More on the murder of journalist Lan Chengzhang, who was reportedly beaten to death while reporting at an illegal coal mine. From the Guardian: Police said they were not treating Lan as a journalist because he had not worked long enough to be formerly accredited. Local officials speculated that he may have been simply posing […]
Read MoreIn the South China Morning Post, Frank Ching opines about the recent loosening of regulations for foreign media in China: Liberalised mainland regulations on foreign media came into effect on January 1 and already the difference can be seen. Foreign journalists no longer require approval to move around the country or conduct interviews. They need […]
Read MoreFrom Reuters: At least 81 journalists were killed in 2006, the highest annual toll in more than a decade, with Iraq again the deadliest place for journalists, the media watchdog organization Reporters Without Borders announced Sunday. In its annual report, the group said 32 media assistants were also killed in 2006, at least 871 reporters […]
Read MoreFrom AP via Teipei Times: A journalist serving a 13-year jail term for reporting about a bogus irrigation project has been released five years early to official acclaim for his determination in fighting against corruption (see CDT report on this). Gao Qinrong, previously an investigative journalist for the Xinhua news agency in Shanxi Province, was […]
Read MoreFrom China Media Project: In China the problem of “news extortion”, in which reporters (or supposed reporters) arm-twist officials or companies into paying up to keep stories under wraps, has complicated causes. One key problem is the awkward marriage of official control and commercial wantonness in China’s current media climate. While media are still regarded […]
Read MoreFrom The New York Times: An outspoken Chinese human rights lawyer was put on trial this week on charges of inciting subversion, but the authorities kept such tight control over the proceedings that his lawyer and his family were not given a chance to attend, his lawyer said today. Gao Zhisheng, the human rights lawyer, […]
Read MoreFrom Financial Times: China’s culture ministry has ordered local internet companies to apply for approval from government censors for any foreign music they make available online and to prove they own all necessary distribution rights. The new rules from the Ministry of Culture mark the latest in a series of moves by Beijing to tighten […]
Read MoreFrom Los Angeles Times: The country is trying to take over the world, an author says. But that’s not the scary part. The remedies he offers include military action. For some American policymakers and commentators, China is replacing Islamic extremism as the boogeyman under the bed.As they see it, China’s uninterrupted growth poses a threat […]
Read MoreI’ve asked a few of China’s more celebrated journalists why it is that they tend to neglect their celebrity blogs. The main reason, they say, is because the same Chinese portals who so wish to host their blogs often cannot publish their posts. In his own roundabout way, Sohu.com news editor Chen Feng ÈôàÂ≥∞ (pictured) […]
Read MoreFrom Financial Times: China has barred local newspapers from publicly issuing shares following a corruption scandal last year at IPO pioneer Beijing Youth Daily, according to the sector’s top regulator. However, the government was “encouraging” book publishing companies to list shares on stock markets in mainland China and Hong Kong, said Long Xinmin, minister at […]
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