China News Agency (中通社) on 27 October reported that Xinhua News Agency director Tian Congming director 田聰明had been elected new chairman of All China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會), or ACJA.
Quoting Beijing observers, Hong Kong Wen Wei Po said the election hinted that there would changes in the leadership of several major central media. Tian was transferred from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, or SARFT, to become Xinhua's director in 2000.
As Tian is expected not to continue his term of office at Xinhua with his election as ACJA chairman, analysts said, the music chairs of key media organizations in Beijing will be adjusted.
According to Wen Wei Po, ACJA is regarded as a "national people's organization" with a strong official flavour. Past ACJA chairmen such as Hu Qiaomu (胡喬木), Deng Tuo (鄧拓) and Wu Lengxi (吳冷西) are important figures of Chinese communist ideology. Last ACJA chairman Zhao Huaze (邵華澤) was formerly People's Daily director and is dean of journalism and communications department at Peking University.
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