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...which i dont doubt, and there are some very good efforts, coordination, and timely responses by govts (see henan, zhejiang, and ministry-level responses etc)...

...but the qs are why are we supposed to only rely on govts? and for govts, why are they almost the only one to take the blame? had there been some well-developed CSOs, and a channel to work with them, there might have been less pressures on govts + a more effict response time

... as for media, from day one i have been pessimistic abt how the event may promote possible changes to chn's media environment and/or govt-media relations. i wish i can be proven wrong...

but looking at: (1) how police handles 'rumourmongers', (2) how some critical voices (e.g. criticizing wuhan leaders, and even higher-ups) are censored, (3) unverified directions on punishing employees of state media/hospitcals for speaking out, and ..

(3)the fact that gz-based media such as southern metropolis daily/southern weekly, which were the most outspoken media during SARS, remained quite silent this whole time, i dont think im wrong.

im gonna end my unorganized thoughts (more like rants) here by encouraging anyone, esp researchers/media folks based overseas, who is following the event to: - be balanced in assessing the roles of govts, non-govt actors in handling the crisis;