Tag Archives: Ann Condi

The CCTV Olympic extravaganza

Posted on 2008-08-13 by Danwei

An essay about CCTV’s live Olympic extravaganza.

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Apathy — Glimpses Inside the Chinese Media
by Ann Condi

Posted on 2006-12-01 by Jeremy Goldkorn

What do people think when they are shown a tool to help them access off-limits sections of the Internet?

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by Ann Condi

Self-censorship: the 2,000 pound rhinoceros on the dining table

Posted on 2005-04-25 by Jeremy Goldkorn

In sum, the Chinese government’s censorial authority in recent times has resembled not so much a man-eating tiger or fire-snorting dragon as a giant anaconda coiled in an overhead chandelier. Normally the great snake doesn’t move. It doesn’t have to. It feels no need to be clear about its prohibitions. Its constant silent message is “You yourself decide.”

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