Category Archives: Media regulation

Earthquake gives Beijing a wobbly

Posted on 2006-07-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn

An earthquake hits Hebei.

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European filmmakers in Shanghai get confused

Posted on 2006-06-27 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Xinhua has published a story on their English wesbite called European filmmakers eye Chinese market. Well hello there European fimmakers, why don’t you eye these: Non-violent Resistance: After Short-lived Hit Run, Da Vinci Code Banished from Chinese Theaters Danwei: Mission … Continue reading →

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Draft bill: Breaking news stories to be illegal

Posted on 2006-06-26 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Fang Jun responds to a draft of a new law regulating the reporting of “breaking news”.

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You Can’t Win Even If You Do Play

Posted on 2005-02-21 by Joel Martinsen

For a ‘Pick 7 of 13’ game, Zhang bought a ticket that hit the 7 winning numbers, yet when he went to claim his prize, he was informed that he did not have the ‘consecutive six’ necessary to win. Total prize: Zilch.

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