Guiding Public Opinion Correctly

Chinese society may be better off without this junk on TV, but the People's Republic of China lingo in this article is great. And this is an excellent example of the quality of our government sponsored newpapers over here:

Recently, some local TV stations broadcast a program about plastic surgeries called Meilai Meili Xinyue and some other programs related with transsexual operation. These programs full of horrible and bloody scenes did not set a good example in guiding the public opinion. The contents were lowbrow and the production was made with lavish spending. Targeting at a high viewing rate, local censorship bodies neglected their duty by allowing these programs to pass censorship check too easily. The programs have stirred great controversy among the public after they were aired on TV, the notification said.

In order to guide public opinion correctly and fight against lowbrow programs, in order to raise media's influence and credibility among the public and to safeguard its good image in society, SARFT requires that starting from the day when the notification was publicized, all local broadcasting institutions should not design, produce or broadcast any programs in which the masses get involved in public events related with plastic surgeries or transsexual operations (any news, feature programs, or talk shows that focus on this topic are also forbidden). If such programs are being made or broadcast in any local radio or TV stations, they should be banned immediately.

The program contained a lot of contents about plastic surgeries. Some ordinary people were invited to the program and the whole process in which they were taking the plastic surgeries was broadcast live to the audience. Many netizens say they feel awful after seeing the detailed process of the surgeries.