Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/what-makes-censorship-in-china-so-effective/279467/
What Makes Censorship in China So Effective?
The government's system of monitoring the media is only part of the story.
Liz Tung Sep 10 2013, 8:00 AM ET
As any writer living and working in China knows, there?s the truth, and then there?s self-preservation. For reporters and editors working at Chinese-language publications, the choice is simpler if no less distressing?they have spent their lives learning what can and can?t be said, and safeguards ensure that what can?t be said never will be. But Chinese censorship presents a unique predicament for the growing number of foreign writers based in the country, as they attempt to negotiate the rocky path between journalistic and personal ethics, and keeping their jobs?not to mention their visas...
What Makes Censorship in China So Effective?
The government's system of monitoring the media is only part of the story.
Liz Tung Sep 10 2013, 8:00 AM ET
As any writer living and working in China knows, there?s the truth, and then there?s self-preservation. For reporters and editors working at Chinese-language publications, the choice is simpler if no less distressing?they have spent their lives learning what can and can?t be said, and safeguards ensure that what can?t be said never will be. But Chinese censorship presents a unique predicament for the growing number of foreign writers based in the country, as they attempt to negotiate the rocky path between journalistic and personal ethics, and keeping their jobs?not to mention their visas...