有偿沉默

有偿沉默

yǒu cháng chén mò

paid silence

The Chinese phrase "有偿沉默," translated as "paid silence," refers to an unlawful activity of a major Chinese business news website 21cbh.com. The news portal extorted money from companies in return for favorable coverage and withholding negative news reports on the site. If companies refused, the website would publish their negative information.

"有偿沉默" 是指某国内媒体向企业用户进行"新闻敲诈",收取"保护费" 的一种违法行为.

21世纪网通过公关公司招揽介绍和业内新闻记者物色筛选等方式,寻找具有"上市""拟上市""重组""转型"等题材的上市公司或知名企业作为"目标"对象.对于愿意"合作"的企业,在收取高额费用后,通过夸大正面事实或掩盖负面问题进行"正面报道"；对不与之合作的企业,在21世纪网等平台发布负面报道,以此要挟企业投放广告或签订合作协议,单位和个人从中获取高额广告费或好处费.

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