Beijing News & Beijing Times Fall Under Propaganda Wing – Confirmed
Well, just a day or two after my last post, it was confirmed. The South China Morning Post (if you have a subscription) and the China Media Project (CMP) have both reported that it’s true, with the CMP...
View ArticleMore on the Beijing News and Beijing Times shuffle
To follow on from our recent pieces on the Beijing News and the Beijing Times, I’m linking to this brilliant piece in the China Media Project, which clearly outlines the changes taking place in regards...
View ArticleBai Yansong: A journalist rebellion or wild rumour?
Famed CCTV reporter Bai Yansong appears to have stirred up quite the controversy and may have led a number of reporters to threaten resignation, but it’s hard to tell at this early stage as the censors...
View ArticleIt’s All Relativity: Murky Connections and Guilt by Association
Just when you thought the Chen Guangcheng situation was coming to a head, things got weird. ‘Black-buddy-comedy’ style weird. In fact, I think they should make a movie about it. The ramifications for...
View ArticleSome Thursday links – the ‘Stability’ edition.
One of my pet interests is the relationships between the Central Government, local governments and ‘stability preservation’. For interesting articles, this week has been a spectacular one with some...
View ArticlePropagandist Behind ‘Founding of a Party’ Admits Audiences are Sick of these...
It’s not easy being a propagandist. When you succeed, the credit goes to whomever you’re ‘propagandizing’ and when you fail, everybody blames you. The recent awarding of a prestigious (well,...
View ArticleChinese Government Attempts to Create Global Radio Cooperative
This week, Chinese Propaganda apparatchiks will gather in Beijing along with the heads of their international radio broadcaster, China Radio International (CRI) and a handful of representatives from...
View ArticleNot all censorship is created equal
I’m a fairly staunch critic of censorship in all its forms, however one thing that bothers me is when people fail to distinguish between very different kinds of censorship, and ignore certain...
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