MCLC: State of Journalism in China

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: Anne Henochowicz <anne at chinadigitaltimes.net>
Subject: State of Journalism in China
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Dear MCLCers,

The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has devoted the bulk of
its winter report to issues of journalism and censorship in China. The
cluster of stories is available online, free of charge, in both English
and Chinese:

http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103071/Download-The-State-of-
Journalism-in-China.aspx

Contents include:

Command and Control
The state of journalism in China, 25 years after Tiananmen
By Paul Mooney
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103051/Command-and-Control.a
spx>

Eluding the “Ministry of Truth”
By Anne Henochowicz
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103067/Eluding-the-Ministry-
of-Truth.aspx>

The Secret Life of Keywords
Online and database searches as a reporting tool
By Qian Gang
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103052/The-Secret-Life-of-Ke
ywords.aspx>

Technology, Transparency and Traditional Media: How Weibo and WeChat are
breaking the information monopoly
By Luo Changping
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103053/Technology-Transparen
cy-and-Traditional-Media.aspx>

Under Pressure: China’s market-oriented media face a precarious future
By Hu Yong
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103054/Under-Pressure.aspx>

Follow the Money: Investigative reporting principles that apply in the
U.S. apply in China, too
By David Barboza
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103055/Follow-the-Money.aspx
>

Commerce & Corruption: Notes toward an independent, commercially viable
news organization
By Hu Shuli
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103056/Commerce--Corruption.
aspx> 

“Stigma Rent-seeking” on China’s Internet: The government is employing
harsh new measures to silence netizens who use social media to fight for
their rights
By Zhou Haiyan
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103069/Stigma-Rent-seeking-o
n-Chinas-Internet.aspx>

Moral Hazard: Are the linguistic tricks Chinese journalists use to express
their opinions just another form of self-censorship?
By Yang Xiao
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103057/Moral-Hazard.aspx>

Up Close and Personal: China as journalist’s dream and statistician’s
nightmare
By Evan Osnos
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103058/Up-Close-and-Personal
.aspx>

About the Cover
By Jan Gardner
<http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/article/103070/About-the-Cover.aspx>

You can read the winter report here:
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/issue/100080/Winter-2014.aspx

Best,
Anne