Summary
Shanghai United Media Group (Chinese: 上海报业集团) is a state media company of the People's Republic of China, established on October 28, 2013, through the merger of the city's two largest newspaper groups, the Jiefang Daily Press Group and the Wenhui–Xinmin United Press Group. The media group is overseen by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1]
 Headquarters of Shanghai United Media Group | |
| Formation | October 28, 2013 |
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| Type | State media |
| Headquarters | 755 Weihai Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai |
Parent organization | Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 上海报业集团 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 上海報業集團 | ||||||
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The Jiefang Daily Press Group (Chinese: 解放日报报业集团) is a Chinese- and English-language media company based on the Jiefang Daily, an official daily newspaper of the Shanghai committee of the CCP. The Wenhui–Xinmin United Press Group (Chinese: 文汇新民联合报业集团, p Wénhuì–Xīnmín Liánhé Bàoyè Jítuán) is a Chinese- and English-language media company. It was established on July 25, 1998, by the merger of the Xinmin Evening News and the Wenhui Bao.[2][3] It is the parent company of the English-language Shanghai Daily and publishes foreign editions of its newspapers and magazines in 10 countries, including the United States and Australia.
In October 2020, the United States Department of State designated Jiefang Daily and Xinmin Evening News as foreign missions of the Chinese government.[4][5]
In June 2022, Shanghai United Media Group launched an “Integrated Media Studio Empowerment Plan” in concert with ByteDance and Tencent to develop domestic and foreign influencers.[6]
Publications edit
There are a variety of publications under the Shanghai United Press Group, including:
- Jiefang Daily
- Shanghai Students' Post
- Shanghai Law Journal
- Shanghai Xinmin Evening News
- Wenhui Daily
- Shanghai Daily
- Xinmin Weekly
- Oriental Sports Daily
- Wenhui Book Review
- Xinmin Evening News
- Sixth Tone
- Oriental Morning Post
- Xinmin Evening News Family Weekly
- Wen Xue Bao
- The Journalist Monthly
- Shanghai Yueji
- Shanghai Dongfang Newspaper
- The Paper
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Tatlow, Didi Kirsten (2016-04-05). "Digital Paper in China Covers Contentious Issues, Now in English". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ^ Shanghai Municipal Government. "Press Group Celebrates" Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. 26 July 2008. Accessed 18 Dec 2014.
- ^ Office of Shanghai Chronicles. "25". Archived 2014-06-18 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 18 Dec 2014.
- ^ "Pompeo says U.S. designates six more Chinese media firms as foreign missions". Reuters. 2020-10-21. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "Designation of Additional PRC Propaganda Outlets as Foreign Missions". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Bagshaw, Eryk (2023-11-26). "The hired-gun influencers who are 'ready to stand up for China'". The Age. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
External links edit
- Official website
(in Chinese)