Category Archives: Press Freedom

Reading the June 18 media circular

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By David Bandurski | Posted on 2014-06-20
There has been some degree of alarmism in the foreign press this week (1, 2, 3) over a (new?) set of restrictions issued by the Chinese government agency overseeing both print and broadcast media in the country. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Media Tycoon Blames China For Attack on Website

Posted on 06/19/2014 by | 2 comments

2014-06-18 


Policemen patrol past a a billboard promoting an unofficial referendum calling for full democracy and universal suffrage in Hong Kong, Continue reading →

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South China Morning Post Turns to the Mainland

Posted on 06/18/2014 by | 1 comment

Written by Our Correspondent

TUE,17 JUNE 2014

Whose side are they on?

Beijing mouthpieces given more space and prominence Continue reading →

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Publishers’ group criticizes wholesaler’s new regulations as favoring large media companies

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15:27 Jun 11 2014 Germany, European Union
The German working group for mid-sized publishers (AMV) criticized new regulations agreed upon by the national press wholesaler Presse-Grosso, Continue reading →

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Hong Kong media outlets feel Beijing’s pressure as ads vanish

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By Michael Forsythe and Neil Gough / NY Times News Service, HONG KONG

 

In what may be a major escalation of pressure by Beijing on Hong Kong’s independently minded news media outlets, two major British banks have stopped advertising with one of the territory’s biggest newspapers, a top media executive said. Continue reading →

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Gao Yu: Princelings Are Xi’s Greatest Challenge

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Outspoken journalist and commentator Gao Yu was detained in April just days before she was to attend an event marking the anniversary of the 1989 protests. Continue reading →

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Death threats for two journalists near Naples

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12:02 Jun 11 2014 Arzano, NA, Campania, Italy

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“This time we’re going to shoot you in your face, mind your own business”.

This was just one of the threats contained in letter sent by an anonymous writer Continue reading →

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Journalist Detained in Shenzhen Said to Be American

Posted on 06/08/2014 by | Journalist Detained in Shenzhen Said to Be American已关闭评论

By KIKI ZHAO JUNE 6, 2014 3:19 AM 

 

A journalist based in Hong Kong who was arrested last week by the Chinese police is an American citizen, people close to the case said Friday.

On May 30, the police in Shenzhen, a city bordering Hong Kong, arrested two men for “operating illegal publications,” Continue reading →

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