Chapter 110 Propaganda in news agencies and newspapers should conform to party policy[1]

(October 18, 1942) All central bureaus and sub-bureaus: In the recent period, there have been a number of incidents in various places that are not suitable for the current party's policies.For example, the Taihang branch of Xinhua News Agency issued a telegram calling for the National Political Council to call a state meeting, the Shandong branch published a telegram against the Kuomintang personnel from the Northeast Army's 111th Division, the northern Jiangsu branch published news against the Kuomintang, and the Shanxi Northwest branch published a message from a certain friendly army to the new army [ 2] The fifth anniversary congratulatory message (enough to affect the status of friendly forces) is incompatible with our party's current policies.It was found that the local central bureaus and sub-bureaus paid little attention to the work of local news agencies and newspapers, lacked guidance for propagandists and propaganda work, and did not realize the great role of news agencies and newspapers as propagandists and organizers of revolutionary policies and revolutionary work. It is not yet understood that much of the work of the leaders should be done through the newspapers.The Northwest Central Bureau has issued a decision on the work of newspapers, and all localities should follow suit. They should correct their past habit of not discussing news policies and editorial guidelines, and pay close attention to the leadership of news agencies and newspapers so that their propaganda fully conforms to the The party's policy is to make our propaganda strengthen the party spirit.Take the many documents published by the "Liberation Daily" on how to strengthen the party spirit of the newspaper to educate our propagandists and overcome the wrong tendency among propagandists to fight for independence.

Central Secretariat October 28 Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] This telegram was drafted by Mao Zedong. [2] The New Army, namely the Shanxi New Army, was the anti-Japanese armed forces of the Shanxi people developed under the leadership and influence of the Communist Party of China in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.