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Beijing’s marching orders to the media
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World Thanks to China Digital News for the latest update on directives about what media are and are not allowed to run. Here are some samples. And you...
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Journalists in Beijing district face unlisted barrier
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World The calls for weekly “Jasmine Revolutions” in China have the security forces on edge. And it makes life difficult for journalists trying to cover...
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Beijing police out in force/FCCC criticizes attack on journalists
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China said today it is “appalled by the attack on one of our members by men who appeared to be plain clothes...
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Interview from Japan: SPJ President Hagit Limor
Hagit Limor, president of the Society of Professional Journalists, is currently traveling in Japan and was in the country when the earthquake and tsunami struck on Friday, March 11. I contacted Hagit...
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Free media provide stability; rumors lead to chaos
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World I will repeat it again for those who have not heard it the first several hundred times: When the media are controlled by the government the people...
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China steps up censorship
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World The Olympics are over. The World Fair has closed. Therefore, no more reasons to allow for relaxing the rules on speech and press in China. In...
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FOI makes progress in Malaysia
The first FOI law in Malaysia passed in Selangor state. The Center for Independent Journalism Malaysia said the national government should follow suit. Selangor Passes FOI Bill; First in Malaysia The...
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NewsHour/Frontline look at the Chinese censorship machine
First posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World These reports on PBS NewsHour are some of the best stories I have seen about how the Chinese censorship machine work. Chinese Artist, Activist Ai...
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Confronting shadows and corruption-media freedom linked
Kudos to an Australian news team that decided to confront members of the Chinese security forces who where shadowing the journalists. Chinese “minders” filmed by news crew Russia signs anti-bribery...
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Al Jazeera English Forced to Leave China
Al Jazeera English reported on May 8 that China has refused to renew its correspondent’s press credentials and visa. Melissa Chan has been AJE’s China correspondent since 2007, but the news...
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Journalism and Human Rights Groups Call on Obama to Pressure China
Chinese president Xi Jinping will be in Washington later this month. A group of human rights groups, including free press organizations, sent President Barack Obama a letter asking him to raise the...
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Thailand: Where Exporting Free Press Is An Issue
The Thai printer of the International New York Times refused to publish the Tuesday, September 22, edition because of a front page story about the health of the Thai king. Seems the printer thought the...
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Visas used to harass journalists
Visas are basically applications to enter a country. The most common visa is for tourism. Brazilians coming to Florida to visit Disney World. Americans going to Xian to see the Terra Cotta Soldiers....
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2016 Not Looking Good For Journalists In China
French journalist Ursula Gauthier faced the wrath of Beijing censors when she wrote about China’s policy toward the Muslim Uighur minority in China. First, Beijing accused her of being sympathetic to...
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Summary of 2015 censorship efforts from China
China Digital News has a good summary of reports looking at censorship in China. Censoring the Media at Home and Abroad The part American reporters should pay attention to is the part on Beijing’s...
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Corruption in China’s media
As usual David Bandurski does a great job breaking down the media situation in China. The Roots of Media Corruption in China Excerpt: Periodically, China’s leaders declare a war of attrition against...
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How China’s Corruption Issue Affects U.S. Economy
When the Shanghai stock market fell at the beginning of the year, markets in London and New York shook. When China showed official numbers that its economic growth rate might falter, economists around...
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New Beijing Rules Block Foreign Media Online
It has long been known that China uses the Great Firewall to block Internet sites it can’t control. (To experience what Chinese Internet users face, go to Blocked In China to see if your website can be...
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Beijing makes it clear: All news must speak for the party
Despite all the public relations efforts aimed at the rest of the world to show how tolerant the Chinese government is, the current leadership is absolutely dedicated to preventing any views not in...
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Editor latest victim in Chinese censorship crackdown
This was first posted at Journalism, Journalists and the World. When things start going bad the first thing dictators do is limit information about just how bad things are. And China is acting...
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