Following the mission with Hu Ruoyun, Vice Minister Qin completely changed his perception of the big boy with whom he had a past conflict.
Initially, when he first saw the reaction from Jiangbei Science and Technology News, he felt worried. After all, it was a provincial media outlet, a voice of authority. Detaining one of their reporters might seem like a victory in the short term, but it could lead to endless troubles later on. However, he quickly found reassurance in everything this boy did.
At the Jiangcheng Evening News Agency, the security guard recognized Hu Ruoyun and didn’t even ask for registration before letting them in.
In the Social News Department, a competent female reporter greeted Hu Ruoyun warmly, setting aside her work to accompany them to the provincial propaganda department.
When they reached Director Zhou Kaishan of the News Promotion Office, upon hearing Hu Ruoyun's name, he paused for a moment and said, "I know you. Your article back then was something I edited and published. I was responsible for internal references at Provincial Newspaper at that time. It was that piece titled 'Cadres Fierce as Tigers...' You really dared to write that... Deputy Governor Hong Bin even made a comment on it!"
Vice Minister Qin broke out in a cold sweat, feeling a wave of anxiety wash over him. He had been somewhat involved in that incident himself. At the time, there were two plans for handling it: one was to "accept supervision and correct mistakes," while the other involved relevant departments reporting to the province that "the report was not factual!" and having the police intervene to crack down on Hu Ruoyun as a "troublemaker" under the pretext of "disturbing social order." The chief of Gaoqiao Town Police Station and an instructor were prepared to implement the second plan, which Vice Minister Qin had also leaned towards at that time.
However, Director Zhou (the editor-in-chief of internal references at that time) had added a line when handling that article: "We will continue to monitor subsequent developments!" This finally led the relevant leaders handling the matter to abandon the second plan.
And it turned out they made the right move.
Vice Governor Wang not only continued to pay attention to this matter but also instructed the anti-corruption office and supervision departments to conduct a "follow-up review" of the subsequent handling results.
The Provincial Development Research Center and Provincial Policy Research Office conducted investigations and special reports on similar incidents.
The leadership team took this very seriously and subsequently introduced a series of measures and systems to regulate grassroots government behavior.
In the follow-up review report from the anti-corruption and supervision departments, detailed explanations were provided regarding how Annan County dealt with responsible individuals in Gaoqiao Town. Vice Governor Wang expressed basic satisfaction with the handling results and later gave Jinan City a positive evaluation during relevant provincial meetings for "acknowledging mistakes and correcting them promptly."
Vice Minister Qin couldn’t imagine what consequences would have arisen had they executed the second plan back then.
This big boy seemed to have everything under control, striking right at Jiangbei Science and Technology News's weak points.
With a series of strategic moves, Jiangbei Science and Technology News not only changed its tone dramatically but also spared no effort in positively reporting on Annan County's work. It’s worth noting that several full pages of coverage would cost quite a bit if calculated as advertising space.
Yet throughout the entire interview and reporting process, Annan's side did not offer even a "transportation fee" or "souvenir."
Crisis public relations are notoriously difficult to handle; as a publicity department, doing it well is part of your job responsibility. If mishandled, you would bear the consequences. If an inappropriate statement were made that escalated into something larger, it could lead to severe repercussions.
In June 2009, in a certain province... Xu Shui Town's Xigang Village had land originally allocated for constructing economy housing turned into twelve connected villas and two duplex buildings by developers. To uncover the truth behind this incident, journalist Ren Leiping traveled there for an in-depth investigation and interviewed Deputy Director Lu X from the City Planning Bureau among other relevant officials. To his shock, Lu X questioned him directly: "Are you here to speak for the Party or for the people?" This sparked widespread outrage and heated discussions both online and offline.
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