While interviewing in Shenzhen, a journalist who claimed to be a Longhua street office officer snatched the camera, resulting in the camera being forcibly taken away. After the reporter called the police, the police arrived at the scene to deal with it. Later, the head of the publicity department of the Longhua Street Office confirmed that it was the street staff who snatched the reporter's camera.
It turned out that during the filming, the security personnel inquired about the content of the shooting, and the reporter told that it was just some empty shots, and the staff checked the documents and left. Later, a staff member from Longhua Street came to check the reporter's credentials, and after the two reporters provided their work cards, the staff said that they could not film, and snatched the camera, and the reporter then called the police.
In this regard, the propaganda department of the Shenzhen Longhua District Party Committee and the leaders of Longhua Street have apologized to reporters and colleagues and taken back the camera. After the incident, Longhua Street suspended the relevant staff for inspection, initiated accountability procedures, and said that it would comprehensively strengthen staff management to avoid the recurrence of such incidents. The latest report shows that the person involved has been dismissed from his post.
The matter has aroused widespread attention, as well as concerns about the freedom of media and public rights. We need to seriously think about how to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the media in the process of interviewing, safeguard public rights and interests, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.