I realize this article came out in January, but wanted clearance to make sure I wouldn't get in trouble for posting this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12321492
In January, A Chinese news story about their air force used footage from the popular 80's movie Top Gun. This however is apparently nothing new, as Chinese news stories have been caught using other "outside" materials for their news stories. The most interesting part of this story is the fact that the news companies never pay any royalties when caught. In the spirit of globalization (the article which we read a couple weeks ago) what should the response from the international community be?
-John Sorensen
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Beijing Blocks Protest Reports
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704832704576113810779590744.html
Chinese government has tightened its media and internet restrictions to ensure that the updates about the Egyptian protest are not accessible to the public. Only state-run news agency Xinhua provides official updates of the situation in Egypt and most media agencies stick closely to its reports. The word "Egypt" has been blocked off search engines on micro-blogs such as Twitter and Facebook. Communist Party leaders are concerned that the unrest there could encourage similar calls for political reform in China.
In my opinion, such actions make Chinese government seem insecure and vulnurable not only in the eyes of its citizens, but on the international arena, as well. Fearing to face a protest indicates their awareness of not being a well-functioning state. I also think their efforts to block the news about Egypt's unrest are only effective in the short-run because people are already finding a way to create new micro-blogs where they can discuss issues regarding Egypt. If China fears a potential unrest, it should change its tactics to appeal to people, instead of censoring their speech.
By: Olesya Pavelchak
TA: Ryan; section 16199, 11 am
Chinese government has tightened its media and internet restrictions to ensure that the updates about the Egyptian protest are not accessible to the public. Only state-run news agency Xinhua provides official updates of the situation in Egypt and most media agencies stick closely to its reports. The word "Egypt" has been blocked off search engines on micro-blogs such as Twitter and Facebook. Communist Party leaders are concerned that the unrest there could encourage similar calls for political reform in China.
In my opinion, such actions make Chinese government seem insecure and vulnurable not only in the eyes of its citizens, but on the international arena, as well. Fearing to face a protest indicates their awareness of not being a well-functioning state. I also think their efforts to block the news about Egypt's unrest are only effective in the short-run because people are already finding a way to create new micro-blogs where they can discuss issues regarding Egypt. If China fears a potential unrest, it should change its tactics to appeal to people, instead of censoring their speech.
By: Olesya Pavelchak
TA: Ryan; section 16199, 11 am
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