1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgSusan Forstehttps://cpj.org/author/susan/Empty promise of press freedom - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1I2KAgLWH6"><a href="https://cpj.org/2006/12/empty-promise-of-press-freedom/">Empty promise of press freedom</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2006/12/empty-promise-of-press-freedom/embed/#?secret=1I2KAgLWH6" width="600" height="338" title="“Empty promise of press freedom” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="1I2KAgLWH6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Bob Dietz Published in the South China Morning Post December 12, 2006 China media-watchers are accustomed to seeing moderate pendulum swings in the government's approach to press freedom. Over the years, rules have been eased, only to be reined back when social conditions or political administrations change.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260