【新唐人2012年7月18日讯】7月16号，隶属《羊城晚报》报业集团的《新快报》内部出现大震荡，报纸大幅改版，撤销国内新闻、国际新闻和评论版。报社同一天召开大会，宣布总编辑调任。除了《新快报》遭整肃外，《南方都市报》评论版也遭遇瘦身。外界认为，广东报系的的震荡是18大前高层博弈的反应。
16号出版的《新快报》大幅改版，从A3到A22版面都是广州或珠三角新闻，其余是财经和体育消息。原本每天的1个评论版、2到4个“中国新闻”、和2到3个“国际新闻”版面全部消失。
有《新快报》员工在微博上透露，“接总编室通知：以后所有广东省外题材全部不做。哪怕电话采访也不可以。国内国际新闻版撤，意见周刊、大道周刊撤，所有评论深度报导都不能碰国内新闻，无论正面负面。”
同一天，报社召开大会，宣布总编辑陆扶民调任《羊城晚报》政文新闻部主任，由社长李宜航暂代总编。陆扶民也发微博证实了离开的消息。他说“能与《新快报》一起成长是我人生一大幸事。但根据工作需要，从今天起，本人重返《羊城晚报》政文新闻部工作。”
《新快报》此番遭到整肃，据微博消息说，直接导火线可能是因为日前转载了《济南日报》一篇题为《政治局委员们的知青岁月》的文章。这篇报导涉及多名有知青背景的中共中央政治局委员，包括十八大入常热门人选的习近平、李克强、王岐山、李源潮和张德江。
中国问题研究专家赵远明：“本身这行为没有什么可非议的，因为它是新闻机构，对于将要发生的事情做一种报导，做一种推断，或做一种前期的探讨都可以。但是你赶上这时候了，上面要做文章要拿你开刀了，是中共上层斗争在下边的一个反应。”
除了《新快报》遭整肃外，有广州地区的读者在微博上留言说，同一天出版的《南方都市报》评论版“剩下4个版，惨不忍睹”。而《南都》网站的电子版报纸上，则找不到整个评论周刊。一位《南都》内部人士在微博上表示，原因只要“看看新快报，啥都明白了。”
《法国国际广播电台》说，目前可以确认，下达《新快报》整肃命令的是中共广东省委宣传部。5月初，北京空降《新华社》副社长庹震，接替了原温家宝总理秘书林雄，出任中共广东省委宣传部长。
中国问题研究专家赵远明认为，《新快报》出现的大震荡是中共高层双方拼打中，折射出的刀光剑影。
赵远明：“汪洋是民主改革派，在有些人心目当中，你当省委书记啊！在宣传方面，给你做一做手脚，让你难堪，试图在政治局面上有所影响和改变，这些都是中共内部斗争惯用的一种手法。”
不过，《新快报》深度调查记者刘子瑜16号下午发微博又说，《新快报》会从17号起，正常出版“中国新闻”、“国际新闻”“评论版”等原有版面。《新快报》的官方微博随即转发了这条微博。
采访编辑/刘惠 后制/薛莉
Why Changes at Yangcheng Newspaper Group
On July 16, “New Express”, part of the Yangcheng Evening
Newspaper Group has experienced large internal changes.
The newspaper has had substantial revisions, withdrawing
domestic news, international news and commentary pages.
On the same day, they held a meeting
to announce the editor-in-chief transferring.
In addition to the purging of “New Express”,
Southern Metropolis Daily has also been downsized.
Observers believe that the changes in the Guangdong
newspaper group reflects infighting at high-level of the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) before
the 18th National People’s Congress (NPC).
On July 16, “New Express” substantially revised
it’s layout. It went from print size A3 to A22.
It’s pages were news from the Pearl River Delta
in Guangzhou. The rest were financial and sports news.
The daily commentary page, two to four pages of China news,
and two to three international news in the original have all disappeared.
An employee of “New Express” revealed on a microblog
that they received a chief editor’s office notification.
“From now on, no news outside of Guangdong province
will be reported, even telephone interviews.
All domestic and international news pages are cancelled.
Views Weekly and Avenue magazine are cancelled.
In-depth commentary cannot involve domestic news,
no matter whether they are positive or negative comments."
On the same day, the newspaper office held a meeting
to announce that the editor in chief, Lu Fumin
was transferred to director of political news
at Yangcheng Evening News.
The president Li Yihang is acting as editor-in-chief.
Lu Fumin also confirmed his leaving on his microblog.
“…happy to work with the New Express. But based on work
requirements, from today, I will return to the political news office of Yangcheng Evening News."
The purging of the New Express could be directly caused
by a replication of the Jinan Daily article.
‘Years as Educated Youth of the Members of the
Central Political Bureau’, according to microblogs.
This story involves many members of the CCP Central
Political Bureau, who had been educated in their youth.
This includes top 18th NPC candidates, like Xi Jinping,
Li Keqiang, Wang Qishan, Li Yuanchao and Zhang Dejiang.
Chinese Studies expert Zhao Yuanming: “It doesn’t matter.
It is a news organization, so it could do some speculation,
or preliminary investigation of something going to happen.
At this very moment, the high-level are purging it.
It is actually a reflection of high-level fighting in the CCP.”
Aside from the New Express, Guangzhou readers left
a message on a microblog on the same day on Southern Metropolis Daily.
“The commentary edition has only four pages
remaining, which is horrible."
On its electronic versions, readers could
not find the whole Review Weekly.
An insider said on the microblog: “Just look at the New
Express, then you could understand all.”
Radio France Internationale said it has confirmed that
the command to make the changes was issued
by the CCP Guangdong Provincial Propaganda Department.
In early May, Tuo Zhen, Vice President of Xinhua News
Agency from Beijing took over as Minister of Guangdong Provincial Propaganda Department.
This replaced Lin Xiong, former
Secretary of Premier Wen Jiabao.
China expert Zhao Yuanming commented that the changes
to the New Express reflect CCP leadership infighting.
Zhao Yuanming: “Wang Yang belongs
to the democratic reform faction.
He is the provincial party secretary in the people’s mind.
To do some tricks in propaganda to embarrass him,
to expect some influence and change the political situation,
is a method used consistently within the CCP struggles."
On the afternoon of July 17, Liu Ziyu, an in-depth investigative
reporter for the New Express, sent a message on a microblog.
China News, international news and commentary
pages will be back to normal in publication.
Its official microblogging immediately
forwarded this message.
