China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 78

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* ‘Southern Weekly’ gets new editor, honors censored stories

* New rules expand real-name registration, tighten censorship

* Beijing said to have over two million online ‘propaganda workers’

* Tibetan filmmaker’s prison conditions reportedly improved

* China’s Tencent accused of censoring app users abroad

Special Feature: The 'Southern Weekly’ Controversy

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China
The ‘Southern Weekly’ Controversy

* Censored New Year’s article sparks revolt at ‘Southern Weekly’

* Impasse draws wave of public support for free speech

* Authorities clamp down, defend media controls

* ‘Southern Weekly’ returns to ‘normal’

* What it all means

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 77

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* New propaganda chief reemerges, seeks better techniques

* China ranks third in world on jailing of journalists

* Surveillance, psychiatric detention limit academic freedom

* Huawei–Iran ties reported, ZTE wins state funding for expansion

* Study analyzes keyword censorship during mass incidents

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 76

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Politburo aims to curb profligacy, fawning coverage of top officials

* New propaganda chief drops from public view

* Nobel winner Mo Yan defends censorship, reporters reach Liu Xia

* TV station suspended over vulgar row on game show

* Tibetans held for mobile-phone Dalai Lama images

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 75

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* New leaders of censorship apparatus named, dimming hopes for opening

* Censors curb news on top officials, Xi’s wife, and financial cases

* Elton John dedicates Beijing concert to dissident artist Ai Weiwei

* Journalist detained for report on neglected boys’ deaths

* Taiwan consortium seals Next Media purchase amid protests

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 74

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Hu report, Politburo lineup point to hard-liners’ strength

* Censors target Google, virtual private networks for party congress

* Businesses pressured to install internet surveillance equipment

* Pro-Beijing tycoon named as force behind Next Media purchase in Taiwan

* Torture references stall James Bond film release in China

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 73

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Party congress crackdown on dissidents continues, with long-term costs

* ‘New York Times’ blocked for exposé on premier’s family wealth

* Netizens watch U.S. elections and hurricane, lament protest censorship at home

* Chinese search engines sign code of conduct amid fierce competition

* American journalist recounts two years at Chinese magazine

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 72

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* Controls on dissidents ahead of party congress spread nationwide

* Environmental activist, once lauded, is tried for self-publishing books

* Mobile devices to be seized over maps with ‘inaccurate’ China borders

* Next Media pulls out of Taiwan, threatening media pluralism

* U.S. ad firm to aid Xinhua’s mobile news service

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 71

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China

HIGHLIGHTS

* State-friendly novelist wins Nobel, peace laureate remains in prison

* Chinese users critique, praise U.S. presidential debate

* ‘World of Warcraft’ fans bemoan censorship, state TV’s addiction tale

* Blogger self-immolates, Australian TV crew reaches restricted Tibetan areas

* U.S. House panel says Huawei and ZTE pose security threat

China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 70

Freedom House’s weekly update of press freedom and censorship news related to the People’s Republic of China
HIGHLIGHTS

* Print media reinforce party decision to expel Bo Xilai

* Online censors allow some criticism of Bo expulsion

* Media mogul sells Taiwan TV unit, citing political, business obstacles

* ‘China Daily’ runs Diaoyu ads in U.S. papers

* Freedom House blog urges U.S. candidates to weigh risk of China crisis

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China Media Bulletin: Issue No. 78