Journalists have their own Olympic countdown
In the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, the Foreign Correspondents Club of China is
keeping a “reporting interference tally” on their Web site. Meanwhile, journalists
scored a small victory this week when
unblocking of several Web sites, including the Reporters Without
Borders site. But in a public statement the FCCC said their organization “remains
concerned that access is inconsistent and many internet sites remain off
limits.” Can
be expected to accept across-the-board Internet freedom, or is this as good as
it gets for now? Below are a few of the sites that remain blocked.
- China Digital Times
- Falung Dafa
- Falung Gong Human Rights
Working Group - Free Tibet
- Human Rights
in China - Chinese
Human Rights Defenders
(Reporters Without Borders logo)
In the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, the Foreign Correspondents Club of China is
keeping a “reporting interference tally” on their Web site. Meanwhile, journalists
scored a small victory this week when
unblocking of several Web sites, including the Reporters Without
Borders site. But in a public statement the FCCC said their organization “remains
concerned that access is inconsistent and many internet sites remain off
limits.” Can
be expected to accept across-the-board Internet freedom, or is this as good as
it gets for now? Below are a few of the sites that remain blocked.
- China Digital Times
- Falung Dafa
- Falung Gong Human Rights
Working Group - Free Tibet
- Human Rights
in China - Chinese
Human Rights Defenders
(Reporters Without Borders logo)
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Patricia W. Elliott is a magazine journalist and assistant professor at the School of Journalism, University of Regina. You can visit her at patriciaelliott.ca.