internet - Job: internet commentator
Beautiful Suqian

While I was offline, international media picked up the story of the Nanfang Daily in Guangzhou that local governments in China now employ official commentators who should roam the internet and leave their comments promoting the official governmental viewpoints. Fortunately, ESWN posts the whole translated article, since the internet nanny still prefers to ban in stead of giving its own comments. The original story has been removed from the website of the Nanfang Daily.
In Suqian city, Jiangsu Province, this provides work for 26 people, so if this takes off we look at a whole new industry.
From the article:

"The Internet commentators will lead public opinion as ordinary netizens. This is important, and it is also the most effective way." Ma Zhichun emphasized. According to the "Practical ideas on Suqian City Internet opinion," the Internet commentators has the option of using the status of official spokespersons when something major breaks out in order to clarify the truth.
The young Lu Ruchao has the job of being the "opinion police" at the Internet chatroom. Recently, Lu Ruchao noticed that some chatroom visitors were complaining that the police tended to sound their siren while rushing down the main street, thus disturbing half the city. In the ensuing comments, the discussion by the netizens turned into criticisms of the police as a whole.
Lu Ruchao immediately followed up by explaining that when a police car sounds a siren, they must have an emergency and so they should not be criticized. Lu said emotionally, "We have to face knives and guns while on duty every day. How can they criticize us? Of course, I have to turn their opinions around."

This might actually be a good idea, as long as they identify themselves as 'official' commentators. It shows that local governments realize the importance of the internet, at least in Jiangsu Province.

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