【新唐人2012年7月18日訊】7月16號，隸屬《羊城晚報》報業集團的《新快報》內部出現大震盪，報紙大幅改版，撤銷國內新聞、國際新聞和評論版。報社同一天召開大會，宣佈總編輯調任。除了《新快報》遭整肅外，《南方都市報》評論版也遭遇瘦身。外界認為，廣東報系的的震盪是18大前高層博弈的反應。
16號出版的《新快報》大幅改版，從A3到A22版面都是廣州或珠三角新聞，其餘是財經和體育消息。原本每天的1個評論版、2到4個「中國新聞」、和2到3個「國際新聞」版面全部消失。
有《新快報》員工在微博上透露，「接總編室通知：以後所有廣東省外題材全部不做。哪怕電話採訪也不可以。國內國際新聞版撤，意見週刊、大道週刊撤，所有評論深度報導都不能碰國內新聞，無論正面負面。」
同一天，報社召開大會，宣佈總編輯陸扶民調任《羊城晚報》政文新聞部主任，由社長李宜航暫代總編。陸扶民也發微博證實了離開的消息。他說「能與《新快報》一起成長是我人生一大幸事。但根據工作需要，從今天起，本人重返《羊城晚報》政文新聞部工作。」
《新快報》此番遭到整肅，據微博消息說，直接導火線可能是因為日前轉載了《濟南日報》一篇題為《政治局委員們的知青歲月》的文章。這篇報導涉及多名有知青背景的中共中央政治局委員，包括十八大入常熱門人選的習近平、李克強、王岐山、李源潮和張德江。
中國問題研究專家趙遠明：「本身這行為沒有甚麼可非議的，因為它是新聞機構，對於將要發生的事情做一種報導，做一種推斷，或做一種前期的探討都可以。但是你趕上這時候了，上面要做文章要拿你開刀了，是中共上層鬥爭在下邊的一個反應。」
除了《新快報》遭整肅外，有廣州地區的讀者在微博上留言說，同一天出版的《南方都市報》評論版「剩下4個版，慘不忍睹」。而《南都》網站的電子版報紙上，則找不到整個評論週刊。一位《南都》內部人士在微博上表示，原因只要「看看新快報，啥都明白了。」
《法國國際廣播電臺》說，目前可以確認，下達《新快報》整肅命令的是中共廣東省委宣傳部。5月初，北京空降《新華社》副社長庹震，接替了原溫家寶總理秘書林雄，出任中共廣東省委宣傳部長。
中國問題研究專家趙遠明認為，《新快報》出現的大震盪是中共高層雙方拚打中，折射出的刀光劍影。
趙遠明：「汪洋是民主改革派，在有些人心目當中，你當省委書記啊！在宣傳方面，給你做一做手腳，讓你難堪，試圖在政治局面上有所影響和改變，這些都是中共內部鬥爭慣用的一種手法。」
不過，《新快報》深度調查記者劉子瑜16號下午發微博又說，《新快報》會從17號起，正常出版「中國新聞」、「國際新聞」「評論版」等原有版面。《新快報》的官方微博隨即轉發了這條微博。
採訪編輯/劉惠 後製/薛莉
Why Changes at Yangcheng Newspaper Group
On July 16, “New Express”, part of the Yangcheng Evening
Newspaper Group has experienced large internal changes.
The newspaper has had substantial revisions, withdrawing
domestic news, international news and commentary pages.
On the same day, they held a meeting
to announce the editor-in-chief transferring.
In addition to the purging of “New Express”,
Southern Metropolis Daily has also been downsized.
Observers believe that the changes in the Guangdong
newspaper group reflects infighting at high-level of the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) before
the 18th National People’s Congress (NPC).
On July 16, “New Express” substantially revised
it’s layout. It went from print size A3 to A22.
It’s pages were news from the Pearl River Delta
in Guangzhou. The rest were financial and sports news.
The daily commentary page, two to four pages of China news,
and two to three international news in the original have all disappeared.
An employee of “New Express” revealed on a microblog
that they received a chief editor’s office notification.
“From now on, no news outside of Guangdong province
will be reported, even telephone interviews.
All domestic and international news pages are cancelled.
Views Weekly and Avenue magazine are cancelled.
In-depth commentary cannot involve domestic news,
no matter whether they are positive or negative comments."
On the same day, the newspaper office held a meeting
to announce that the editor in chief, Lu Fumin
was transferred to director of political news
at Yangcheng Evening News.
The president Li Yihang is acting as editor-in-chief.
Lu Fumin also confirmed his leaving on his microblog.
“…happy to work with the New Express. But based on work
requirements, from today, I will return to the political news office of Yangcheng Evening News."
The purging of the New Express could be directly caused
by a replication of the Jinan Daily article.
『Years as Educated Youth of the Members of the
Central Political Bureau’, according to microblogs.
This story involves many members of the CCP Central
Political Bureau, who had been educated in their youth.
This includes top 18th NPC candidates, like Xi Jinping,
Li Keqiang, Wang Qishan, Li Yuanchao and Zhang Dejiang.
Chinese Studies expert Zhao Yuanming: “It doesn’t matter.
It is a news organization, so it could do some speculation,
or preliminary investigation of something going to happen.
At this very moment, the high-level are purging it.
It is actually a reflection of high-level fighting in the CCP.”
Aside from the New Express, Guangzhou readers left
a message on a microblog on the same day on Southern Metropolis Daily.
“The commentary edition has only four pages
remaining, which is horrible."
On its electronic versions, readers could
not find the whole Review Weekly.
An insider said on the microblog: “Just look at the New
Express, then you could understand all.”
Radio France Internationale said it has confirmed that
the command to make the changes was issued
by the CCP Guangdong Provincial Propaganda Department.
In early May, Tuo Zhen, Vice President of Xinhua News
Agency from Beijing took over as Minister of Guangdong Provincial Propaganda Department.
This replaced Lin Xiong, former
Secretary of Premier Wen Jiabao.
China expert Zhao Yuanming commented that the changes
to the New Express reflect CCP leadership infighting.
Zhao Yuanming: “Wang Yang belongs
to the democratic reform faction.
He is the provincial party secretary in the people’s mind.
To do some tricks in propaganda to embarrass him,
to expect some influence and change the political situation,
is a method used consistently within the CCP struggles."
On the afternoon of July 17, Liu Ziyu, an in-depth investigative
reporter for the New Express, sent a message on a microblog.
China News, international news and commentary
pages will be back to normal in publication.
Its official microblogging immediately
forwarded this message.
