3 Articles On China Everyone Should Read For A Little Balance

[Robb]

China's secret internet police target critics with web of propaganda

"In response, the propaganda departments of provincial and municipal governments have recently been instructed to build teams of internet commentators, whose job is to guide discussion on public bulletin boards away from politically sensitive topics by posting opinions anonymously or under false names."

YouTube Propaganda

"Upon further examination, one can see that literally thousands of new YouTube accounts have been created today and have only commented on this video. A classic case of an astroturf campaign, the goal is to bend our perception of reality: creating the false appearance that there is popular opposition to the exiled Tibetan Government."

China Eats Crow Over Faked Photo Of Rare Antelope

"Media critics say the photo's deeper message was hard to miss. "It's such a perfect propaganda photo," says David Bandurski a researcher at the University of Hong Kong China Media Project. "They don't tend to give journalism prizes to reports that rock the boat."

[Elidor]

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