近日上海警方偵破一起以輿論監(jiān)督為幌子、通過有償新聞非法獲取巨額利益的特大新聞敲詐犯罪案。涉案的21世紀(jì)網(wǎng)主編和相關(guān)管理、采編、經(jīng)營(yíng)人員及兩家公關(guān)公司負(fù)責(zé)人等8名犯罪嫌疑人已被抓捕歸案。據(jù)調(diào)查了解,涉案企業(yè)已達(dá)100多家。
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Police say the business news website and two public relations firms collaborated to extort money from companies in return for favorable coverage and withholding negative news reports on the site. If companies refused, the website would publish negative or malicious information about the company.
警方稱,該經(jīng)濟(jì)新聞網(wǎng)站同兩家公關(guān)公司合伙對(duì)數(shù)家公司進(jìn)行新聞敲詐,通過收取高額費(fèi)用進(jìn)行正面報(bào)道和掩蓋負(fù)面新聞事實(shí)。如果公司拒絕合作,該網(wǎng)站則會(huì)發(fā)布關(guān)于公司的負(fù)面或惡意信息。
目前這起特大新聞敲詐案正在進(jìn)一步偵辦中,涉案企業(yè)已達(dá)100多家?!靶侣勄迷p”的英文可以表達(dá)為extorting money from companies in return for positive coverage。據(jù)媒體消息,21世紀(jì)網(wǎng)已經(jīng)被吊銷網(wǎng)站資質(zhì),人員也全部解散。Journalists suspected of serious economic crimes(涉嫌重大經(jīng)濟(jì)犯罪的記者)也被帶走調(diào)查。
調(diào)查的同時(shí),廣東省新聞出版廣電局還要求轄區(qū)內(nèi)新聞出版單位特別是財(cái)經(jīng)類媒體迅速開展self-inspection(自查自糾)。中國(guó)當(dāng)局當(dāng)前正嚴(yán)打extortion in the media(媒體敲詐)和paid-for news coverage(有償新聞)。
(中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 陳丹妮)