Chinese police detain, assault Hong Kong journalists for covering protest
September 15, 2016 6:15 PM ET
New York, September 15, 2016 - Chinese authorities should launch a credible, independent investigation into allegations police assaulted journalists and allow reporters to do their work, including covering protests, without restriction, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police...
As Beijing tightens grip on Hong Kong media, mainland journalists suffer
August 15, 2016 10:55 AM ET
On August 1, prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu, who had been detained incommunicado for over a year, reemerged--with an unusual twist on an old script. Wang gave a TV interview in which she renounced her legal work...
Journalists in Hong Kong and Taiwan Battle Beijing's Influence
February 12, 2014 1:40 AM ET
Media owners' reluctance to draw China's disfavor imperils the ability of the Hong Kong and Taiwanese press to play a watchdog role. By a CPJ Contributor Popular protests like this one in Taipei on January 1, 2013, helped derail a...
New attempts to rein in train crash coverage in China
August 1, 2011 4:46 PM ET
New York, August 1, 2011--Chinese propaganda authorities renewed their orders to media groups late Friday not to report on last week's train crash or its aftermath after their initial bans on coverage were widely disregarded, according to international news reports....