Journalism in China

Journalism in China

Comparing with western countries, there are more restrictions on Chinese media and journalism.

This is much the same as Gary’s homework weeks before, about the media in a democratic country and in China. I was just reminded when I failed to login my blog this morning. I learnt that it’s because of servers’ problems, but it is also true that blogger websites are usually asked to close for inspections during important conferences (Eg. Before the 17th congress, my blog have been shut for several weeks).

Through my study, I found that all of the media in China are officially owned by government and there is a special system helping to regulate the media: The central government establishes media policy and censorship guidelines, primarily through Central Propaganda Bureau; and the local propaganda bureaus will notify local editors and journalists of banned or subscribed topics; and at last, a chief editor in the press is responsible for examination before publishing. And Chinese journalists, in most cases, are the spokesmen of the government.

However, this situation is changing, government start to release power, though the pace is slow.