Chinese Journalists Beat Censorship With Web

chris-chittleborough writes "When Beijing tried to make a journalist's pay at one newspaper depend on official reactions to their stories, a web-savvy reporter was able to create a groundswell of public opinion and reverse the move." From the article: "Just before the meeting, Li had posted a blistering letter on the newspaper's computer system attacking the Communist Party's propaganda czars and a plan by the editor in chief to dock reporters' pay if their stories upset party officials. No one told the editor in chief. For 90 minutes, he ran the meeting, oblivious to the political storm that was brewing. Then Li announced what he had done."

Comments

Let's get it out of the way.

[Tackhead]

> Chinese Journalists Beat Censorship With Web

"In Communist China, Web Journalist Censored, Beaten"

(Someone had to say it.)

Re:Let's get it out of the way.

[dbolger]

I was going to reply with a "DO NOT WANT!!!", but I know it would just cost me karma. At the same time, I hate wasting a Star Wars engrish reference, so I'll just reply to a reply and hope nobody with any mod points sees me down here...

followup

[Anonymous Coward]

Followup story: Chinese web censors beat journalists. With sticks.

In A Related Story

[ReidMaynard]

In a related story, senior editor Li Datong has been escorted from the city, for some restful quail hunting....

A cunning plan...

[cp.tar]

Wow.

Well, there's a plan for defeating censorship... it only takes someone outside China with an IM client and a group of people willing to forward the messages.

Especially if the messages end with "... and Kwai Chang Caine, who taught his son wisdom in a Shaolin temple, forgot to forward this message. An evil force destroyed the temple. Father and son each believed the other had perished. Then Kwai Chang Caine found the message in his chat log and forwarded it to all the people on his contact list. Now they are reunited..."

New Policy From The Propaganda Czars

[TomSawyer]

For 90 minutes, he ran the meeting, oblivious to the political storm that was brewing. Then Li announced what he had done.

Do not hire any more journalists with noticeable bulges in their pant crotches caused by a case of having massive balls.

Re:Far too short

[StikyPad]

Yeah, but stuff happens faster now. We've had a few breakthroughs in communication technology since 1000AD, and it takes a lot less time to find a leader to blame now. BUSH! See? Look how fast I did that.