The Beijing News reports that the Chinese Ministry of Education has declared a media blackout surrounding the national university entrance exams.
[partial translation] Before the examination has completely finished, test questions and answers may not be announced in print or online media; after the examination has been completed, the media may not report on analysis of test questions; schools in all locations may not rank students according to their scores, and they may not wrap up high-scoring students in promotional activities. News organizations may not hype up differences in score cut-offs for different geographical areas or cases in which students are unable to attend college for economic reasons…
While cutting down on media hype can be seen as an admirable goal, questions have been raised as to whether the Ministry of Education has the authority to regulate the media, or if this declaration is in violation of the rule-of-law principle.
The Beijing News article, in Chinese, via Sina.