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Lazio Regional Order of Journalists

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

The Lazio Regional Order of Journalists (Ordine dei Giornalisti del Lazio) was one of the councils founded in 1963 under Italy’s National Council of the Order of Journalists (Ordine dei Giornalisti Consiglio Nazionale), the country’s national governing body for journalist licensing responsible also for the mandatory training of journalists, freelancers, and other media workers. More than 18,000 media workers completed training in 2025, according to the latest annual meeting of the national group. In the meeting, it also looked at an overview of disciplinary incidents in the workplace in the region.

Tavuli News

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

Based in the capital city of Honiara, Tavuli News is a privately-owned news media outlet established in 2022 that describes itself as an “independent media service provider.” It publishes and broadcasts news content across multiple platforms, and claims partnerships with a number of broadcasters in the region, including the local TTV and New Zealand’s Pasifika TV. The outlet says its vision is to “raise the standard of journalism in the Solomon Islands during this digital era by facilitating the spread of accurate and relevant information for all communities.” In June 2026, Tavuli News signed a media cooperation agreement with the Guizhou Today Convergent Media Group (贵州日报当代融媒体集团有限责任公司), an entity full controlled by provincial government in Guizhou, and affiliated with Guizhou Daily (貴州日報), the official mouthpiece of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Radio Mandarin d’Europe

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

Radio Mandarin d’Europe ( (欧洲华语广播电台) is a Paris-based bilingual broadcaster that provides full-day programs on topics such as news updates, tourism, and culture, with 12 hours in French and another 12 in Chinese. The establishment of the station was approved in 2013 by the Superior Audiovisual Council (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel), the French authority responsible for regulating radio and television broadcasting. The broadcaster sometimes refers to itself as the “European Chinese Broadcast News Agency” (欧洲华语广播通讯社). According to the outlet’s archived “About Us” page, it has “established cooperative relationships with propaganda offices in Beijing, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and other regions, and is committed to becoming an overseas media platform dedicated to promoting Chinese cultural concepts.” More recently, the outlet’s website has announced cooperation to promote the Belt and Road Initiative, Xi Jinping’s signature global development and infrastructure program.

National Council of the Order of Journalists

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

Based in Rome, the National Council of the Order of Journalists (Ordine dei Giornalisti Consiglio Nazionale) is Italy’s national governing body for journalist licensing responsible also for the mandatory training of journalists, freelancers, and other media workers. The order was founded after the announcement of Law No. 69 (Legge n. 69/1963), or the “1963 Law on the Organization of the Journalistic Profession,” which provided for the regulation of journalistic work and the function of the national council. According to the law, the national council is responsible for maintaining the “Albo dei Giornalisti,” a register of licensed journalists in the country. The national council consists of 20 regional councils. On its website, the national council shares news updates on city events and opportunities, such as journalism awards.

Guizhou Daily Convergent Media Group

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

The Guizhou Daily Convergent Media Group (貴州日報當代融媒體集團有限責任公司) is an entity full controlled by provincial government in Guizhou, and fully held, according to registration records, by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the People’s Government of Guizhou Province (貴州省人民政府國有資產監督管理委員會), the body that administers state-owned enterprises. The group was created in 2019 through the merger of two state-run media groups in the province, the Guizhou Daily Press Group (貴州日報報業集團), which publishes the province’s CCP flagship paper, Guizhou Daily, and Contemporary Guizhou Publishing Media Group (當代貴州期刊傳媒集團), the publisher since 2011 of a number of periodicals, including Contemporary Guizhou (當代貴州). In June 2026, the Guizhou Daily Convergent Media Group signed a memorandum of cooperation with Tavuli News, a privately-held media outlet in the Solomon Islands. In Tavuli’s own read-out on the cooperation, it referred to the Chinese partner as the “Guizhou Today Convergent Media Group.” The 2019 merger was reportedly driven by the provincial CCP committee.

Chinese Embassy in Romania

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Romania is China’s chief diplomatic mission to Romania, located in Bucharest. The office opened in 1949, after the two countries officially established diplomatic relations. The embassy handles visas and casual services, trade promotion, government outreach, and public diplomacy. In June 2026, the embassy accused right-wing Liberal Party (PNL) deputy Alexandru Muraru of interference in China’s internal affairs after he came back from a visit to Taiwan and in an article, praised the democratic system in the country, which China claims as its own territory.

Guizhou Provincial Committee of the CCP

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

The Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中國共產黨贵州省委員會) is the highest organ of CCP authority in China’s southern Guizhou Province. As with all provincial-level party committees in China, it sits above the provincial government in the political hierarchy. First established on December 3, 1949, the committee oversees all party work in Guizhou, controls key personnel appointments across government, media, and state enterprises, and implements directives from the CCP Central Committee. Guizhou Daily (贵州日報), which began publication on November 1949, serves as the committee’s official media organ.

Guizhou Daily Media Group

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

The Guizhou Daily Newspaper Group (貴州日報報業集團) is the publisher of the Guizhou Daily (貴州日報), the official mouthpiece newspaper of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The daily newspaper serves to both mirror the policy priorities of the central CCP leadership in Beijing at the provincial level, and to promote the policies and priorities of top provincial leaders. The newspaper group, formed originally in November 1949, soon after the establishment of the PRC, publishes a suite of commercial publications, including Guizhou Business Daily (貴州上報) and Guizhou Metropolis Daily (貴州都市報), and like other traditional publishing groups under CCP control, has moved in recent years toward greater digitalization. In early 2019, the group merged with Contemporary Guizhou Publishing Media Group (當代貴州期刊傳媒集團), the publisher since 2011 of a number of periodicals, including Contemporary Guizhou (當代貴州), to form the Guizhou Daily Convergent Media Group (貴州日報當代融媒體集團有限責任公司), which has formed cooperative partnerships overseas, including with Tavuli News in the Solomon Islands.

National Group of Press Office Journalists

Written by Editors on August 21, 2026.

The National Group of Press Office Journalists (Gruppo Nazionale Giornalisti Uffici Stampa), or GUS Nazionale, is the press office under the National Federation of the Italian Press, FNSI (Federazione Nazionale della Stampa Italiana), a national union of journalists in the country. The objectives of GUS Nazionale include maintaining the collaboration between members, facilitating journalistic work, and providing training. For example, a workshop on new technologies and disinformation for journalists was organized in early 2026. Despite Italy’s withdrawal from China’s signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2023, FNSI is listed as a member on the website of the China-hosted Belt and Road Journalists Network, a China-led grouping that claims to “[enable] journalists’ organizations to better fulfill their unique role in promoting people-to-people bonds and strengthening the foundation of public support for the Belt and Road Initiative.”