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Men behind the Nanny

The Publicity Department (formerly known as the Propaganda Department) has held a “forum” in Beijing to promote what it calls “news editorial staff management regulations (in testing phase)”. These regulations appear to be same the set of rules earlier reported on Danwei of which the stated intent is to clear up corrupt journalistic practices.

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Muzzling the press or cleaning up?

There are three main entities that control media in China: – The Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (formerly the Propaganda Department); – State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT); – The General … Continue reading

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BBC debate to be broadcast from Shanghai; BBC website unblocked, sort of

From the China Daily: The British Broadcasting Company’s (BBC) flagship political debate programme, Question Time, will broadcast a special edition from Shanghai later this month… …The project has been given the go-ahead for March 10 by the Shanghai Municipal Foreign … Continue reading

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