曾發出公開信要堅守言論自由的《南方週末》官方微博，1月6號晚上，傳出帳號被官方接管的消息。
先是一名編輯部成員在自己的個人微博上發出：「nfzm（南方週末）今晚恐將蒙難，就在今夜。」的消息。 8分鐘後，署名「鳳端」的網友，又在新浪微博貼出據說是《南方週末》人員吳蔚的聲明，說「本人已向協助分管南方週末新媒體業務的總經理毛哲上繳新浪微博帳號＠南方週末的密碼，對此帳號即將發佈的聲明以及今後所有內容，本人將不負任何責任。」
2分鐘後，《南方週末》官方微博就貼出了「致讀者」聲明，說網上有關《南方週末》新年特刊遭篡改的「傳言不實」。
署名「南方週末記者聲明」的網友表示，經過一天的攻防過後，《南方週末》官方微博失守！所作聲明不能代表《南方週末》採編人員態度，為有關當局施壓《南方週末》管理層的結果。《南方週末》採編人員將與此不實聲明抗爭到底。
多名學者聯署促胡春華罷免庹震
1月6號，一份由多名中港臺學者聯署，向中共廣東省委書記胡春華要求「罷免廣東省委宣傳部長庹震」的公開建議書，也在微博上流傳。
這封公開信是針對廣州《南方週末》2013新年獻辭被刪改事件而發出的。信中批評庹震「為官霸道」，「不顧新聞作業規律，夜半擅自換稿」，還犯下「2000年前大禹治水」之類的不能容忍的低級錯誤，大禹治水是在4000年前。
建議書表示，擔心庹震會給廣東省委帶來更多負面影響，並可能「令改革開放的廣東傳統喪失」，要求儘快罷免庹震的廣東省委宣傳部長職務。
德國記者貴州採訪遭襲擊
據《德國之聲》報導，德國《明鏡》週刊資深編輯、記者貝恩哈特•讚德（Bernhard Zand），最近在貴州採訪調查期間，旅館房間被不明身份者破門而入，電腦、手機等器材被破壞。他的中方助手的房間也遭襲擊。
報導引述「記者無疆界」組織發佈的消息說，讚德和他的助手當時正在貴州調查「畢節市5名流浪兒童在垃圾箱中喪生事件」的背景。
「記者無疆界」組織要求中共當局儘快調查事件真相，並指出，中共當局有系統的用審查和威脅的方式，阻撓媒體報導國內理應受到批評的種種現象。使在中國的記者面對的工作條件日益惡化。
編輯/周玉林
Southern Weekly’s Weibo Account Taken Over by Official
On Jan. 6th the Weibo account of Southern Weekly, claiming
to insist on freedom of speech was taken over by an official.
Ahead of the news release, a newsroom staff posted on his
weibo “nfzm (Southern Weekly) will have a disaster tonight.”
8 minutes later, a netizen named “Fengduan” also posted
that a Southern Weekly staff called Wu Wei announced
“I have turned over the password of Southern Weekly’s Sina
Weibo account to Mao Zhe, manager of new media business.
I won’t be responsible to any content posted by this account
from now on.”
Just after this post, Southern Weekly’s official weibo posted
a note to readers saying the rumor on the internet of articles
on Southern Weekly’s new year special edition being falsified
is untrue.
A netizen entitled “Southern Weekly Reporter Statement”
says after 24 hours battle, Southern Weekly’s Weibo fell.
The announcement that Southern Weekly can’t represent
editorial staffs’ attitudes, is the result of authority putting pressure on its management level.
Editorial staff of Southern Weekly will fight
against the untruthful announcement.
Scholars’ Joint Appeal for Hu Chunhua to Dismiss Tuo Zhen
On Jan.6th a public proposal jointly signed by scholars from
mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan is on Weibo.
The proposal is to request Guangdong Province Communist
Party Secretary Hu Chunhua to dismiss Guangdong Province Committee Propaganda minister Tuo Zhen.
The public proposal is due to the case of 2013
Southern Weekly special edition being falsified.
The proposal says Tuo Zhen is overbearing as an official,
and he changed the articles without permission.
He also made a low-level error in the changed article
by saying that Dayu flood control happened 2000 years ago which should actually be 4000 years ago.
In the proposal, the scholars expressed their worries for the
negative influence Tuo Zhen brings to Guangdong Province.
They say the reform, opening up and the traditions of
Guangdong province may get destroyed because of Tuo Zhen.
They request to dismiss Tuo Zhen from the position of
Guangdong Province propaganda minister immediately.
German Reporter Was Attacked During Interview Investigation
Deutsche Welle reported that Bernhard Zand, senior editor
and reporter of German media Der Spiegel, was attacked
during an interview investigation in Guizhou Province.
An unidentified man broke into his hotel room and
ruined his computer, cell phone and other devices.
His Chinese assistant’s room was also attacked.
The report quoted a message released by Reporters Without
Borders that Zand and his assistant were investigating the
background of the five homeless children dead in a dumpster.
Reporter Without Borders requests the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP)to investigate the attack as soon as possible.
It also pointed out that CCP has obstructed media reporting
on critical incidents in China by means of review and threats.
This leads to a worse and worse working environment for
Chinese reporters.
