This page brings together all the stories on China that have been featured on the Media Channel, with links to related pages and other resources you might find useful.

Articles 1 to 13 of 13 (with the most recent first)

Nobel Prize Ruffles China
Three Chinese poets, Wei Manzeng, Jiang Nan and Wang Changhuai, were arrested in Guangxi province for attempting to organize a national literary symposium. They were detained after refusing a police request to cancel the event because two "problematic poets" had been invited to the conference of more than 200 poets originally planned for November 6-11. (It has not been rescheduled.) The police als...
From Arts Wire Current, 5 December 2000.
> also about: Freedom of Expression Books

China Internet Crackdown
New regulations prohibit commercial media in China from setting up independent news sites or linking to foreign news sites without permission.
From Digital Freedom Network, 7 November 2000.
> also about: Freedom of Expression, Policy/Law Multimedia/Internet

Fearing China
After news outlets attacked Beijing's recent — and extraordinary — White Paper on National Defense, critics in the East are wondering if Western media hate the "China threat" or love it.
From Asia Pacific Media Network, 19 October 2000.
> also about: Cultural Impacts, News Coverage Politics

The New York Times Versus Wen Ho Lee
After reversing its attack-dog stance on the accused spy, the "paper of record" offered an extraordinary self-assessment. But the New York Media Circle critics suggest that the introspection did not go nearly deep enough.
From The Media Channel, 11 October 2000.
> also about: Taiwan, United States, Credibility/Accuracy, Diversity, News Coverage, Politics Newspapers

Our Own Pain.com
The name of China's biggest Web site sounds like a derogatory term from the World War II era. Outcry on the matter is sparking debate over what to do when an old wound becomes a brand name.
From Asia Pacific Media Network, 20 September 2000.
> also about: Business, Freedom of Expression, Technology Multimedia/Internet

Forbes Under Fire
In July, Beijing Youth Daily published a series suggesting Forbes Global Media sold favorable magazine coverage to a Chinese dot-com. How this investigation developed shows the complexity of selling advertising in China.
From Asia Pacific Media Network, 9 August 2000.
> also about: Advertising/Commerce, Business, News Coverage, Politics, Magazines Multimedia/Internet

Chinese Rights, Rewritten
Chinese officials accuse Western journalists of an obsessive focus on human rights. They say most coverage misrepresents life and politics in China. In fact, says NPR China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad, they're right.
From BlueEar.com, 17 June 2000.
> also about: Credibility/Accuracy, Freedom of Expression News Coverage

Besieged In China
An APTN producer-camera person was forced out of China by the country's crackdown on journalists and Associated Press TV's lack of will to deal with the issue. In this MediaChannel Whistleblower, Béatrice Turpin wends her way through the convoluted politics of corporate journalism in the Middle Kingdom
From The Media Channel, 30 May 2000.
> also about: Freedom of Expression, News Coverage Policy/Law

A Letter To President Jiang Zemin
As the U.S. Congress debates China's trade status, MediaChannel News Dissector Danny Schechter explores human rights coverage, media controls and Mark Twain in a personal letter to Chinese President Jiang Zemin
From The Media Channel, 23 May 2000.
> also about: Freedom of Expression, Policy/Law Politics

All News Is Good News
New Chinese Web sites will encounter a rising tide of readers — unless they make the mistake of posting material that speaks ill of the government. They'll be shut down for that violation.
From Digital Freedom Network, 15 May 2000.
> also about: Freedom of Expression, Policy/Law, Politics Multimedia/Internet

Hiding From Foreign Eyes?
A journalist on vacation looking to sample real Peking Duck or walk the Great Wall might be out of luck. This editorial from the South China Morning Post warns that China's restrictions on tourist travel for journalists may not be in the interest of a government seeking to legitimize itself to the world.
From Asia Pacific Media Network, 6 May 2000.
> also about: Freedom of Expression Politics

Topping The Competition, Beijing Style
In recent years, small local tabloids and provincial newspapers have flourished in China, drawing readers away from the mainstream Communist Party papers. But Beijing is ready to put a stop to that, reports Asia Pacific Front Page. The Communist Party has called for provincial governments to merge the local papers, which focus on judiciary, police, security and social news, into a single pape...
From Asia Pacific Media Network, 6 December 1999.
> also about: Freedom of Expression, Policy/Law Newspapers

The View From Tiananmen: Media As A Weapon
While the coverage of the new China-U.S. trade pact made front pages worldwide, few media outlets explored the link between business priorities and human rights. In China, the press is embroiled in Beijing's crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual practice: authorities are warning foreign journalists not to report on what the government calls "illegal activities" and the Beijing-based Fore...
From Freedom Forum, 9 November 1999.
> also about: Freedom of Expression News Coverage

 




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