Journalists should do their jobs even when they are fans

A reporter from Xinhua News Agency, has aroused hot discussions recently because she released an interview and a reporter's log with famous actor Chen Daoming during the ongoing sessions of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which were written from the view of a fan instead of a professional journalist. Comments:

Professionals might give a low rating of the reports and suspect her professionalism. The problem is, a fan's psychology is too popular in China, and, even though a journalist, she cannot be immune.

Ma Shaohua, an associate professor at Renmin University of China, March 8