Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Web curbs for Olympic journalists


What a surprise, China is authoritarian and keeps a tight control over information.

Noone should have expected a different policy from the Chinese Communist Politburo.

They are hosting the Olympics not democracy.

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

See article:
Chinese officials say foreign journalists covering the Beijing Olympic Games will not have completely uncensored access to the internet.

A top spokesman said sites relating to spiritual movement Falun Gong would be blocked. Another said other unspecified sites would also be unavailable.

China enforces tough internet controls, but said when it bid for the Games that journalists would be free to report.

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