Two departments： 7 cases are not allowed to sign up for the professional qualification examination for journalists.
Cctv newsOn January 10th, the website of the State Press and Publication Administration reported that the State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security recently issued the Measures for Journalists’ Professional Qualification Examination and the Implementation Rules for Journalists’ Professional Qualification Examination. The "Examination Measures" clearly stipulates that people who have one of the following circumstances may not sign up for the professional qualification examination for journalists, and the registration that has already gone through the registration procedures is invalid, and the examination results that have already taken the examination are invalid:
(1) Having received criminal punishment;
(2) Being expelled from public office;
(three) by the party discipline, government punishment period is not full;
(4) Being listed in the record of bad business practices in news editing and within the period of business restriction;
(five) forged academic qualifications and work experience certificates;
(six) because of serious dishonesty, the relevant state units identified as the object of joint punishment for dishonesty and included in the national credit information sharing platform;
(7) Other circumstances stipulated by the State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
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Measures for professional qualification examination of journalists
Chapter I General Principles
Article 1 In order to thoroughly implement Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought of the Supreme Leader in the New Era and the spirit of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China, uphold and strengthen the Party’s overall leadership over propaganda and ideological work, implement the requirements of the Party in charge of propaganda, ideology and media, strengthen the management of news gathering and editing teams, standardize the order of news gathering and editing, and promote the development of the journalism of the Party and the country, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Setting Administrative Permissions for Administrative Examination and Approval Items that Need to Be Preserved and the relevant provisions of the State on the management of professional qualifications.
Article 2 The State shall implement an access professional qualification system for journalists, which shall be incorporated into the unified planning of the national professional and technical personnel professional qualification system.
Article 3 The professional qualification examination for journalists is aimed at the employees who have already joined the news organizations to assess whether they have the necessary political literacy, professional ability and professional ethics for news gathering and editing.
The term "news unit" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the unit approved by the relevant competent departments of the state according to law and included in the scope of issuance of journalists’ cards.
Article 4 Personnel engaged in news gathering and editing in news organizations in People’s Republic of China (PRC) shall pass the professional qualification examination for journalists and obtain a journalist’s card according to law.
Article 5 The national unified examination system shall be implemented for the professional qualification examination of journalists, which shall be organized by the state in a unified way, with unified time, unified outline, unified examination questions and unified standards.
Article 6 Journalists’ professional qualification examination shall adhere to the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness, and the organization of the examination shall be subject to supervision by supervisory organs, secret organs and the society.
Chapter II Examination Organization
Article 7 The professional qualification examination for journalists shall be conducted under the unified leadership of the State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and the specific examination work shall be entrusted to the Personnel Examination Center of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security for organization and implementation.
The local examination work is jointly undertaken by the administrative departments of press and publication of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the administrative departments of human resources and social security. The specific division of responsibilities shall be determined by local governments through consultation.
Article 8 The State Press and Publication Administration is responsible for examining and approving examination subjects, examination outlines and examination topics, and researching and establishing examination question banks.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is responsible for organizing and implementing the examination work, inspecting, supervising and guiding the examination together with the State Press and Publication Administration, and determining the qualified standards.
Chapter III Examination Registration
Article 9 Those who sign up for the professional qualification examination for journalists must abide by the Constitution and laws of People’s Republic of China (PRC), support the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s leadership and the socialist system, conscientiously study, publicize and implement the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, resolutely implement the Party’s theory, line, principles and policies, adhere to the correct political orientation, public opinion orientation, news ambition and work orientation, love journalism and abide by professional ethics.
Article 10 A person who signs up for the professional qualification examination for journalists shall meet the following conditions in addition to the basic conditions listed in Article 9 of these Measures:
(1) Having full capacity for civil conduct;
(2) Having a college degree or above;
(3) Having a labor contract with or within the establishment of a news unit, and if the news unit is a member of the unincorporated editorial department, it must be a member of the establishment of the competent (sponsoring) unit of the news unit or have a labor contract with the competent (sponsoring) unit.
Article 11 A person under any of the following circumstances may not sign up for the professional qualification examination for journalists, and the registration that has gone through the registration formalities is invalid, and the examination results that have already taken the examination are invalid:
(1) Having received criminal punishment;
(2) Being expelled from public office;
(three) by the party discipline, government punishment period is not full;
(4) Being listed in the record of bad business practices in news editing and within the period of business restriction;
(five) forged academic qualifications and work experience certificates;
(six) because of serious dishonesty, the relevant state units identified as the object of joint punishment for dishonesty and included in the national credit information sharing platform;
(7) Other circumstances stipulated by the State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Article 12. Those who take the exam must apply in person, with the approval of the news unit where they are located, complete the registration according to the procedures and requirements stipulated by the examination management institution of the local administrative department of human resources and social security, and take the exam at the designated time and place with the admission ticket and ID card.
The personnel in charge of the central unit and the host news unit shall take the exam and implement the principle of territorial management.
Chapter IV Examination Contents
Article 13 The content and proposition scope of the professional qualification examination for journalists shall be subject to the outline of the professional qualification examination for journalists published by the State Press and Publication Administration.
Fourteenth journalists’ professional qualification examination set up basic subjects and professional subjects, and comprehensively assessed the political literacy, professional ability and professional ethics that candidates should have in news gathering and editing.
Chapter V Examination Methods
Fifteenth journalists’ professional qualification examination is held once a year in principle, and the specific examination date is determined according to the annual professional qualification examination work plan of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Sixteenth journalists’ professional qualification examination shall be conducted by paper-and-pencil examination or electronic examination.
Seventeenth journalists’ professional qualification examination shall be marked uniformly throughout the country, and the qualified scores shall be determined uniformly. The examination results and qualified scores shall be announced by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Chapter VI Handling of Examination Violation
Eighteenth candidates in the examination of violations of discipline, in accordance with the provisions of professional and technical personnel qualification examination violations; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated by judicial organs according to law, and journalists shall not take the professional qualification examination for life.
Candidates and other relevant personnel who violate the administration of public security shall be dealt with by the public security organs; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated by judicial organs according to law.
Nineteenth examination staff who violate work discipline shall be punished according to the relevant provisions, depending on the circumstances and consequences; If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated by judicial organs according to law.
Chapter VII Qualification Management
Article 20 The State Press and Publication Administration shall establish a journalist’s professional qualification database and integrity file, and input the relevant information of those who have passed the journalist’s professional qualification examination and those who have made corresponding treatment according to Article 18 of these Measures into the journalist’s professional qualification database and integrity file, and provide online inquiry service for candidates, news organizations and press and publication management departments.
Twenty-first journalists who have passed the professional qualification examination shall apply for a journalist’s card by their news units according to the regulations.
Article 22 The State shall administer the practice access of journalists according to law, and the State Press and Publication Administration shall uniformly issue journalists’ cards.
Chapter VIII Supplementary Provisions
Twenty-third before the implementation of these measures, those who have obtained the qualification of news gathering and editing recognized by the relevant departments of the State Council or have valid journalist cards shall be deemed to have passed the professional qualification examination for journalists.
Article 24 These Measures shall be interpreted by the State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security according to the division of responsibilities.
Twenty-fifth these Measures shall come into force as of July 1, 2023. Other relevant provisions, which are inconsistent with these measures, shall be implemented in accordance with these measures.
Detailed rules for the implementation of the professional qualification examination for journalists
Article 1 These Detailed Rules are formulated in accordance with the Measures for the Examination of Journalists’ Professional Qualification and relevant laws and regulations.
Article 2 The State Press and Publication Administration shall set up a national professional qualification examination expert committee for journalists, which shall be responsible for drawing up the examination outline, examination proposition, examination marking, and putting forward the examination qualification standards.
The State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security set up the National Journalists’ Professional Qualification Examination Office, which is located in the State Press and Publication Administration and is responsible for the examination outline, examination questions approval, examination supervision and inspection, and undertakes the daily management of the examination.
Article 3 The professional qualification examination for journalists includes two subjects: Basic Knowledge of News and Practice of News Editing.
The two subjects were tested in the morning and afternoon on the same day, and the test time for each subject was 3 hours.
Article 4 Journalists’ professional qualification examination results shall be managed in a rolling way with a period of two years. Candidates must pass all the examinations in two consecutive examination years before they can obtain the qualification certificate of journalists’ professional qualification examination results. The qualified certificate shall be produced and issued by the Personnel Testing Center of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security entrusted by the State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Article 5 In principle, the test sites for journalists’ professional qualification examinations are located in colleges and universities in municipalities directly under the Central Government and provincial capitals, designated schools for senior high school entrance examinations and college entrance examinations, or special places built by examination institutions, and priority is given to the standardized examination sites for personnel examinations and educational examinations.
Article 6 The outline of the professional qualification examination for journalists shall be announced to the public six months before the annual examination, so as to ensure that the candidates know the examination requirements in time and make full study and preparation for the exam.
Seventh journalists occupation qualification examination adhere to the principle of avoidance and the principle of separation of examination and training. Experts and staff who participate in the examination of questions and marking papers shall not take part in the examination, nor shall they participate in or hold training related to the examination content; Units and institutions participating in the organization and implementation of the examination shall not hold training related to the examination content.
Candidates participate in the training and adhere to the principle of voluntariness.
Article 8 The work related to examinations and the secret grade of examination papers shall be determined in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state. Examination implementation agencies at all levels shall, jointly with relevant departments, earnestly do a good job in the security and confidentiality of all aspects of the examination.
Ninth relevant institutions, experts and staff involved in the organization and implementation of the examination shall strictly implement the relevant laws and regulations on the qualification examination of professional and technical personnel and abide by the examination discipline.
Article 10 The State Press and Publication Administration and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Detailed Rules according to the division of responsibilities.
Eleventh these rules shall come into force as of July 1, 2023. Other relevant provisions, where inconsistent with these rules, shall be implemented in accordance with these rules.