Category Archives: Media regulation

Behind the scenes at Southern Weekly

Posted on 2007-03-28 by Joel Martinsen

A new book, ‘Backstage’ (后台), shines light on what goes into a news story at Southern Weekly (南方周末 aka Southern Weekend).

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Uncensored new media:
Chongqing nail house videos

Posted on 2007-03-27 by Jeremy Goldkorn

It’s still there China’s latest Internet celebrity is the 40-year-old Ms Wu Ping, owner of the “coolest nail house in history” in Chongqing. Nail house (钉子户) is a Chinese slang term referring to people and households who refuse to move … Continue reading →

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Will porn get Baidu Japan blocked in China?

Posted on 2007-03-25 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Chinese search engine Baidu has a Japanese version at baidu.jp. The below is excerpted from a promising new English-language blog written by a Chinese guy, Ya I yee: Baidu Japan’s Porn Images Baidu, the leading search engine in China, recently … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with Thirteen Princess Trees?

Posted on 2007-03-24 by Joel Martinsen

The movie Thirteen Princess Trees (十三棵泡桐) directed by Lu Yue (吕乐) is delayed for a second round of review by the China Film Bureau.

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Posted in Film, Media and Advertising, Media regulation | Tagged @classic, film, He Dacao, Lu Yue, SARFT, Thirteen Princess Trees | Comments Off

Yu Quanyu: the man behind the rhetoric

Posted on 2007-03-23 by Joel Martinsen

Yu Quanyu (喻权域) interviewed in Southern People Weekly (南方人物周刊) about his anti-sedition proposal. Also, comments from Ran Yunfei (冉云飞).

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Posted in IP and Law, Magazines, Media regulation, Scholarship and education | Tagged CPPCC, freedom of expression, history, Ran Yunfei, sedition, Southern People Weekly, Yu Quanyu, Yuan Weishi | Comments Off

Foreign blog providers blocked

Posted on 2007-03-20 by Jeremy Goldkorn

China’s Net Nanny is having some kind of emotional issue: in the last few weeks, Livejournal, Xanga, and Blogspot have all been blocked. The Nanny has been playing a game with Blogspot for sometime now. It was first blocked in … Continue reading →

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