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China: Best and worse countries for journalists

Joyceyland comments on the Reporter without borders‘ release on press freedom index. The blogger is surprised by the ranking of mainland China #168. ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Thu, Oct 22 2009

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19 May 08 visit Richard Winfield at WPFC's Press Freedom in China Conference  »  YouTube videoWPFC's Chairman Richard Winfield's presentation at Beijing Olympics: Winning Press Freedom Conference in Paris explains the dire situation of press freedom in that country only months away from the Games
23 Oct 09 visit China's ranking on the Press Freedom Index  »  Shanghaiist The Press Freedom Index, an annual ranking of countries by Reporters Without Borders about their press freedom records, was published recently. Surprise surprise, China ranks one of the lowest on the list. The country was the 8th worst country for press...
11 Jun 08 visit How to cope with China's press rules  »  Guardian Blogs Journalists face growing restrictions in China despite promises to allow media freedom in time for the Beijing Olympic Games, the Committee to Protect Journalists says in an updated report, Falling Short. The New York-based press freedom watchdog says it...
15 Jul 08 visit China: Pass on the temporary residence permit  »  Global Voices As reported on Danwei earlier, Beijing residents have been told to renew their (or start getting) temporary residence permits before the Olympics. ‘I pay my taxes,' writes Bullog blogger Alading512, ‘and I have the freedom to not support...
06 Feb 09 visit Rules for Hong Kong, Macao journalists announced  »  People's Daily China announced Friday rules for Hong Kong and Macao journalists' reporting activities on the mainland, extending temporary regulations for the 2008 Olympics that had allowed greater freedom for journalists from outside the mainland. Reporters...
12 Oct 07 visit China: Urge for Press Freedom Legislation  »  Global Voices Aizhong urges the Chinese government to pass a legislation to protect press freedom in China (zh). The blogger hopes the party can discuss about the issue in the upcoming 17th party congress.

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