Friday, September 18, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

PEN Appeals to Xi Jinping for Release of Imprisoned Chinese
The New York Times, September 18, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/china-xi-jinping-writers-pen-america/

Related:
Dear President Xi: A message from America's writers
PEN America, September 18, 2015
http://www.pen.org/blog/XiJinping2015

Report details harassment of journalists in China
China Digital Times, September 17, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/report-details-harassment-of-journalists-in-china/

Related:
Recent incidents of interference with reporting
Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, September 15, 2015
https://cpj.org/blog/FCCC-09-15.pdf

As zombie rumors fly, China punishes social media pranksters
《三体》热令科幻走红,禁忌仍在
The New York Times, September 18, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150918/c18sino-scifi/dual/