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Shanghai United Media Group
FormationOctober 28, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-10-28)
TypeState media
Headquarters755 Weihai Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai
Parent organization
Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Websitewww.sumg.com.cn Edit this at Wikidata
Shanghai United Media Group
Simplified Chinese上海报业集团
Traditional Chinese上海報業集團
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShànghǎi Bàoyè Jítuán

Shanghai United Media Group, SUMG (Chinese: 上海报业集团) is a state media company of the People's Republic of China overseen by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1] The headquarter of the Group is located at 755 Weihai Road in Shanghai.[2]

As of September 2024, the Media and Journalism Research Center evaluated the Shanghai United Media Group to be "State Controlled Media" under its State Media Matrix.[3][4]

History

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On the afternoon of September 2, 2013, Han Zheng, then Secretary of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee convened a special meeting in the conference room of the Municipal Committee to address the reform of the newspaper industry in Shanghai.[5] Approved on October 28, 2013, the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee officially established the Shanghai United Media Group, with Han Zheng unveiling its plaque. Qiu Xin [zh], previously the director of Shanghai Radio and Television Station and president of Shanghai Oriental Media Group, has been appointed president of SUMG; Gao Yunfei (media) [zh], former vice president of Wenhui–Xinmin United Press Group (Chinese: 文汇新民集团), has been appointed vice president and general manager; and Cheng Feng, former chairman of Shanghai State-owned Assets Management Company (Chinese: 上海国资经营公司), has been appointed vice president and deputy general manager of SUMG.[6] Following the formation of the SUMG, the three principal newspapers, Jiefang Daily, Wen Wei Po, and Xinmin Evening News, reinstated their legal entity status.[7][8][9]

Following the merger and establishment of the SUMG, the News Evening Post, Oriental Morning Post, and other newspapers were suspended. Concurrently, 2,404 people underwent triage, and long-term losses along with insolvent, inefficient assets were eliminated. On January 1, 2014, its Jiefang Daily new media initiative, Shanghai Observatory (subsequently renamed Shanghai Observer [zh]), was officially launched. On January 16, the SUMG invested in financial and economic new media projects, acquiring shares with China Mobile, Hony Capital, and others, under the leadership of He Li's team. The overarching concept was a "cultural and financial platform," subsequently launched as Jiemian News.[10] In July 2014, the new media project The Paper was introduced, followed by the launch of several additional new media platforms.[11]

In January 2017, Shanghai Printing Group [zh], previously associated with SUMG, was moved to Shanghai Century Publishing Group.[12][13] On May 29, 2020, the Shanghai Municipal State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) transferred 43.63% of eastday.com [zh]'s shares, previously held by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, to the SUMG without compensation.[14]

In October 2020, the United States Department of State designated Jiefang Daily and Xinmin Evening News as foreign missions of the Chinese government.[15][16]

In June 2022, the Shanghai United Media Group launched an "Integrated Media Studio Empowerment Plan" in concert with ByteDance and Tencent to develop domestic and foreign influencers.[17]

In October 2023, the Shanghai United Media Group launched an international communication center called the Shanghai Global News Network (SGNN).[18] It operates social media accounts under the ShanghaiEye brand.[19]: 11 

On November 11, 2024, Shanghai Newspaper Group declared the official commencement of a new phase of reforms and simultaneously revealed the reform plan. Commencing January 1, 2025, Jiefang Daily, Wen Wei Po, and New People's Evening News migrated to Shanghai Observer [zh]. Literature News was integrated into Wen Wei Po and the Literature persisted in paper publication while also transitioning to the online platform. News Morning Post was also subject to modification.[20]

Publications

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There are a variety of publications under the Shanghai United Press Group, including:

Subsidiaries

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tatlow, Didi Kirsten (April 5, 2016). "Digital Paper in China Covers Contentious Issues, Now in English". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Duan, P. (2022). Innovations of China’s Mainstream Media Convergence. Springer Nature Singapore. p. 118. ISBN 978-981-16-9146-1. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  3. ^ "Shanghai United Media Group". State Media Monitor. Media and Journalism Research Center. September 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Typology". State Media Monitor. Media and Journalism Research Center. May 25, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "上海報業集團「轉場」背後：韓正的憂慮與香港的機遇". 香港01 (in Chinese). October 30, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  6. ^ "裘新任上海报业集团党委书记、社长". 组织人事 --中国共产党新闻网 (in Chinese). October 28, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  7. ^ Shanghai Municipal Government. "Press Group Celebrates" Archived August 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. July 26, 2008. Accessed December 18, 2014.
  8. ^ Office of Shanghai Chronicles. "25". Archived June 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Accessed December 18, 2014.
  9. ^ Meng, B. (2018). The Politics of Chinese Media: Consensus and Contestation. China in Transformation. Palgrave Macmillan US. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-137-46214-5. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  10. ^ "传统媒体新闻客户端的现状及其发展建议". paper.people.com.cn (in Chinese). July 1, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  11. ^ "《东方早报》完成转型 澎湃新闻引进国有战略投资者-新华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  12. ^ "《新时期出版印刷企业重组整合现状专题报告》 出版印刷业战略性重组提速扩围_前沿观点_中国甘肃网". 中国甘肃网_甘肃省权威主流媒体 外宣窗口 (in Chinese). November 13, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  13. ^ "上海报业集团成立". 新浪上海_最新鲜的新闻资讯生活_新浪网 (in Chinese). October 28, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "上海报业集团、上海东方网股份有限公司实施联合重组". media.people.com.cn (in Chinese). May 29, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Pompeo says U.S. designates six more Chinese media firms as foreign missions". Reuters. October 21, 2020. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  16. ^ "Designation of Additional PRC Propaganda Outlets as Foreign Missions". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  17. ^ Bagshaw, Eryk (November 26, 2023). "The hired-gun influencers who are 'ready to stand up for China'". The Age. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  18. ^ "Shanghai United Media Group launches international communication center". Shanghai Daily. October 26, 2023. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  19. ^ Thorne, Devin (December 10, 2024). "China's Propaganda Expansion: Inside the Rise of International Communication Centers (ICCs)" (PDF). Recorded Future. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  20. ^ "上海报业集团启动新一轮改革". 文汇报_新浪财经_新浪网 (in Chinese). November 11, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
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