A major leap forward for
freedom of expression in Vietnam
has been the rise of blogs. But this development has led to growing conflicts
between bloggers, government authorities, and, potentially, multinational
Internet service companies.
Time.com's "China Blog"
has a post today titled "A Dark Time for Reporters in China" that
outlines some recent cases of harassment and violence against
journalists working in the country and quotes our statistics of journalists imprisoned for their work.