【禁聞】世界新聞自由日 中國記者處境堪慮

【新唐人2011年5月3日訊】5月3號是世界新聞自由日，隨著多位內地異議人士被抓被捕，中國記者的工作環境更引起了外界重視。中國新聞自由目前的整體排名是全球倒數第八，導致這種情況的原因是甚麼？下面來看看報導。

在5月3號世界新聞自由日前夕，最新失蹤的是北京《財經》雜誌記者，23歲的張賈龍。他曾報導過艾未未上海工作室被強拆，以及毒奶粉受害家長趙連海等新聞。4月28號他被公安約去談話，至今沒有回來。

在國際知名藝術家艾未未4月3號被捕當天，多次報導過他的記者文濤也同時失蹤。

「其實這以後，老艾的活動就參與得很多，基本上他的每一個活動我都參與了，記錄。」「我可以把我關心的，我觀察到的老艾的一些事情，放到推特上，讓其他一些朋友更能了解老艾是一個甚麼樣的人，他在做什麽樣的事情。」

隨著記者的報導風險增加，聯合國秘書長潘基文在新聞自由日致辭，表示「不能對侵犯基本人權的責任不加追究。國家當局必須竭盡全力，消除有罪不罰的現象，保護新聞記者的安全。我們決不會忘記為了我們的知情權，而獻出生命的記者們所表現出的英勇氣概。」

每年在5月3號，聯合國教科文組織都會頒發「吉列爾莫卡諾世界新聞自由獎」，用以表彰為新聞自由作出貢獻的個人和組織。迄今為止，中國有兩位資深媒體人，高瑜女士和程益中先生榮獲這一殊榮。

高瑜原來是《經濟學週報》副總編，被中共當局兩次抓捕，失去人身自由6年多，1997年在獄中獲獎。程益中曾擔任《南方都市報》主編，2003年報導過中國非典真相和大學生孫志剛被收容打死案，2004年被控涉嫌所謂的「經濟犯罪」，後來雖然撤訴但程益中被迫離開南都報業。

高瑜：「這和我20年前，六四之後兩次失去自由，我覺得狀況甚至還要倒退。在思想和文化這個兩個領域，非常地受限制，幾乎就是沒有新聞自由。 」

1993年，聯合國大會宣佈每年的5月3號為世界新聞自由日，提醒各國政府尊重公民的新聞自由和言論權利。

原《中國海洋報》記者，浙江記者站站長昝愛宗在今年新聞自由日發表評論，他認為在中國任何時候呼籲新聞自由，「都是天大的新聞，就是現在進行式。」昝愛宗曾因報導當局迫害基督徒，被中共警方扣押7天。

總部設在巴黎的「記者無疆界」組織，去年10月公布2010年全球新聞自由評比排名，中國大陸名列倒數第八，比去年還下降了三名，屬於全球壓制新聞自由最嚴重的國家之一。

高瑜：「它的收緊維穩，第一條我認為還不是防止街頭革命，防止街頭革命是結果啦。但是，它的手法最重要的就是要限制思想自由，要限制新聞自由。我相信，人們有了新聞自由的權利，那一黨專制的這種政體它是保不住的。」

其實，這樣的新聞自由權利已經在逐漸實踐。目前在中國有大約四億的上網人數。昝愛宗認為，在互聯網大行其道的世界，就算再多的宣傳部官員也不可能審查每一條信息，任何敏感詞也都有侷限性，更進一步說，「任何人都不可能一手遮天」。

新唐人記者趙心知、蕭宇綜合報導。

Bound on World Media Freedom Day

As May 3rd World Media Freedom Day approaches,

more dissidents are arrested in China.

Work environments for journalists are of concern.

China ranks 8th worst in global media freedom.

What has led to this situation?

Prior to World Media Freedom Day,

Zhang Jialong, a reporter for Caijing Magazine,

had disappeared. He has reported on the arrest

of artist Ai Weiwei and victims of tinted milk.

On April 28, the police invited him for “a talk.”

He had not been seen since.

On the day of Ai Weiwei』s arrest, Wen Tao,

a journalist who has reported on Ai, went missing.

Wen: “After [I was dismissed from Global Times],

I participated in many events hosted by Ai,

and wrote about almost all of his activities.

I put what I observed on the Internet,

so Ai』s friends can see what kind of person he is,

and the useful things he is doing.”

Reporters face increasing risks, on which

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon commented

that crimes against journalists must be punished.

“All governments have a duty to protect those

in the media," and immunity encourages crime.

Ban acknowledges journalists who are killed

for protecting people』s right to information.

Every year, on May 3rd, UNESCO awards

Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

to individuals or organizations. Till now,

two Chinese media workers, Gao Yu and

Cheng Yizhong, have received the prize.

Gao Yu was a chief editor of Economic Weekly.

She was twice arrested and spent six years in jail.

She received the prize while in jail in 1997.

Cheng Yizhong was the editor-in-chief of

Southern Metropolis Daily, and reported on

SARS and the case of a student beaten to death.

In 2004, he was accused of economic crime,

and was forced to leave the newspaper.

Gao Yu: “I lost freedom twice over 20 years ago.

The situation now is worse than the past,

with strict control in thoughts and culture.

There is no media freedom.“

World Media Freedom Day started in 1993.

It reminds countries to respect people』s rights.

Zan Aizong, a reporter from Zhejiang province,

commented on media freedom in China:

“Any time you mention media freedom, it becomes

a huge issue, one that is still current.”

Zan was detained once for reporting on Christians.

The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders

put out a media freedom ranking last year.

China ranked 8th worst, three ranks

lower than the previous year.

China is among the worst in media freedom.

Gao Yu: “The [Chinese regime』s] tight control

isn』t just about preventing street revolution –

that is the end result. The key is to control

people』s minds and limit media freedom.

If people have media freedom,

the party』s dictatorship will not survive.”

People are calling for media freedom rights.

China has 400 million netizens.

Zan believes with the Internet, the party』s

propaganda officials cannot screen every post,

and any “sensitive word” censor will have limits.

“No one can cast a cover over the

NTD reporters Zhao Xinzhi and Xiao Yu