Media Freedom

China’s media crackdown is frequently discussed. But it goes deeper than censoring what newspapers report.

Reporting from China has changed a great deal in the past few decades. It gives cause for some optimism.

New rules on the way microblog stories are reported marks a further tightening of China’s grip over the media.

A sex slave scandal, a gutter oil factory, beatings and murders – its been a bad few weeks for the city of Luoyang in China. But not for the Chinese media’s image.

Concerned about the public drawing parallels, China’s govt wants reporting, not analysis, of unrest in the Arab world.

Concerned about the public drawing parallels, China’s govt wants reporting, not analysis, of unrest in the Arab world.

The recent crackdown on activists by Chinese authorities is reminiscent of the last set of colour revolutions.