Wading through China’s media
This is a transcript from Correspondents Report. The program is broadcast around Australia on Sundays. John Taylor in Beijing talked about the media control in China.
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UN group seeks control of Internet
This is an article on Washington Times about the agenda setting issue for the world summit on the information society. I have bloged this issue before but it is interesting to see how different media’s take on it.
Read MoreWho control the Internet?
Here is another article on Financial Times about the dispute in preparation for the December Geneva Summit on Information Society. “Some governments believe are their legitimate rights of decision over domain name allocation in their own countries, and the dominant influence of existing Internet providers and users. Icann’s defenders argue that giving an intergovernmental organization […]
Read MoreChinese Media and the Information Revolution
Chinese Media and the Information Revolution by Shanthi Kalathil In July 2001, a small tin mine in Guangxi province flooded, trapping and killing scores of miners. What followed became emblematic of a growing trend in China. Amplified by the information revolution, the story itself became the story. Neighborhood media outlets, cowed into silence by local […]
Read MoreChinese Nationalists Declare “Victory” in India-Pakistan Conflict
In response to reports that India and Pakistan have agreed to a tenuous ceasefire following several days of intense military conflict between both nuclear-armed nations last week, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Read MoreChina, Hong Kong Drop in World Press Freedom Ranking
On Friday—right before World Press Freedom Day—Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its 2025 World Press Freedom Index, which showed a notable drop in the rankings of China (from 172 to 178 out of 180) and Hong Kong (from...
Read MoreCDT Chinese’s 404 Files: Why Films Get Banned from Douban
In the 404 Files podcast (404档案馆), CDT Chinese tells multimedia stories of censorship and circumvention in China. The following is a translation of the transcript of Episode 36, released on October 27, a deep dive into why films...
Read MoreAnother Brick In the Wall: Music Site’s Blocking Further Closes Off Chinese Internet
Nobody was surprised when Clubhouse, the viral app on which Chinese users shared their unfiltered views with global audiences, was blocked in China. Users had widely anticipated that Clubhouse would have to die. But the sudden...
Read MoreReports On Wuhan Outbreak Detail City Gripped By Rumor And Censorship
Five months since the last local symptomatic coronavirus transmission in Wuhan, new reports have shed light on the city during the early days of the pandemic. In a new series, The Financial Times asks: “could the world...
Read MoreU.S. Mulls Responses to Journalist Expulsions
The New York Times’ Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes report responses under consideration by the Trump administration to the expulsion of 13 American journalists from China, which were announced last week together with new...
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