Media Reports
Contemporaneous domestic and international coverage, catalogued as press material, not primary fact
Contemporaneous and later domestic and international media coverage — newspaper, radio, television, and wire-service reporting. This material is catalogued as press coverage, not treated as primary fact, and is used to support a specific claim only when corroborated by the Official Archive or other primary sources; uncorroborated claims are explicitly flagged as such. See Sources & Methodology for the standard used to vet entries.
Published entries
| Title | Outlet/Source | Publish date | Corroboration | Rights status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “惊心动魄的七五八大洪水” (“The Harrowing ‘758’ Great Flood”) | Guangming Net / 《中华读书报》(China Reading Weekly) | Nov 15, 2000 | Not yet individually verified | Cited only |
| 《社会能见度》”七五·八警示录” (documentary segment) | China Network Television (CCTV documentary channel) | Aug 23, 2012 | Not yet individually verified | Cited only |
| CCTV History Channel: Recalling the “75.8” Flood | China Network Television (CCTV) | Not stated | Not yet individually verified | Cited only |
| “Inside the Central Government’s Emergency Rescue of Zhumadian’s Flood” | China Youth Daily / cyol.com | Aug 28, 2007 | Not yet individually verified | Cited only |
| “A Witness’s Memory of ‘75.8’” | Guangming Net / 《文摘报》(Digest News) | Aug 28, 2012 | Not yet individually verified; the title suggests a first-hand witness account, worth checking and possibly moving to Personal Records > Online instead | Cited only |
| “Visiting Wugang’s Shimantan Reservoir, the ‘First Dam of Huai River Harnessing’” | Henan Radio and Television | c. 2021 (part of the CCP centenary “奋斗百年路 启航新征程” series) | Not yet individually verified | Cited only |
| Li Jinming, “Agricultural Minister Sha Feng in the Fight Against Zhumadian’s ‘75.8’ Flood Disaster” | Originally published in 《党史博览》(Party History Overview), Issue 6, 2023; this link is a reposted copy on 红色文化网 (hswh.org.cn, “Red Culture Net”) | Reposted Sept 29, 2023 (original in 2023 Issue 6) | Sha Feng served as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry; per this site’s Central condolence telegrams personnel list, he was one of the central delegation’s deputy heads, confirming the piece’s relevance. Specific factual details are not yet individually verified | Cited only |
红色文化网 (hswh.org.cn) is a commentary site with a distinct ideological stance; it’s noted here only as the source where this repost was found — readers should treat the original 《党史博览》 publication as authoritative. Listing this link does not imply endorsement of the hosting site’s broader positions or other content. These links were confirmed accessible at the time of cataloging. Being from a credible outlet does not mean every factual claim in a given piece (especially casualty figures) has been verified — each still needs to be checked against the standard in Sources & Methodology before citing.
Entry format
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Title | Report title |
| Outlet/Source | Newspaper, radio station, TV station, or news agency |
| Publish date | Date the report was published |
| Summary | A brief, non-verbatim description of the report’s content |
| Corroboration | Whether it’s corroborated by this site’s Official Archive or other primary sources; uncorroborated content must be flagged |
| Rights status | Typically “cited only,” or a short fair-use quotation of a specific fact where needed (see Sources & Methodology); this site does not reproduce the full text or extended passages |