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.

Info autore

By Guan Jun - Introduction by David Bandurski and Fang Kecheng - Translated by Kevin Carrico

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jun Guan, Guan Jun
• Con la collaborazione di: Bandurski David (Introduzione), Fang Kecheng (Introduzione), Kevin Carrico (Traduzione)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781538142264
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-4226-4
• Pagine: 182
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Mediologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; 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