Gu Kailai

It's a big news day in China, and state-controlled media are purposely dropping the ball to escape controversy and censorship. 

We cover all kinds of censorship here at CPJ. Recently we documented the cunning application of scissors to prevent readers from accessing China-related articles in hard copy magazines. But it's been a while since we've had chance to write about one favored implement of information control in China: the umbrella.