Chinese Communist Party tells online media firms to put loyalty first

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November 20, 2020 #DayNewsFeed #ChinaNewsA senior official from the propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party has warned the country’s media outlets that even as they digitalise and become increasingly dependent on private funding, their journalistic coverage must be dictated by loyalty to the party, rather than the market.Xu Lin, vice-director of the central propaganda department, told a media forum on Thursday that China must “resolutely guard against digitalisation diluting the party’s leadership, resolutely prevent the risk of…