報導。

香港《蘋果日報》報導，長平在接受專訪時表示，他對自己因批評當局而遭到除名，不感到後悔。長平在同仁為他送行的聚會上說：「我離開了，但失去的並不是枷鎖，因為我並沒有戴著它。我希望大家也是這樣。」

長平本名張平，曾擔任「南方報業集團」轄下的《南方週末》新聞部主任，和《南都週刊》副總編輯，因為敢於批評時政，長平多次被打壓。但他口筆不停，拒絕「收聲」。上個月底，南方報業將他除名，引起傳媒界嘩然，在網上簽署聯名信，聲援他的多達數千人。

長期以來，中共中宣部把持輿論，嚴格限制媒體報導，但有越來越多的傳媒人突破阻力，大膽直言，揭露真相。使得當局疲於打壓，焦頭爛額。

長平之外，僅南方報業就出現了不少大膽敢言的知名新聞人。《南方週末》前主編江藝平，曾推出不少轟動性文章，主管《21世紀環球報導》期間，江藝平更刊發專訪毛澤東前秘書李銳的訪談。

而《南方都市報》前主編程益中，大膽報導社會弊端，揭露黑幕。程益中主掌《新京報》時，屢打「擦邊球」，挑戰中共底線。

參加為長平送行的彭曉芸，是廣東《時代週報》的前評論部主任，也是一位敢言的媒體人。彭曉芸因策劃出版「有影響力的時代100人」，因為名單中收錄了異見人士，特別是參與毒奶粉維權而遭判刑的受害家長趙連海，1月初，彭曉芸被報社強行「休假」。

國際記者聯合會發布了《敢言：中國新聞自由2010》年報，羅列了中共的連串禁令，以及新聞工作者遭到限制打壓的事件，顯示中國新聞自由繼續惡化。

面對嚴厲的打壓，中國大陸部分記者並沒有退卻。就在上個月底，《成都商報》記者龍燦，因真實報導復旦大學學生在雨中被困黃山、三次報警求助而得不到救援的消息，遭到開除。他的同事李建軍致信報社總編、聲援龍燦，也遭到報社辭退。

Chang Ping Urges Chinese People to Awaken and Break the Shackles of Information Freedom

The CCP』s Central Propaganda Department has been
dominating public opinion and tightly restricting media
coverage for a long time.
Last month, a senior journalist, Chang Ping, was fired
by the Southern Daily Group.
Recently, he openly called on Chinese press circle
to bravely break the CCP』s shackles of speech freedom.
He believes that China's media professionals have
already awakened. There are many bold and outspoken
people in the Southern Daily Group .

Accordingly to Hong Kong』s Apple Daily,
Chang Ping said during an interview, he has no
regret for his dismissal due to criticizing the regime.
During his farewell party held by his colleagues,
he said: "I leave with no shackle lost, as I did not
have it on. I hope everyone is like that."

Chang Ping, whose real name is Zhang Ping, was once
a news director of The Southern Weekend and
associate editor of The Southern Weekly Magazine.
He was suppressed many times for criticizing
the regime, but he refused to 「remain quiet.」
Late last month, The Southern Daily Group dismissed him,
causing uproars in the press circle. Thousands of people
signed a joint letter on the Internet to support him.

The CCP』s Central Propaganda Department has
dominated public opinion and strictly limited
media reports for a long time. However, more and
more media professionals break through the pressure
to speak out and expose the truth.
The CCP is exhausted in keeping up with the suppression.

In addition to Chang Ping, there are many famous,
outspoken journalists in The Southern Daily Group.
Jiang Yiping, former editor of The Southern Weekend
published lots of articles with great impacts.
He even published an interview with Mao Zengdoing』s
former secretary Li Rui when he was head of
The 21 Century World Herald.

Ex-chief editor of The Southern Metropolis Daily,
Cheng Yizhong, boldly reported on the dark side of the
current society. He frequently challenged the CCP』s
bottom line when he was head of The Beijing News.

Peng Xiaoyun also joined Chang Ping』s farewell party.
Peng is also an outspoken media professional, and
was once director of the commentary dept. of
Guangdong』s Time Weekly. Peng was forced to
「take vacation」 early January due to his planning in
publishing 「The 100 Influential People」 that includes
dissidents, especially tainted milk victim』s father of
Zhao Lianhai, who was sentenced for defending
the rights of victims』 parents.

International Federation of Journalists issued an
annual report titled Vocal: China Press Freedom 2010.
It lists CCP』s press restrictions suppressed journalists.
It shows press freedom continues to deteriorate in China.

Facing severe pressure, some Chinese reporters
did not retreat.
Later last month, Chengdu Business Daily journalist,
Long Can, was dismissed for truthfully reporting
the event of Fudan University students trapped in
Mount Huang, who obtained no support after reporting
to the police for three times. His colleague Li Jianjun
wrote to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper
to support Long Can, but was also dismissed.