The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, December 20, 2013

Information Control (信息控制)

中宣部整顿十大新闻学院 记者证首次“国考”重马克思主义 (Propaganda officials to head 10 top journalism schools, all reporters to take exam on Marxism)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-12192013094231.html

Related Tencent weibo post:
胡文波, December 20, 2013
现在不是十年前了,想靠这个压制住新闻系学生,那是做中国梦呢
http://t.qq.com/p/t/352050121822787

New York Times, Bloomberg journalists receive China press credentials, await visas
Huffington Post, December 19, 2013
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/19/journalists-china-new-york-times-bloomberg_n_4472779.html