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Planning the next steps in Chinese media control
By Sky Canaves/CPJ East Asia and Internet Consultant
November 8, 2011 1:25 PM ET
In the latest sign of increasing pressure on Chinese companies to tighten control of the Internet, Chinese authorities convened an unusual seminar in Beijing for senior executives of 39 major enterprises involved in Internet services, technology and telecommunications.
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The role of social media in the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa this year have added to the sense of urgency in maintaining control over unauthorized sources of information. Microblogs have emerged as a source for breaking news such as the Wenzhou train crash in July, providing a forum where both citizen journalists and media professionals can share information that might not find an outlet in the tightly controlled mainstream media. The services also allow users to organize campaigns that counter official actions, such as fundraising to help artist and activist Ai Weiwei pay off a recently imposed $2.4 million tax bill, arranging group visits to the blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who remains under house arrest with his surrounding village blockaded, and rallying support for independent candidates in local elections.
http://www.cpj.org/blog/2011/11/planning-the-next-steps-in-chinese-media-control.php
Planning the next steps in Chinese media control
By Sky Canaves/CPJ East Asia and Internet Consultant
November 8, 2011 1:25 PM ET
In the latest sign of increasing pressure on Chinese companies to tighten control of the Internet, Chinese authorities convened an unusual seminar in Beijing for senior executives of 39 major enterprises involved in Internet services, technology and telecommunications.
snip
The role of social media in the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa this year have added to the sense of urgency in maintaining control over unauthorized sources of information. Microblogs have emerged as a source for breaking news such as the Wenzhou train crash in July, providing a forum where both citizen journalists and media professionals can share information that might not find an outlet in the tightly controlled mainstream media. The services also allow users to organize campaigns that counter official actions, such as fundraising to help artist and activist Ai Weiwei pay off a recently imposed $2.4 million tax bill, arranging group visits to the blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who remains under house arrest with his surrounding village blockaded, and rallying support for independent candidates in local elections.
http://www.cpj.org/blog/2011/11/planning-the-next-steps-in-chinese-media-control.php