People's Court News Media Headquarters
- Chinese name
- 人民法院新闻传媒总社
- Pinyin
- Unified Social Credit Code
12100000400008036C- 人民法院报 (Official · Channel)
- 人民法院新闻传媒总社 (Service)
People’s Court News Media Headquarters (人民法院新闻传媒总社, formerly 人民法院报社) is the news and media organisation directly under the Supreme People’s Court, a public institution in Beijing that publishes People’s Court Daily (人民法院报) and runs China Court Network (中国法院网).
It introduced the virtual anchor Xia Jing (夏静) during the 2022 national two sessions, first using it in its own coverage on 5 March 2022. The anchor is synthesised with deep learning from the likeness and voice of its presenter Pei Xiajing (裴夏静), deputy head of China Court Network (中国法院网)’s video department. China Press, Publication, Radio and TV News and a Huanqiu industry roundup of virtual anchors reported the launch, and Xia Jing (夏静) went on to host a weekly legal-news programme. Since 13 September 2024 a virtual anchor has presented the daily Newspaper Reading (读报) short videos, which turn People’s Court Daily (人民法院报)’s main stories into clips for its platforms. The Newspaper Reading (读报) column was named a 2025 innovation case for industry media.