The media are the "gatekeeper" of information, so they should carefully examine suspicious online news and alleviate the excited netizens. The "Tort Liability Act" had taken effect on July 1, 2010, stipulating that micro-blogs, forums and social networking sites have the joint responsibility to netizens' infringing of the individual privacy of others. The legal circle should also stand out to clarify the boundary of rights of officials and Internet users: Officials have the right of social resource allocations, which should accept the supervision of the public and the media, but their personal privacy should be respected and protected. Netizens should undertake due legal and moral responsibilities for their false news.
Compared with the situation that everyone can send messages on micro-blogs, traditional media are more suitable to dig the anti-corruption clues and disclose the truth. They can make accurate judgments on the nature of the case and its social impact, and they are self-disciplined because releasing false news will damage their professional reputation. In the Internet era, especially in the face of increasing pressure from public opinions, the question that whether the traditional media can serve as the "filter" of chaotic Internet information, so as to build a stable, open, tolerant and rational cyberspace for public opinions is worth thinking about.
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