By Paul Farhi July 24
Among its many virtues and drawbacks, social media may be one of the most effective tools ever invented to assist journalists in harming their careers. Continue reading
By Paul Farhi July 24
Among its many virtues and drawbacks, social media may be one of the most effective tools ever invented to assist journalists in harming their careers. Continue reading
CNN’s Diana Magnay is latest reminder that Twitter can be a journalist’s worst enemy已关闭评论
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What new regulations might mean for China’s beleaguered reporters.
BY DAVID SCHLESINGER , ORVILLE SCHELL , ROGIER CREEMERS , WEN YUNCHAO JULY 22, 2014
On June 30, China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television posted a statement on its website warning Chinese journalists not to share information with Continue reading
ChinaFile:Can Chinese Journalists Still Push Boundaries?已关闭评论
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I don’t believe that the government has ever been confused about its own stance on media controls. The core principle of the CCP’s Leninist notion of the press is that the Party controls the media, and the media should be the mouthpiece of the Party and the people. From Mao Zedong to Deng Xiaoping, even up to Xi Jinping, this stance has never changed. Continue reading
Wen Yunchao: Chinese Government Has Never Been Confused About It’s Own Stance On Media Controls已关闭评论
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DAVID SCHLESINGER, ORVILLE SCHELL, ROGIER CREEMERS, WEN YUNCHAO07.17.14
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A Chinese policeman stops foreign journalists at a gate Continue reading
A ChinaFile Conversation:How to Read China’s New Press Restrictions已关闭评论
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Media Release: Hong Kong
July 3, 2014
IFJ condemns Ming Pao senior manager for violating editorial independence
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), and the Ming Pao Union in condemning a senior executive of Ming Pao newspaper for deleting, without consultation, key words from headlines about the July 1 rally for democracy.
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2014-06-19
Chinese journalists interview a relative (C) of passengers on a missing Malaysia Airlines flight in Beijing on March 26, 2014. Continue reading
China’s New Journalism Rules ‘Put Shackles’ on Media已关闭评论
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Protester holds mask of Chinese President Xi Jinping during demonstration for Chinese journalist Gao Yu, Hong Kong publisher Yao Wentian, Continue reading
China Expands Crackdown on Free Expression已关闭评论
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Tagged China, June 4th, Press Freedom, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen
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
Reading the June 18 media circular已关闭评论
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