Silencing Chinese Media - The Southern Weekly Protests Fate of Civil Society in XI Jinping s

Guangzhou-based Southern Weekly has long been known for pushing the envelope on media controls in China. In his first-person account of the internal debates and public protests after an unprecedented clash with censors as Xi Jinping tightened his grip, Guan Jin provides an ominous warning on the path ahead for Chinese media and civil society.

List of contents

Introduction: The Rise and Fall of Southern Weekly and the Changing Landscape of Journalism in China: A Pivotal Event

David Bandurski and Fang Kecheng

Preface

Main Characters

1 Born in 1984

2 Winter Comes South

3 Kills, Cuts, Edits, Removals

4 Floodwaters Rising

5 Tuo Zhen Did It (?)

6 Can You Know What You Don't Know?

7 Settling Accounts

8 Struggling Amid the Surging Waters

9 The Banality of Evil

10 The Longest Night

11 Hitting a Wall

12 A Real Social Movement

13 The Beijing News Dilemma

14 Game Over

15 Going Our Separate Ways

16 The Aftermath

About the Author and the Translator

About the author

Guan Jun is a former Southern Weekly journalist and author.Kevin Carrico is senior lecturer in Chinese studies at Monash University.

Summary

This gripping insider's account highlights the internal debates and public protests at the Southern Weekly, a newspaper known for pushing the envelope on media controls. In his first-person account of a seminal moment as Xi Jinping tightened his grip, Guan Jin provides an ominous warning on the path ahead for Chinese media and civil society.

Product details

• Authors: Jun Guan, Guan Jun
• Assisted by: Bandurski David (Introduction), Fang Kecheng (Introduction), Kevin Carrico (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781538142264
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4226-4
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; China, Asiatische Geschichte, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, History - General History, HISTORY / Asia / China, Press & journalism, News media & journalism, Asian History, Media studies: Journalism