HAIKOU, September 28. /TASS/. Hainan, along with other China's regions, plans to pursue new, more effective policies to enhance the development and competitiveness of traditional and new media, reported the island administration.
According to statement posted on its WeChat, this decision was made in connection with the recent publication of the Chinese State Council's advisory circular "On promoting deep integration in media development." According to the document, the governing bodies of all provinces, cities of central subordination and autonomies of China are obliged to carry out the tasks listed "thoroughly in practice".
In this regard, the journalists of Hainan face new goals - to more clearly stick to moral and ethical standards, to thoroughly check the facts when publishing materials, to use advanced technologies and innovative methods to ensure that the public has the opportunity to get prompt access to freshly published and reliable information. For better news coverage, as specified, the authorities will actively promote the use of 5G technologies, digitalization and big data, the Internet of things, AI.
According to the statement, the provincial administration will pay special attention to training and professional development of journalists, which should contribute to the formation of a "more positive, open and effective" information space, "increasing the competitiveness and attractiveness" of national media. "We will need to optimize staff policy. It is necessary to help ensure that more representatives of the younger generation, who have mastered the methods of work of the new media, hold key positions," reads the statement.
In order to do so, the local authorities plan to more effectively use state funding, "form stabilizing mechanisms of strategic importance," strengthen control and optimize control activities. The program for the development of media, as noted, will be supported not only by government but also by party structures.