Friday, May 27, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s independent journalists face high risks—and are in high demand
Global Voices, May 26, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/05/26/chinas-independent-journalists-face-high-risks-and-are-in-high-demand/

China among 10 countries blocking press freedom watchdog from UN status
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/27/china-among-10-countries-blocking-press-freedom-watchdog-un-status/

Related:
CPJ denied ECOSOC consultative status after vote in UN NGO Committee
Committee to Protect Journalists, May 26, 2016
https://cpj.org/2016/05/cpj-denied-ecosoc-consultative-status-after-vote-i.php

Blurred lines: Chinese state media pixelates Taiwanese flag in news clip about new president
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/26/chinese-state-media-pixelates-taiwanese-flag-video-new-president/

It may have been quickly censored, but a sex tape is the talk of China
The Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2016
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-sex-tape-20160526-snap-story.html