Tag Archives: media regulation

Digging for porn in China

Posted on 2008-01-10 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Some enterprising Chinese web master has started a site at Saohuang.cn that purports to be an aggregator of user complaints about immoral Chinese web pages.

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“Senior Chinese officials learn to deal with media”

Posted on 2008-01-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn

That’s the headline of a Xinhua article published today about Party cadres learning to deal with “vexatious questions” from the media: “Skills to deal with the media are part of political competence,” said Gao Xinmin, a veteran professor on Party … Continue reading →

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The new rules about online video in China

Posted on 2008-01-04 by Jeremy Goldkorn

In the last few days of 2007, two government ministries, SARFT and MII, announced a new set of rules to govern online video websites like Tudou,com, Youku.com, 56.com and other Youtube clones. On December 29, Beijing-based telcoms consulting firm Marbridge … Continue reading →

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Internet killed the radio star

Posted on 2007-12-14 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Ping Ke on how the Internet has changed radio in China.

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Blogspot unblocked

Posted on 2007-12-11 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Blogspot unblocked, again!

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The death of a foreign-run website in China

Posted on 2007-12-05 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Nick Young, an Englishman who used to publish the China Development Brief, faces a Faustian bargain: Then came the offer. Song said he could provide funds to expand our publishing and make it “famous” while helping the world to understand … Continue reading →

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U.S. vs Chinese Internet users: Who’s in a ghetto?

Posted on 2007-11-22 by Jeremy Goldkorn

There has been some discussion on several China blogs recently about a statistic that only six percent of the hyperlinks on the Chinese Internet are to websites outside of China. You can follow the discussion on BlogNation, Shanghaiist and chez … Continue reading →

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9,468 magazines in China

Posted on 2007-11-19 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Here are some numbers about the magazine business from an article on Xinhua’s website: China reports growing number of magazine titles China published 9,468 magazine titles with the relevant publishing generating about 17 billion yuan (2.29 billion U.S. dollars) in … Continue reading →

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Party Congress ends, Blogspot blocked again

Posted on 2007-10-23 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Popular Google-owned blog host Blogspot was suddenly accessible in China on October 15 or 16 this year, after a period of being blocked. The 17th Party Congress started on October 15. The 17th Party Congress ended yesterday. Today, Blogspot is … Continue reading →

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Youtube blocked in China

Posted on 2007-10-17 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Youtube blocked, October 2007.

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