unlike media in facist China they are not under the Propaganda Dept - it is
called free speech.
I may ot like what they say either but i defend their right ot say it.
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> Why doesn't CNN fire Jack Cafferty for his anti-Chinese remark?
>
>
> China strongly condemns CNN for insulting Chinese people
> Last Updated(Beijing Time):2008-04-17 11:37
>
> The Chinese Foreign Ministry lodged a solemn representation with the
> Beijing office of Cable News Network (CNN) on Wednesday evening,
> condemning the network as "without any professional reputation".
> Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao, who is also the
> Director-General of the Ministry's Information Department, said that a
> statement issued by CNN on Tuesday failed to apologize for its host
> Jack Cafferty's remarks, which maliciously attacked the Chinese people
> and seriously violated the professional ethics of journalism.
>
> "CNN's ulterior motive to target the Chinese government and continue
> to mislead public opinion as well as deceive the Chinese people will
> never succeed", Liu said in a written statement issued late on
> Wednesday, stressing that justice would be on the side of the Chinese
> people.
>
> Cafferty said in a TV show on April 9 that the Chinese products are
> "junk" and the Chinese people "basically the same bunch of goons and
> thugs they've been for the last 50 years".
>
> Cafferty's remarks drew indignation from Chinese at home and abroad,
> and Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu demanded an apology
> from CNN as well as Cafferty himself.
>
> CNN then issued a statement on Tuesday saying "it was not Mr.
> Cafferty's nor CNN's intent to cause offence to the Chinese people,
> and CNN would apologize to anyone who has interpreted the comments in
> this way". However, the network stated that Cafferty was offering his
> "strongly held" opinion of the Chinese government, not China's
> people.
>
> "Journalistic professionals should abide by their ethics, and they
> don't have the privilege to slander or rail at anybody or any
> government", Liu said in the statement, noting that CNN's recent
> re****ting programs completely went against the principles of being
> objective and balanced that the network often claimed as its basic
> standards for news coverage.
>
> "We once again solemnly urge CNN and Cafferty to take back the vile
> remarks and make a sincere apology to all Chinese people", Liu
> stressed.
>
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