To strengthen the professional work force of China Federation of Internet Societies (CFIS),enhance the internet publication and guidance ability of supervisors for the service businesses, the Internet Communication Committee of CFIS was founded in Beijing in the afternoon of March 4.
Liu Liehong, deputy director of the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commssion and deputy director of the National Internet Information Office, and Ren Xianliang, vice-chairman of the Social Construction Committee of the NPC and president of CFIS, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.
Liu pointed that, at present, the public opinion ecology, the pattern of media and the mode of publication is undergoing profound changes, and the media is facing new challenges and opportunities. We should make plans, respond and take actions by following the trend, deeply study the laws of internet publication, speed up the development of media integration, and firmly grasp the initiative and leadership in media field. The foundation of the Committee was launched at the right time and has a great responsibility.
Liu emphasized that all member units of the Committee should deeply study the principles of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the 12th collective study meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and accelerate the development of media integration. They should enhance their physical strength, their abilities of observation, thinking and writing, to better fulfill their duties as internet media. He said they should focus on the new situation and new tasks in the all-media era, and promote innovation in the concept, content, form, methods, and means of online publication. He called on the Committee to unite the industry insiders and pool the resources and strength of the academic circles, especially the almost 100 member units, to help promote the online publication and guidance, and to promote the integration of online and offline work, making the positive energy stronger and the theme higher.
Ren said that since its establishment in May last year, with the support of the National Internet Information Office, the CFIS has actively carried out relevant activities in the field of internet publication, constantly strengthened the awareness of new media positions, made great efforts to create a positive, sound and orderly internet public opinion environment, and promoted the internet social organizations to become an important force in spreading positive energy on the Internet. Ren said that the Committee, as the first specialized committee under the CFIS, should actively carry out its work, play a leading and exemplary role, and buckle the first button for the CFIS development.
At the meeting, people exchanged their opinions and delivered speeches after 10 major activities of the Committee in 2019 were announced.
More than 100 people attended the meeting, including the officials of the Internet News and Information Bureau of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commssion, the Internet Social Work Bureau, and Communication University Of China, as well as representatives from the first batch of member units of the Committee.