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    1. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      - re so-called 'rumours': (some) state media, commercial media have done a good job at fact-checking and debugging rumours. but the most timely and well-maintained ones may be websites maintained, again, by ordinary citizens...

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    2. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      ...^ case in point: https://shimo.im/docs/JTrxH8wwxGyVd96r/read?scene=2&clicktime=1579768675&enterid=1579768675&source=timeline&dt_dapp=1&dt_platform=com.douban.activity.wechat_friends&from=timeline&isappinstalled=0 … this website is a crowd-source efforts to verify information re the virus.

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    3. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      ...all these instances demonstrate how and how much non-govt orgs and individuals (aka, CIVIL SOCIETY) can be of help in public crisis. and yet, anyone who has been following chn politics & regulations on online info in recent years know what happened to those two words.

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    4. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      ...my prediction is that we won't see much propaganda yet at this critical time but soon (probably sooner than it should be), this crisis would be touted as a case that showcases the strengths of chn's political system & determinations of (central) govt to protect its ppl...

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    5. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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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)...

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    6. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      ...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

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    7. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      ... 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...

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    8. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      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 ..

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    9. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      (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.

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    10. lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      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;

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      lotus‏ @lotus_ruan Jan 24
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      - if possible, follow more chn-lang sources before jumping to conclusions; - also, DOCUMENT the shit out of all you come across on chn interet/media because, despite the vibrancy we are seeing right now, they could all disappear in a blink of an eye.

      7:53 AM - 24 Jan 2020
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        1. Coronavirus Live‏ @coronavirus_arc Jan 27
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          Exactly my thought. I'm from Wuhan and I have been translating social media screenshots sent to me for fear the people's history (patients, medical workers) might just disappear. I fear they will make such a huge sacrifice and not even be extended the courtesy of being remembered

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