Tag Archives: China Youth Daily

Watchdog journalism vs. shady land deals

Posted on 2007-11-21 by Joel Martinsen

Liu Wanyong (刘万永) writes about illegal land sales in Jiaxian, Henan (河南, 郏县), the frustrated efforts of local residents to combat the government, and his own encounter with media-averse bureaucracy.

Continue reading →

Posted in Media regulation | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Watchdog journalism vs. shady land deals

Degrees, real life, and April Fools

Posted on 2007-03-31 by Joel Martinsen

Residents of Pinghe County, Fujian Province (福建省平和县) cannot marry or get a driver’s license without a middle-school diploma. In Beijing, professor Li Baoyuan (李宝元) complains that parents are bringing their children to grad school entrance exams.

Continue reading →

Posted in IP and Law, Media and Advertising, Newspapers, Scholarship and education, Sexuality | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Degrees, real life, and April Fools