The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, has been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.
News of the investigation of Rui Chenggang should not be on Continue reading
Minitrue: CCTV’s Rui Chenggang Detained已关闭评论
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Tagged CCTV, Rui Chenggang, Zhou Yongkang
By EDWARD WONG JULY 12, 2014
BEIJING — A prominent Chinese state television anchor known for his strident efforts to champion China’s political and economic systems has been detained by the authorities, the state news media reported on Saturday.
The television anchor, Rui Chenggang, a popular host of a financial Continue reading
In Inquiry in China, Police Detain Star Anchor已关闭评论
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Tagged CCTV, Rui Chenggang, Television Anchor, Zhou Yongkang
Since its launch at the end of May, over 170 cases have been submitted on the media freedom crowd-sourcing platform promoted by Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso and Index on Censorship. Continue reading
Balkans home to nearly half of media freedom violations已关闭评论
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Tagged Europe, Media Freedom
Filed by Gary Price on July 11, 2014
share save 171 16 Authors Guild v. HathiTrust: Implications for Libraries, Analysis of Decision From Library Copyright Alliance
A new seven page analysis of the June 10, 2014 U.S. Court of Appeals Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision Continue reading
“Authors Guild v. HathiTrust: Implications for Libraries”, Analysis of Decision From Library Copyright Alliance已关闭评论
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Six members of blogging group Zone 9 and three other journalists could could face terrorism charges in one of the world’s deadliest countries for journalists
By Milana Knezevic / 11 July, 2014
(Photo: Zone 9/Facebook)
“We blog because we care!” This is the slogan and rallying cry of Zone 9, a group of young Ethiopians Continue reading
Ethiopia: Young bloggers jailed for over two months without charge已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Internet Freedom, PEN International News
PUBLISHED ON JULY 10, 2014
PEN American Center strongly protests the sentencing of an editor and four journalists in Myanmar to 10 years in prison. The journalists, from the newspaper Unity, Continue reading
Journalists Sentenced to 10 Years in Myanmar已关闭评论
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Tagged Journalists, Myanmar, PEN American
Posted: 07/10/2014 9:08 am EDT Updated: 07/10/2014 9:59 am EDT Print Article
Imagine if all book covers are black, and the titles and the authors’ names are printed in white. There is no visual language, no identity, no warmth, no genial introduction. And the feeling is not different when we see books with covers of the same shade, images, and layout. Continue reading
Books With (Almost) Identical Covers已关闭评论
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Tagged Books, Identical Covers
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Bars in Beijing’s well-known Sanlitun night club district are packed with foreigners in town to enjoy the Olympics, on August 14, 2008 in Beijing, China. Continue reading
