{"id":12449,"date":"2007-04-25T09:04:21","date_gmt":"2007-04-25T16:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/04\/25\/key-drafter-of-information-release-legislation-suggests-journalists-will-be-excluded-david-bandurski\/"},"modified":"2007-04-25T09:04:21","modified_gmt":"2007-04-25T16:04:21","slug":"key-drafter-of-information-release-legislation-suggests-journalists-will-be-excluded-david-bandurski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2007\/04\/key-drafter-of-information-release-legislation-suggests-journalists-will-be-excluded-david-bandurski\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Drafter of Information Release Legislation Suggests Journalists Will Be Excluded &#8211; David Bandurski"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nChina Media Project discusses the impact for journalists of the <a href=\"\/2007\/04\/china_sends_mixed_message_as_it_releases_text_of_new_go.php\" target=\"_blank\">new ordinance <\/a>requiring government transparency:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nAs professor Zhou Hanhua, who played a key role in the drafting of the ordinance, spoke with Chinese media, there were hints the effectiveness of the ordinance would be hampered by the same problem that has plagued openness legislation in China from the beginning &#8212; 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