The ancients said that if there is no supervision and restriction, all power will eventually become corrupt. There is a famous saying in the West: put power in a cage. It is this historical law that has been repeatedly proved by Chinese and foreign practice—the law of power corruption requires us to put shackles and reins on power, and to supervise the operation of power in all directions and throughout the process.The supervision of the news media is the most powerful of all forms of supervision. The book written by Li Song, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency, gives us a vivid political textbook, allowing us to see the courage and charm of news supervision power.Relying on the social conscience of a scholar and the keen sense of a reporter, Li Song used sharp writing, rational language, and in-depth investigative reports to conduct an X-ray scan of the whole body of China's power field to capture China's hidden power The living corner of the book interprets for readers the most vivid political ecology in China today.

I have known Li Song for many years.About half a year ago, at an anti-corruption forum held by the National School of Administration, I ran into Li Song. He said that a publishing house was preparing to publish a book on current affairs for him, and asked me to write a preface for it.I was too busy at the time, so I agreed in a hurry without thinking much about it. One day in the winter of 2010, Li Song sent me the electronic version of this book, saying that the book will be published soon, and the preface will be delivered to the publishing house within two weeks. This is a rare opportunity to read Li Song's works in a relatively complete way.This book is divided into four parts: "Power Checks and Balances", "Democratic Equality", "Policy and Rule of Law", and "Civil Society".

Almost all of these works involve the supervision of power and the pursuit of civil society - equality, rule of law and freedom.Li Song's areas of concern range from the Beijing Office to the training center, from bus reform to official reception, from officials publishing books to officials going abroad, from cadres' appointment to cadres' rejuvenation, from secretary promotion to secretary corruption, from civil servant income to civil servant salary... ...Everywhere Li Song's eyes scan is also the focus, difficulty, and hot issue of public concern.In these aspects, Li Song deeply unraveled the inside story of the incidents involved, and borrowed the analysis and interpretation of experts and scholars to give readers in-depth thinking.

In fact, for China, which has a history of 5,000 years of civilization, there is no lack of institutional design for power systems and power supervision.But why do many researchers believe that corruption is a "cancer" of power, an incurable disease that cannot be cured?One of the obvious reasons is that it is impossible to succeed in anti-corruption only relying on the system.Facts have proved that my country has express regulations on all aspects of power corruption, but these regulations often become a dead letter for "hidden power".This phenomenon has deeply confused many political scholars, and some students have therefore regarded political science as a "pseudoscience".

"The way is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high." In the field of political power competition, the game of power has caused many corruptions to go "underground", and the cancer cells of power corruption have gradually transferred to the political body, becoming more and more difficult to cure of corruption.Li Song defines this book as "Investigation of China's Hidden Power", which is to make a deeper observation and diagnosis of China's corruption problems, so it is also a deeper and more systematic "anti-corruption".The depth of this exploration is unprecedented.If sunlight is the best preservative, then the premise of anti-corruption is that someone needs to expose the deepest darkness, open the skylight, and introduce sunlight.Li Song has undertaken this glorious and sacred mission.

It can be said that Li Song's hard work has made him what he is today.Since entering journalism, Li Song has been involved in many fields such as current affairs, education, and society. His works have been widely reprinted, but the most influential ones are works on current affairs, and the selected works are also selected from works on current affairs. out. After reading the whole book, it is not difficult to find that Li Song is a professional reporter with great thinking ability and ideal of journalism. With his keen news and unique perspective, he often gives people a refreshing feeling.Although these works are independent articles, they have a close and inevitable connection. They involve the hidden power issues in many fields of public power in our country, including the institutional reasons for their formation, harm and solutions.

Five years ago, Li Song wrote ""Beijing Office": The second local administrative center? The article, for the first time, uncovered the inside story of the mysterious organization "Beijing Office", which was criticized by many central leaders, and also ignited the high attention of Chinese society and foreign public opinion on the phenomenon of China's "Beijing Office" that continues to this day. Since then, I can often read Li Song's works.His news tentacles have also gradually focused from multiple fields to the current affairs field, and he has been conducting unremitting research and exploration on the issue of hidden power.In my memory, there are extremely few Chinese journalists who have been able to keep an eye on this field for many years.And Li Song is one of them.

Although my country implemented the "Regulations on the Disclosure of Government Information of the People's Republic of China" on May 1, 2008, the fact is that in some places today, the phenomenon of information shielding is still relatively serious, which provides grounds for the abuse of public power.In the crevice of public power, Li Song calmly observed and examined all this. Over the years, Li Song, as a witness, has carefully sorted out the events he saw and thought, then settled them down, and finally presented them rationally to readers.Although it is a supervisory report, its starting point is well-intentioned and constructive.The problems reflected in each work are explored the truth behind the incident, and a large number of experts and scholars are invited to put forward many reasonable suggestions.This also makes his work more persuasive and readable than that of other investigative journalists.

In my opinion, the responsibility of journalists is not only to expose the truth of the incident, but also to find a more scientific and reasonable way to solve the problem.In this regard, Li Song's approach is undoubtedly worthy of recognition.This is the rationality and wisdom that many surveillance reports lack in reality. Li Song once said that in investigative reporting, it is necessary to try to achieve a balanced report and give each party, especially the party who has been accused, a chance to speak.In the use of evidence, especially avoid the "one-sided" evidence screening method, try to select facts from different angles and positions, and use evidence in a balanced and objective manner.Judging from all Li Song's works, he has been following this principle.

During the transformation period of Chinese society, grasp the symbiotic relationship between the media, political power and public interests, restore the truth of the incident to the public, and abide by the objective reporting of the media, which not only highlights the authority and credibility of the media, but also verifies the journalists conscience and professional ethics. But it must be clearly seen that in today's society, it is not easy to "seek the truth".Because the truth is always in a game of dynamics and the interests of all parties, this is a goal that requires fearless courage and sacrifice to finally approach and reach.

As a professional journalist, Li Song has always looked up to power and relentlessly pursued the truth behind power. He looks forward to facing a real world, even though it is incomplete and sometimes painful.But I believe that in Li Song's future career as a reporter, the only thing that can make him bow his head is the truth!He can also write more excellent works that are worthy of this era, this society, and the people. It is for sequence.