China Press Freedom

China Opens Tibet To Foreign Reporters With Staged Presentation

AP | GREG BAKER | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

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LHASA, China — The Chinese paramilitary police who usually patrol Tibet's often tense capital went to work in black and yellow track suits last ...

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China Disables Google Functions Over Porn Links

New York Time | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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The Chinese government disabled some search engine functions on the Chinese-language Web site of Google on Friday, saying the site was linking too oft...

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China Censoring Software Now Required Pre-Installed On All PCs

New York Times | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

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China has issued a sweeping directive requiring all personal computers sold in the country to include sophisticated software that can filter out porno...

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Censorship In China: Finally, They Blocked My Site!

Neon Tommy | Zachary Franklin | Posted 03.26.2009 | World

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When one thinks about the Great Fire Wall within the People's Republic of China, there is a misconception that what gets stopped at the Internet's "Pe...

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Hook, Line, and Sinker: NBC Swallows Opening Ceremonies Propaganda

Katherine Goldstein | Posted 09.09.2008 | Media

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Katherine Goldstein

The conscious decision to create a narrative that rewrites both Chinese history and reality is alarming -- but the fact that the NBC commentators unquestioningly went along with it is downright appalling.

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