Category Archives: Media regulation

No newsgathering in Wangfujing without prior permission

Ahead of Sunday’s non-protests in downtown Beijing’s Wangfujing pedestrian street, a number of foreign journalists reported receiving telephone calls reminding them to follow relevant laws and regulations in the course of their news-gathering. Some were instructed to contact the Wangfujing administrative office ahead of time to obtain approval to conduct interviews.

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Taiwan TV host cut from mainland awards program

Kevin Tsai (蔡康永) appears at a Baidu-sponsored end-of-year Internet roundup, but is cut out of the Jiangsu TV broadcast.

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Self-censoring the used book market

Kongfz, an online marketplace for used books, releases new rules designed to eliminate content from sellers that could get it into trouble with the authorities. The problem: it doesn’t spell out what content is problematic.

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Launching a people’s war against crosstalker Guo Degang

Guo Degang gets blacklisted because of a misbehaving student.

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Stuff you can’t microblog about

Sina microblogger Cheng Yizhong discovers that he doesn’t turn up in a Sina microblog search.

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School violence: does it belong in the news?

Some newspapers report on the stabbings at a kindergarten in Taixing, Jiangsu Province, but most report obliquely on new measures intended to improve school campus safety.

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Science Fiction World topples its editor-in-chief

Science Fiction World topples its director.

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The government encourages you to send positive text messages

Positive text messages that reflect the true spirit of Chinese culture and civilization. Cover from Economic Daily, article from Southern Weekly.

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Avatar ousted to make way for Confucius?

Notice says that the China Film Group has ordered Avatar pulled from screens starting January 23.

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MIIT considers a white-list of approved websites

MIIT may require government registration if a website desires to be accessible on the mainland.

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