It occurred to me that most folks back home probably don't click on the website of the People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Central Government of the People's Republic of China. Not to fear: I will oblige, since I'm right here where it is helpful to keep abreast of the local news.
Three prefecture-level officials from Guangzhou's major media have been investigated and dismissed from their posts in Guangdong's provincial capital in the first eight months of this year.
The disclosure came from Zhu Zhenzhong, secretary of Guangzhou's Municipal Commission for Inspecting Discipline of the Communist Party of China, at a working conference Wednesday in Guangzhou.
The three senior media officials include Zhang Suihua, deputy editor-in-chief of Guangzhou Daily Group, Ouyang Guinan, deputy Party secretary of Guangzhou Television and director of Guangzhou Cable Television, and Tao Jianjun, deputy director of Guangzhou Television.
Ouyang Guinan was suspected of accepting bribes valued at 280,000 yuan (US$33,734) when he granted an interior decoration project to a contractor at his office building in July and August of 1999.
Zhang and Tao were also suspected to have taken large bribes when they were in office.
For those interested in the debate over how negative or positive news should be, that is a very positive story in the eyes of the CCP.
