Relevant departments of CCTV responded to the alleged fraud in the award-winning news photos of ＂Tibetan antelope＂
CCTV.com News: In response to an article published by the media recently that the bronze prize work "The Qinghai-Tibet Railway opens a life channel for wild animals" was fraudulent, CCTV International website interviewed the heads of relevant CCTV departments exclusively on February 16th.
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The person in charge said that The Annual Selection of CCTV Photo News Affecting 2006 was sponsored by CCTV, undertaken by China FotoPress, and sponsored by Xinhua Daily Telegraph, Workers Daily, China Youth Daily, Beijing Evening News and Xinmin Evening News. The jury consists of senior professionals such as China Photographers Association, Xinhua Daily Telegraph, Workers Daily, China Youth Daily, China Daily, People’s Photography, China News Weekly, China News Service, China Photography and Xinmin Evening News.
Among the seven selection rules announced to the public, the first one emphasizes that "all entries must conform to the recognized principle of authenticity in the photo contest." The original image shall not be changed for the entries. The organizer does not modify the participating works. " In view of the works submitted by professionals, the selection also clearly stipulates that "the entries must be original works shot after January 1, 2006 and published in domestic legal media." During this period, from thousands of published photos, the organizing committee of the selection activity finally selected ten photos with the first, second and third prizes after initial evaluation and re-evaluation. Liu Weiqiang, a reporter from Daqing Evening News, won the bronze prize for his news photo "Qinghai-Tibet Railway opens a life channel for wildlife" taken on June 23, 2006.
The person in charge said that the reason why the Qinghai-Tibet Railway opens a life channel for wild animals was selected was that the news picture had been published by Xinhua News Agency and other media; Second, the author himself thinks that the picture is original and meets the requirements of the selection rules. In view of whether the picture is original or not, the reporter also specially tuned the program materials of the award party at that time. The following is the dialogue between CCTV host Annabel Lee and Liu Weiqiang at the awarding ceremony-
Annabel Lee: First of all, congratulations to you, Liu Weiqiang. I also want to tell you that Liu Weiqiang got the news the latest among all our winners today. When did you get the news?
Liu Weiqiang: The day before.
Annabel Lee: I just found out the day before. Where were you when our staff called you?
Liu Weiqiang: In no man’s land, no man’s land in Hoh Xil.
Annabel Lee: So you’ve had a hard time getting here, haven’t you?
Liu Weiqiang: I didn’t plan to come here after I got the news, because it’s the mating season for Tibetan antelopes, and this moment is rare, but I think since I can be given a chance, I’ll get here anyway.
Annabel Lee: You think it’s an opportunity for Tibetan antelope to receive the prize.
Liu Weiqiang: I think so.
Annabel Lee: Look at this photo of you. What are the chances that you, the train and the Tibetan antelope will be in the same time and space in a no-man’s land at an altitude of four or five kilometers?
Liu Weiqiang: In the language of photography, this is a moment, very short, because the Tibetan antelope, a creature, is very timid by nature, and it has run away when people are far away. When I took this photo, I dug a bunker in front, which was more than half a meter deep. I was in the bunker and covered it with something, so the Tibetan antelope was lucky enough to rush to my camera from the opposite side. Actually, it was only a few seconds when the Tibetan antelope passed by, but I waited in the bunker for eight days.
Annabel Lee: Eight days?
Liu Weiqiang: Right.
Annabel Lee: Eight days. Does eight days mean eight days and nights? Eight 24 hours?
Liu Weiqiang: Almost eight 24 hours.
Annabel Lee: When you wait until the seventh day, how do you know that the sheep will definitely come on the eighth day? What should I do if I don’t come on the eighth day and the tenth day?
Liu Weiqiang: I will wait. In fact, I also know that even if I wait for eight days or even eighteen days, I may not be able to wait for this moment. But as a reporter, I should stick to it for a beautiful moment. I can wait, let alone eight days, eighteen days and twenty-eight days, because I have been shooting Tibetan antelopes since March.
Annabel Lee: Tibetan antelope is the subject of this group of photos. The place you chose, trains and tracks are very important subjects. What is the purpose of taking this photo here?
Liu Weiqiang: I want to show the harmony between Tibetan antelopes, trains, people and nature on July 1, 2006. I want to express it with one of my pictures, because the earth belongs to everyone, and the harmony between people and animals is what everyone expects.
Annabel Lee: Did you rush to our site to receive the prize? Will you go back immediately or go home to have a look?
Liu Weiqiang: I will fly back to Golmud on my plane tomorrow, because the mating season of Tibetan antelopes is very short. I have photographed all the four seasons of Tibetan antelopes in one year, except for the last scene of Tibetan antelopes’ love. I want to get it. At this time next year, I will call on 2.7 million Daqing people to donate money to Tibetan antelopes in China in the name of Daqing Evening News, as long as my picture can make everyone know more about Tibetan antelopes and Tibetan antelopes.
During the interview, the person in charge told reporters that CCTV attaches great importance to relevant media reports, and is closely monitoring the progress of the situation with the composition of the jury and professionals, and will make further responses and treatments based on the survey results.
Editor: Huo Junxia