It’snotuncommonthatsomejournalistsmakeupfalseormisleadingstoriesaboutcelebrities,illnesses,crimes,etc.Takecelebritiesforexample.'MonkeyKing'actorZhangJinlai,betterknownbyhisstagename,LiuXiaoLingTong,wasoncereporteddeadseveralyearsago.Andtoday,hewasinvolvedintheotherfalsenews——CCTV'sLunarNewYear'sevegalaacturallyuninvitinghim.
Peoplemaywonderwhysomanyjournalistscookupfalsestories.Moreoftenthannot,thereasonisallaboutpersonalinterests.Mostjournalistscreatemisleadingnewsinordertodrawpublicattentionsoastomakethemselvesmorepopularortowincertainprizes.Toachievethesegoals,theytrytogetsomethingoutofnothingandrumouraboutfamousfiguresregardlessofthosepeople’sprivacy.
Now,it’shightimeforChina’sjournalismsupervisorybodiestodealwiththefalsenewsreports.Theyshouldtakestringentmeasurestopreventallpossiblefalsenews.Forinstance,journalistswhoarefoundtomanipulatenewsshouldbeseverelypunishedandcouldbebannedfromnewswritingfortenyearsormore.