July 29th, 2008
The Media in Beijing 2008: New Freedoms or Lip Service?
With the summer Olympics due to open in Beijing in August, Chinese media censorship has become a worldwide concern. While the Chinese government has thawed some existing restrictions for foreign journalists, the International Olympics Committee has agreed to examine China’s policies in light of a recent charge that authorities blocked media access to the website of Amnesty International.
Does China’s relaxation of media control for the Olympics truly represent progress or is anything short of full media freedom a farce?