“Online Publicity Work”: State Information Office prepares for CCP’s 18th National Congress

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Enthuse the masses! Melt the ice away!

Enorth (Tianjin) / Xinhua, Oct 25, 2012 —

The State Internet Information Office held a meeting of all provincial, regional and municipal internet information office directors, all responsibles from the relevant departments and main internet news websites in Beijing on October 24, to further mobilize to deploy the party’s 18th National Congress propaganda management work online.

国家互联网信息办公室24日在北京召开各省区市互联网信息办主任、各有关部门和中央重点新闻网站负责人会议，进一步动员部署党的十八大网上宣传管理工作。

The vice minister of propaganda, the Central Committee’s external propaganda office director and the State Internet Information Office’s director spoke at the meeting, demanded that departments in charge of regional internet management should make all efforts to make meticulous arrangements, to do the work of the party’s 18th National Congress propaganda online, to create a good public-opinion atmosphere, and to start a surge in propaganda online.

中宣部副部长、中央外宣办、国家互联网信息办主任王晨在会上讲话，要求各地网宣网管部门全力以赴、精心组织，做好党的十八大网上宣传工作，为党的十八大胜利召开营造良好舆论氛围，掀起网上宣传热潮。

The meeting pointed out that the party’s 18th National Congress was very important, as it was to be held at a key time for creating a moderately prosperous society and deepening reform, at the focus of the country’s expectations and of global attention. It is of great significance that the strengths and characteristics of the internet should be brought into full play, to propagandize the full process of coverage on the grand occasion of the party’s 18th National Congress, the internet needed to be managed in accordance with the law and regulations, to create a good public-opinion atmosphere online for the 18th National Congress, to further inspire, to boost the morale, to achieve unity in thinking, to build consensus, to make the broad cadres and masses thoughts and action unitedly learn and implement the spirit of the 18th Natonal Congress, to make them uniteldly and unswervingly stick to the road of socialism with Chinese characteristics.

会议指出，党的十八大是在全面建设小康社会关键时期和深化改革开放攻坚时期召开的一次十分重要的大会，举国期待、举世瞩目。全方位发挥网络特点和优势，全过程宣传报道党的十八大盛况，依法依规规范和管理网上传播秩序，为党的十八大营造良好的网上舆论氛围，对于进一步振奋精神、鼓舞士气，统一思想、凝聚共识，更好地将广大干部群众的思想和行动统一到学习宣传贯彻党的十八大精神上来，统一到坚定不移地走中国特色社会主义道路上来，具有重大意义。

The meeting emphasized that news websites and commercial websites needed to further strengthen the sense of responsibility and, under the guidance of the important Deng Xiaoping theories and the “Three Represents”, deepen and implement the concept of scientific development, solidly grasp the correct direction, uphold the encouragement of unity and stability, reform and innovation, the Three Closenesses, to make great efforts to do the work of managing online propaganda about the 18th National Congress, and to implement the responsibilities of local management and websites. Positive propaganda online, coordination between the various kinds of online platforms, by use of all kinds of online methods, timely and accurate coverage on the 18th National Congress, and a surge in propaganda online needed to be put into practice. The focus needed to be on arranging effective guidance of online public opinion, to give full play to microblogs’ and social networks’ active functions, to use internet jargon, types, and data, factual language, to guide public opinion, to react to concerns, to further liberate thoughts online, and to create a strong atmosphere of reform, cohesion, assaults on fortified positions and the coping with difficulties. Internet regulation strengthening needed to be given greet efforts, harmful information be resolutely handled, and a healthy, upward and civilized, regulated internet dissemination order be built, action against political rumors, pornographic and vulgar information etc. be taken, the internet environment be purified, and online information security and website operation security be safeguarded.

会议强调，新闻网站和商业网站要进一步增强责任感使命感，以邓小平理论和“三个代表”重要思想为指导，深入贯彻落实科学发展观，牢牢把握正确导向，坚持团结稳定鼓劲，坚持改革创新，坚持“三贴近”，全力做好十八大网上宣传管理工作，落实好属地管理和网站管理责任。要着力开展隆重热烈的网上正面宣传，统筹各类网络平台，运用各种网络手段，及时准确地报道好十八大、宣传好十八大，掀起十八大网上宣传热潮。要着力组织积极有效的网上舆论引导，充分发挥微博客等社交网络积极作用，运用网言网语，用典型、用数据、用事实说话，引导舆论、回应关切，进一步营造好网上解放思想、改革开放、凝聚力量、攻坚克难的浓厚氛围。要依法着力加强网上管理，坚决查处违法有害信息，构建健康向上、文明规范的网上传播秩序，深入开展整治网络谣言、淫秽色情和低俗信息等专项行动，净化网络环境，确保网上信息安全和网站运行安全。

The Central Committee’s external propaganda office and those comrades in charge at the State Internet Information Office took part in the meeting, as well as internet information office responsibles from Beijing Municipality and Guangdong Province, People’s Daily Net, Xinhua Net, exchanging information and making speeches. People in charge of internet information content from central and national authorities, from provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the central government and central-committee news websites also took part in the meeting.

中央外宣办、国家互联网信息办有关负责同志出席会议，北京市、广东省互联网信息办和人民网、新华网有关负责人在会上作了交流发言。中央和国家机关有关部门负责人，各省、自治区、直辖市互联网信息内容主管部门负责人和中央新闻网站负责人参加了会议。

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