2024-08-06 08:16:29
[New Journalists Association response added at 4:15 p.m.]
[Yahoo Newspaper Report]C channel During the live broadcast of the opening of the animation festival on the 26th of last month, three actors wearing Nazi uniforms and Hitler were interviewed. At the end of the interview, the host took the initiative to give the Nazi salute to the actors. The “Defend Hong Kong Movement” held a rally yesterday (5th) to criticize Channel C’s earlier apology statement as a “fake apology” and asked the Journalists Association to condemn the professional ethics of the online media. Channel C’s multimedia production director Chen Langsheng responded to “Yahoo News” and reiterated that he regretted the mistake, “We did something wrong and of course we must be responsible.”
“Yahoo News” has inquired about the matter with the Israeli Consulate in Hong Kong, but has not yet received a reply.
The host gave the cosplayer a Nazi military salute.
Apologize the day after the incident: I was so happy that I got carried away
Channel C interviewed three actors wearing Nazi uniforms and Hitler during the opening live broadcast of the animation festival on the 26th of last month. At the end of the interview, the host took the initiative to give the Nazi salute to the actors. After the incident, there was a huge response in society.
A few hours after the incident unfolded, Channel C issued an “apology statement” at 5 a.m. the next morning, expressing deep regret for the incident, saying that the reporter “got carried away in the moment and raised inappropriate gestures at the other party in response” and deleted the live broadcast to review it. Deeply sorry for the incident.
Chen Langsheng, former Chairman of the Journalists Association and Director of Multimedia Production of Channel C, left a message under the apology statement, saying that he was very sorry for the inappropriate behavior of his colleagues. He emphasized that promoting Nazism should not be done at any time and in any space. This standard is absolute. Will personally talk more about values with colleagues.
Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong: This is a sign of ignorance
Three days after the incident occurred, that is, on the 29th of last month, the Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong responded to media inquiries and stated that it was shocked by the incident. Millions of innocent lives were killed by the Nazi Germans, describing it as the darkest period of mankind. The consulate believes that this incident is a manifestation of ignorance and reflects the importance of educating Jews about the lessons of the Holocaust.
The Hong Kong Jewish Holocaust and Tolerance Center also posted on social media on the 30th<譴責在香港公共活動中使用納粹符號>;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “/>The post strongly condemns the use of Nazi-era uniforms and Nazi salutes at public events in Hong Kong This behavior is extremely disrespectful and inappropriate.
Channel C issued an apology statement the morning after the incident.
The pro-establishment faction criticizes verbally and writtenly
However, after the apology statement was published, Channel C continued to receive strong criticism from various quarters, including “Ta Kung PaoThe commentary accused the exchange of Nazi military salutes of exceeding the scope of freedom of speech and press, and emphasized that “this incident once again proves that even in the eyes of Western countries, freedom of speech and press are by no means unlimited.”
Members of the social media group “National Support Police and Anti-Violence” also launched a one-person, one-letter campaign to urge the Journalists Association to formally respond to the matter.
Zhu Jiajian, deputy secretary-general of the Hong Kong General Association of the China Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification, recently<別把戰爭行為當作開玩笑題材>;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “/> published an article, accusing the man who played the Nazi German soldier and the online media host, “This kind of You must not make jokes about other people’s blood, tears and pain.” It is also recommended that imitations of World War II Nazi German and imitation Japanese military uniforms be stopped.
On the 31st of last month, the press secretary of the Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong invited Chen Langsheng to meet with Consul General Lan Tianming of the Consulate General of Israel in Hong Kong. Chen Langsheng shared the content of the meeting on social media, saying that the consul believed that the incident did not involve racial hatred, but was just the employees’ ignorance of history. He hoped that Channel C would organize a lecture with the Hong Kong Jewish Holocaust and Tolerance Center as soon as possible to let employees understand the historical facts.
The Defend Hong Kong Movement went to the former site of Channel C to demonstrate, but no one accepted the petition letter.
The group went to Channel C and the Journalists Association office to petition
Chairman of the Campaign to Defend Hong Kong, Fu Chun-chung, together with about ten demonstrators, held a rally and demonstration in front of Yiu Ying Industrial Building in Kwai Chung yesterday afternoon. Chairman of the Campaign to Defend Hong Kong, Fu Zhenzhong, said that he knew the address of Channel C’s previous office from past cards, but was not sure whether it was still at the same address. A search of the information showed that Channel C had moved out of the previous address.
Fu Zhenzhong criticized Channel C for lacking professional ethics and asked the person in charge of editing and reporting to publicly sincerely apologize to the public, the victims of the Nazi massacre and their families, and explain remedial measures. He also questioned the apology statement issued earlier as a false apology. “The apology is useless.” I mean, don’t admit it when you’ve done something, but do you really mean it?”
Channel C did not send personnel to receive the petition letter. The rally members later folded the petition letter and shouted, “I wish Channel C will be buried soon.”
The group then went to the basement of the Journalists Association office and demanded that the Journalists Association issue stern criticism and condemnation to Channel C for violating journalistic professional ethics. The Journalists Association did not send personnel to receive petition letters. Fu Zhenzhong criticized the Journalists Association for being a “little turtle” that has favored media with certain positions for many years, so it is not qualified to represent the media industry and “insulted himself as a member of this group (media)” Representatives should review themselves and decide when to dissolve the journalists’ association.”
Channel C Multimedia Production Director Chen Langsheng reiterated that he regretted this incident. (Information photo)
Chen Langsheng: Of course we must be held responsible if we do something wrong
A reporter from “Yahoo News” interviewed Chan Lang-sheng, Channel C’s multimedia production director, over the phone. He reiterated that he regretted the mistake and agreed with the consulate’s suggestion that he would hold a lecture with the Hong Kong Jewish Holocaust and Tolerance Center to teach employees relevant knowledge. He also reiterated that he would be more careful in the future. , and if the public has opinions, they will listen appropriately and make improvements. “We have done something wrong, and of course we must be responsible.” He said that he originally planned to go to the demonstration site today to receive the petition letter. He had previously expressed his concerns about the incident that day through a third party, the Defend Hong Kong Movement. I was unable to attend. If there was a rally the next day, I could be there to receive the letter, but no response was received.
Regarding being criticized as a pornographic media, he said that there have always been relevant criticisms, and there is nothing that can be done about it, but he believes that the public will speak with their eyes. He also said that the Chinese team recently won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and Channel C reported it. Some people are selectively observing and there is no way to do it. “We use our performance to tell everyone how we do it.”
Journalists Association: The media should be affirmed for their positive corrective attitude
In response to the “Yahoo News” inquiry, the Journalists Association stated that it has noticed that Channel C has deleted relevant clips, made a public apology, met with the Israeli consul, and planned to hold activities to increase employee sensitivity. The Journalists Association believes that this incident may have been caused by the reporter’s lack of sensitivity and immaturity. The media’s willingness to confront the audience’s mistakes and actively correct them should be affirmed. However, the clips that have been broadcast live online cannot be retracted. Therefore, the Journalists Association reminds major online media to be more cautious than ordinary reports during live broadcasts, and not to spread wrong information or unfair comments due to a momentary mistake.
The Journalists Association has always been concerned about areas for improvement in media reporting techniques and ethics. If multiple media outlets engage in similar behavior, the Journalists Association will consider taking the initiative to issue a statement to remind the publicity of the incident, hoping to improve the quality of the industry and avoid making remedial measures for individual cases. Bi Ge was once again criticized for the incident. The Journalists Association also has a media complaints mechanism. An ethics committee chaired by senior media professionals and academics will handle named complaints. For details, please refer to the Journalists Association website.
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