Topic: China

Journalist Liu Binyan: China's Conscience
By Juntao Wang and Xiaoping Chen

The Lure of China
‘… we need to find a way to be both passionate about a subject and dispassionate about its effects and influences on our own country.’
By David D. Perlmutter

… The Crucial 1940's
By Walter Sullivan

Blogging News in China
‘In China, the Internet enjoys relatively greater freedom than other media. Even so, three of the articles I posted on my blog vanished without notice.’
By Luwei (Rose) Luqiu

Chinese Migrants: Refreshing Reporting About a Longtime Trend
Concerns arise about the Chinese government’s limits on news coverage of migrant protests and worker abuse.
By Mary Kay Magistad

When a Journalist's Voice Is Silenced
In using the Internet to share his views, Li Datong is ‘breaking the wishes of authorities who would prefer he did not speak to the foreign press.’
By Philip J. Cunningham

Puzzling Contradictions of China's Internet Journalism
A journalist who has worked in China says that ‘the Internet has strengthened the power of the central government, not undermined it.’
By Fons Tuinstra

Words That Made a Difference
By Philip J. Cunningham

Caught Between the Cold War and the Internet
How foreign news will be covered is a question—with a few possible answers.
By Fons Tuinstra

Reporting on Gaps in a Country Devoted to Harmony
In China, social and economic gaps are acknowledged, but the news media rarely probe their causes or their consequences.
By Yuan Feng