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China steps up checks on quake reporting

New York, June 6, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned that China has begun to restrict local and foreign coverage of the aftermath of the May 12 earthquake. Several international media outlets have reported the harassment and temporary detention of reporters at the hands of local officials. The moves come after a brief period…

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Falling Short: Online Rules: A Study in Paradox

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Falling Short: Tunneling Through Stone

Tunneling Through Stone “Chinese media are evolving. They are in the process, as we say in Chinese, of ‘tunneling through stone drip by drip.’?” Li Datong has been a critic of media controls in China since January 2006, when he was removed from his position as chief editor of Freezing Point, a supplement to the…

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Falling Short: Politics and the Press: A Timeline

Politics and the Press: A Timeline The flow from censors was daily, unrelenting, and covered every conceivable topic, from the serious to the banal. December 4, 1982 China adopts constitution. Article 35 states: “Citizens of the People’s Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession, and of…

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Falling Short: Politics and the Press: A Timeline

Politics and the Press: A Timeline December 4, 1982   China adopts new constitution. Article 35 states: “Citizens of the People’s Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession, and of demonstration.”

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Falling Short: About This Report

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Falling Short: ‘Secrets’ and Subversion: The Limits of Expression

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Falling Short: Local Threats: The Bureaucrat’s Tyranny

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Falling Short: Inwardly Restricted: Domestic Repression Remains

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Falling Short: Appendix II: Media Law in China

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