Bloomberg Seeks Less Info Control in China – Christopher Bodeen
From AP via Los Angeles Times: Information controls are a barrier to social progress and innovation, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a speech Monday in China, whose communist leaders maintain...
View ArticleBloomberg Blocked After Revealing Xi Family Wealth
Bloomberg ran a lengthy report on Xi Jinping – the presumed heir to the title of China’s paramount leader, digging deep into the business connections of his family. After outlining Xi’s reputation for...
View ArticleSensitive Words: Protest in HK, Scandal in Beijing
A call to protest above the fold in the Apple Daily. As of July 1, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function): Protest in Hong Kong: July 1, the...
View ArticleWen Family Lawyers Challenge New York Times Exposé
Lawyers for the family of Wen Jiabao have issued a statement on David Barboza’s investigation of their business dealings and reported $2.7 billion fortune, published on Friday at The New York Times....
View ArticleBloomberg: “Revolution to Riches”
Back in June, an in-depth report on the accumulated fortune of those acquainted with newly appointed CCP general secretary Xi Jinping prompted China’s infamous Internet custodians to block the...
View ArticleChina Reporting Wins Polk Awards
In a year of remarkable news coverage of China, several outlets have been singled out for their 2012 reporting with prestigious George Polk Awards. Two stories on high-level corruption in China, by...
View ArticleBloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China
The New York Times has spoken with unnamed employees of Bloomberg News in Hong Kong who say that editors chose not to run a story on ties between a wealthy businessman and China’s top leaders: The...
View ArticleSensitive Words: Third Plenum Sit-Ins and More
“Powerful Person” by Tutou Jueren (Li Xiaoqiang), who writes, “The have no pupils to see the suffering of the people!” As of November 14, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not...
View Article“A Time of Reckoning” for Journalism on China
Following accusations of self-censorship at Bloomberg News and the denial of a visa for veteran journalist Paul Mooney, The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos wonders “what will it cost to cover China?” Beginning...
View ArticleBloomberg Under Continued Fire Over Self-Censorship
The Committee to Protect Journalists’ International Press Freedom Awards will take place in New York tonight, honoring Ecuador’s Janet Hinostroza, Egypt’s Bassem Youssef, Turkey’s Nedim Şener, and...
View ArticleBloomberg Code Keeps Articles From Chinese Eyes
At Sinosphere, Edward Wong gives more details on Bloomberg News’ “Code 204″, a tag used to avoid antagonizing Chinese authorities by keeping potentially sensitive articles off the company’s China-based...
View ArticleDouble Blow for Bloomberg News in China
Bloomberg News’ controversial efforts to secure its presence in China through alleged self-censorship appear to have borne little fruit: the company’s Chinese bureaus were the targets of unannounced...
View ArticleMass Expulsion Feared as Journalists Await New Visas [Updated]
Delays in annual renewals of China correspondents’ visas have sparked fears of an impending mass expulsion, particularly of journalists at Bloomberg News and The New York Times. From David Nakamura and...
View ArticleResponding to China’s Foreign Media Crackdown
Following U.S. vice president Joe Biden’s expressions of concern about delays to China correspondents’ annual visa renewals this week, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China has scheduled a...
View ArticleWhat Next for Foreign Media in China?
As staff for The New York Times and Bloomberg News face visa delays and possible expulsion, Foreign Policy’s Isaac Stone Fish reviewed the story so far and asked what might lie ahead: It’s not too late...
View ArticleNYT, Bloomberg Journalists Receive Press Credentials
Amid continuing fears of certain foreign correspondents’ possible expulsion from China, The Huffington Post reports that Bloomberg and New York Times journalists have been issued renewed press...
View ArticleVice Minister Investigated as Xi’s Power Builds
China announced on Friday that vice minister of public security Li Dongsheng is being investigated for “suspected serious law and discipline violations,” in what appears to be the latest move against...
View ArticleForeign Reporters Face Shifting Power Dynamics
After Bloomberg and New York Times reporters received their press credentials, the first step in getting visas, fears that two major foreign publications would have to close operations in China have...
View ArticleChina Renews Most Western Journalists’ Visas
The Washington Post’s William Wan reports that new visas are finally arriving for many journalists at The New York Times, Bloomberg News and other organizations. Annual visa renewals were delayed late...
View ArticleIs China Getting Tougher on Journalists?
Following delays in the processing of foreign journalists’ visas, Global Post interviews journalist Paul Mooney, whose China visa was recently rejected, and Bob Dietz, Asia Program Coordinator of the...
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